Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship

Overview

One-year fellowship in advanced clinical and interventional electrophysiology at a Western Canadian referral site performing 80-100 EP and 60-80 device procedures a year.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

1 year

Start

Institution policyPreferred start 1 July; otherwise must start on the first of a month

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

Not stated on official page

Department

Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Physicians with completed training in pediatric cardiology

International applicants

Department of Pediatrics fellowship page: sponsored international trainees must apply via their sponsoring agency to PGME (pgspon@ualberta.ca); applications sent directly by trainees are not accepted for the sponsored route

Visa support

Institution policyInternational fellows require a Canadian work permit before starting; PGME issues the offer/FVCA number, documents due to PGME at least 6 months before start

Licence requirement

Institution policyCollege of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) registration required before clinical fellowship begins, incl. CPSA English language proficiency where applicable

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

Institution policyApply directly to the fellowship programme per its guidelines; offers subject to PGME approval (sponsored applicants from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, UAE apply via sponsor to PGME)

Funding

Funding

Institution policyFellowships without salary/funding not permitted; from 1 Jan 2026 salary must be at least the PARA R1 level; PGME provides no salary

Official sources