Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship

Overview

Two-year PEM fellowship at the Alberta Children's Hospital emergency department (about 77,000 visits per year) covering clinical care, research, teaching and administration.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

2 years

Start

Not stated on official page

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada accredited subspecialty training

Department

Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Institution policymedical degree acceptable to the CPSA; completed residency (in Canada or elsewhere) acceptable to the supporting department; pursuing advanced training beyond residency certification; must meet all CPSA requirements (credentials of non-Canadian graduates verified via Physiciansapply.ca)

International applicants

Institution policyInternational medical graduates accepted as International Clinical Fellows or Sponsored Fellows if they hold a CPSA-acceptable medical degree, completed residency, verify credentials via physiciansapply.ca, meet CPSA English-language requirements and obtain a work permit; funding must come from a PGME-approved source

Visa support

Institution policyInternational fellows need an IRCC work permit valid for the whole fellowship; PGME supplies the LMIA-exemption number for the application and fellows cannot start (or enter Canada for training) without it

Licence requirement

Institution policyA current CPSA (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta) postgraduate training licence must be issued before training starts (renewed annually from May; includes criminal record/vulnerable sector check and CPSA English-proficiency rules); CMPA liability protection also required

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

Contact Program Administrator (Karly.Luca@ahs.ca)

Funding

Funding

Not stated on official page

Official sources