Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship

Overview

One-year fellowship in care of acute and complex hospitalised children with training in QI, medical education, advocacy, research and leadership.

Training type: Clinical Fellowship
Duration: 1 year (12 blocks: 4 clinical, 4 academic, 4 individualised)
Start: Not stated on official page
Positions: Not stated on official page
Accreditation: Post-Graduate Fellowship Certificate in Pediatric Hospital Medicine, University of Calgary
Department: Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Eligibility: Currently registered in a Canadian general paediatric residency or RCPSC certified; four prerequisite elective blocks
International applicants: Not open – applicants must be Canadian citizens
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

Deadline: Not stated on official page
Application method: Contact Dr. Suzette Cooke, PHM Fellowship Program Director (suzette.cooke@ahs.ca)

Funding: Institution policyNo PGME funding; clinical fellows must be funded by a PGME-approved source (department/AHS/sponsoring government, hospital or university - no personal funds), with stipend at least equivalent to PGY1 under the Alberta Resident Physician Agreement