Overview
Clinical fellowship in paediatric nephrology.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- Not stated on official page
- Start
- 1 July 2027
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Department of Paediatrics
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed residency with specialty/subspecialty certification from the certifying body in the country of training, fully completed before appointment; no additional exams required
- International applicants
- Listed as available to internationally sponsored applicants for the 2027–2028 intake (Western PGME)
- Visa support
- Institution policyNon-Canadians need a closed, employer-specific IRCC work permit; Western PGME issues the supporting documentation after CPSO eligibility (allow at least 8 months; processing 4-50+ weeks)
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyMust be eligible for a CPSO certificate of registration authorizing postgraduate education (IMGs may first complete a Pre-Entry Assessment Program)
How to apply
- Deadline
- 31 August 2026 for most programs (sponsored applicants, 1 July 2027 start)
- Application method
- Via Western Postgraduate Medical Education (contact kate.odonnell@schulich.uwo.ca)
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyAll clinical fellowships must be salaried at minimum CAD 65,000/yr from an approved source: sponsoring government (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen), department, or external institution; no personal/family funding; self-funding only for CPSO independent-practice-eligible fellows
Official sources
https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/medicine/postgraduate/future-trainees/internationally-sponsored-residents/program-availability-for-internationally-sponsored-residents-and-fellows.htmlhttps://www.schulich.uwo.ca/medicine/postgraduate/future-trainees/clinical-fellows/index.htmlhttps://www.schulich.uwo.ca/medicine/postgraduate/documents/policies-forms/clinical-fellowship-afc/Fellowship-Policy-2025.pdf