Overview
A one-year hepatology fellowship including one month of transplant hepatology in Edmonton, 2-3 months of research, ward, consult and clinic work, endoscopy and a supervised longitudinal clinic.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- July 1 (alternative start dates possible)
- Positions
- 1 per year
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Not stated on official page
- International applicants
- Institution policyInternational medical graduates accepted as International Clinical Fellows or Sponsored Fellows if they hold a CPSA-acceptable medical degree, completed residency, verify credentials via physiciansapply.ca, meet CPSA English-language requirements and obtain a work permit; funding must come from a PGME-approved source
- Visa support
- Institution policyInternational fellows need an IRCC work permit valid for the whole fellowship; PGME supplies the LMIA-exemption number for the application and fellows cannot start (or enter Canada for training) without it
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyA current CPSA (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta) postgraduate training licence must be issued before training starts (renewed annually from May; includes criminal record/vulnerable sector check and CPSA English-proficiency rules); CMPA liability protection also required
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- Contact Program Director Dr. Meredith Borman (okuzhel@ucalgary.ca)
Funding
- Funding
- Funding for this fellowship is available