Perioperative Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Fellowship

Overview

A one-year fellowship providing anaesthesiologists with the knowledge and skills to plan, execute and lead perioperative quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, aligned with a year-long QI methodology curriculum.

The programme

Focus

Quality improvement & patient safety

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

1 year

Start

July/August

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

University of Toronto PGME-registered fellowship; does not count towards Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada specialty certification

Department

Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Mount Sinai Hospital / University of Toronto

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Minimum 30 months of clinical anaesthesia training and all requisite anaesthesia certification exams passed in home country (University of Toronto departmental requirements); preference for applicants within 7 years of training completion and with at least a year of independent practice or prior fellowship

International applicants

Yes — University of Toronto fellowships accept international graduates; English proficiency required where training was not in English

Visa support

Institution policyForeign nationals need an LMIA-exempt work permit; U of T PGME issues the IRCC offer-of-employment number and CPSO letter of eligibility about 5 months before start

Licence requirement

Eligibility for registration with University of Toronto PGME and a postgraduate education certificate of registration from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

How to apply

Deadline

2025 application session closed; next session not stated

Application method

Online application platform on the University of Toronto Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine website

Funding

Funding

Institution policyFellowships funded by department, sponsoring agency or external source; PGME guidelines recommend at least PARO PGY1-equivalent remuneration and pay commensurate with a Canadian in the same role for visa trainees

Official sources