Overview
Develops expertise in cutaneous lasers and energy-based devices and aesthetic procedures including fillers, biostimulators, neuromodulators and sclerotherapy, with research expected.
The programme
- Focus
- Cosmetic & laser dermatology
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- 1 July
- Positions
- 1 per year
- Accreditation
- University of Toronto clinical fellowship (Certificate of Completion); does not lead to RCPSC certification
- Department
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Institution policymust be eligible for a CPSO postgraduate education certificate, including recognition as a medical specialist/family physician in the jurisdiction where the applicant practised before the fellowship
- International applicants
- Institution policyYes - international applicants who meet CPSO clinical-fellow licensure requirements contact the Fellowship Program Director; applicants from countries with training agreements apply via their sponsoring agency to the PGME Office
- Visa support
- Institution policyinternational clinical fellows need an IRCC work permit; the PGME Office issues an LMIA-exempt offer of employment number and supports the work permit application
- Licence requirement
- Must be eligible for a CPSO certificate authorizing postgraduate education (educational licence); IMGs complete a Pre-Entry Assessment Program
How to apply
- Deadline
- Applications open 1 October to 30 September of the following year
- Application method
- Contact fellowship supervisors
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyclinical fellows must be funded (department or sponsoring agency); FEAC recommends pay at least equal to PGY1 on the PARO salary scale, and foreign nationals must be paid at a rate commensurate with a Canadian in the same role
Official sources
https://deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/dermatologic-laser-surgery-and-aesthetic-dermatologyhttps://pgme.utoronto.ca/fellowship-traininghttps://pgme.utoronto.ca/registration-timeline-international-fellowshttps://pgme.utoronto.ca/fellowship-education-advisory-committee-guidelines-remuneration-clinical-fellows