Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship

Overview

A two-year paediatric emergency medicine fellowship at BC Children's Hospital open to Canadian residents and internationally trained specialists.

Training type: Clinical Fellowship
Duration: 2 years
Start: Not stated on official page
Positions: Not stated on official page
Accreditation: Fully accredited programme (curriculum meets Royal College standards)
Department: BC Children's Hospital / UBC Department of Emergency Medicine

Eligibility: Residents in Canadian Royal College paediatrics or EM programmes, and international applicants who have completed specialty training
International applicants: Yes – international applicants who have completed their specialty training are accepted
Visa support: Institution policy (UBC PGME): foreign trainees must hold an IRCC work permit for the whole training period; the sponsoring department/PGME submits an offer of employment to IRCC and the fellow applies under the LMIA-exempt category
Licence requirement: Institution policy (CPSBC/UBC PGME): postgraduate trainees and fellows at UBC must be licensed with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (educational - postgraduate class; fellow licence max 4 years) before training starts; the department obtains the licence, IMGs need physiciansapply.ca source verification and CPSBC English proficiency

Funding: Institution policy (UBC PGME): fellows are not covered by the Resident Doctors of BC agreement; a written Training Agreement with the sponsoring Health Authority/University sets pay; $500 PGME administrative fee plus annual CPSBC licence fee; self-funded or unfunded postgraduate trainees are not eligible