Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Fellowship

Overview

One-year fellowship combining independent OR practice with protected academic time for two QI/patient-safety projects, teaching and a publishable manuscript, mainly at the Halifax Infirmary and Victoria General sites.

The programme

Training type

Clinical fellowship

Duration

1 year

Start

July 2027

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

Dalhousie University Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine fellowship

Department

Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

FRCPC-certified/eligible anaesthesiologist; or anaesthesia residency in an RCPSC-approved jurisdiction with specialty in anaesthesia; or Practice Eligibility Route assessment plus ≥1 year of postgraduate anaesthesia training at a Canadian academic centre; CMPA membership eligibility and personal medical insurance required

International applicants

Possible via approved-jurisdiction or PER pathways; Canadian citizenship, permanent residence or a valid work permit required; English proficiency per College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia

Visa support

Valid work permit required (sponsorship not stated)

Licence requirement

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia registration

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

Fellowship application form to the department education office (anesthesia.education@nshealth.ca)

Funding

Funding

Salary per current PGY6-level contract; fellowship funding for advanced IHI training modules

Official sources