Overview
A one-year fellowship providing comprehensive exposure to endoscopic endonasal and open skull base approaches, with about 110 skull base cases a year at the Jewish General Hospital.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (12 months/13 periods)
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- 1
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Neurosurgeons meeting McGill PGME fellowship eligibility criteria
- International applicants
- International medical graduates with appropriate training can be considered if they meet local training/practice requirements
- Visa support
- Institution policyNon-Canadian fellows need an LMIA-exempt employer-specific work permit (code C45), initiated by McGill PGME after the CMQ Letter of Eligibility; no CAQ/study permit
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyCollège des médecins du Québec Letter of Eligibility and training card required (source verification via physiciansapply.ca)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Institution policy1 September for the 2027-2028 academic year (applications open 15 May; McGill PGME general fellowship timeline)
- Application method
- Apply through McGill Postgraduate Medical Education fellowship admissions (contact residency.neurosurgery@mcgill.ca)
Funding
- Funding
- Candidates must secure funding in order to apply
Official sources
https://www.mcgill.ca/pgme/prospective-fellows/fellowship-programs/surgery-neurosurgeryhttps://www.mcgill.ca/pgme/files/pgme/open_and_endoscopic_skull_base_neurosurgery_july_2025.pdfhttps://www.mcgill.ca/pgme/prospective-fellows/application-timelineshttps://www.mcgill.ca/pgme/current-trainees/essential-steps-new-and-returning-trainees/immigrationhttps://www.mcgill.ca/pgme/prospective-fellows/admissions