Pediatric Emergency Medicine Subspecialty Program

Overview

Two-year RCPSC-accredited PEM programme based at CHEO, a level-one paediatric trauma centre with about 70,000 annual emergency visits, with trauma and toxicology rotations in Toronto.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

2 years

Start

1 July entry (CaRMS subspecialty match; applications due the preceding year)

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

Fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; graduates eligible for the PEM subspecialty examination

Department

Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Completed three years of core training in pediatrics or adult emergency medicine

International applicants

Institution policyYes - IMGs eligible for listed fellowship programmes; must be certified (RCPSC, CFPC or recognised international board) or residency-complete, meet English proficiency requirements and complete PEAP

Visa support

Institution policyinternational trainees need an IRCC work permit (LMIA-exempt); the uOttawa PGME/immigration advisor provides the documents needed to apply (CPSO letter of eligibility and LMIA-exemption number)

Licence requirement

Institution policyCPSO postgraduate education (educational) certificate of registration required, renewed annually; internationally trained clinical fellows must complete a 4-12 week Pre-Entry Assessment Program (PEAP); three-year licensure limit for clinical fellowships

How to apply

Deadline

Per CaRMS subspecialty match (applications due the year preceding entry)

Application method

CaRMS subspecialty match

Funding

Funding

Institution policyInternational fellows without Canadian status must be funded by an official home-country sponsor (government agency or health-related charity; private funds not accepted) unless fellowship funding is available through an Ottawa hospital

Official sources