Overview
A sports cardiology fellowship based at UBC Hospital focused on cardiovascular care of athletes and active individuals.
The programme
- Focus
- Sports cardiology
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- Not stated on official page
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- UBC Division of Cardiology
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Institution policyMust have completed all time and examination requirements to be registered as a specialist in home country (or RCPSC specialist requirements), with letter from home specialty college
- International applicants
- Institution policy (UBC PGME): international doctors may train as Postgraduate Fellows if they have completed all specialist training/exams in their home country (letter from home specialty college required), meet CPSBC English requirements and have a written Training Agreement; government-sponsored visa trainees apply via agencies with a UBC agreement
- 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
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia registration (not detailed on page)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- Email Dr James McKinney (james.mckinney@ubc.ca)
Funding
- 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