Heart Failure, Transplant & Cardiomyopathy (Cardiology) fellowships in North America

Institution policy: medical degree from a WDOMS-listed school recognised in Canada; completed specialty training; RCPSC/CFPC or recognised international certification (or exam-eligible); English proficiency (e.g. IELTS 7 each band); fellowship must be in the same discipline as specialist recognition

Online application through the University of Ottawa PGME fellowship portal (personal statement, CV, degrees, proof of English proficiency, three letters of recommendation, proof of sponsorship if applicable)

Institution policy: international fellows without Canadian status must be funded by an official home-country sponsor (government agency or health-related charity; private funds not accepted) unless fellowship funding is available through an Ottawa hospital

Institution policy: Must 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

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

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

Completion of an ACGME-accredited cardiovascular disease training programme (or equivalent) including diagnostic cardiac catheterisation and coronary angiography; ABIM board certified or board eligible

PGY-7 salary $90,483 (AdventHealth GME scale); $1,500 and 5 days paid leave for continuing education; life insurance equal to one year's salary; Florida training licence and DEA fees paid; visa fees and ECFMG expenses covered

Successful completion of three years of accredited internal medicine residency and three years of cardiovascular disease fellowship; ERAS application with photo; ECFMG certificate if applicable

Institution policy: IMGs eligible with a current valid ECFMG certificate; Cleveland Clinic holds ACGME Non-Standard Training recognition so approved non-accredited fellowships can take ECFMG J-1 trainees

Institution policy: GME trainees paid on the Duke stipend scale; FY27 (from 1 July 2026) PGY-1 $71,052 rising to PGY-4 $79,908, PGY-5 $82,992, PGY-6 $86,292, PGY-7 $90,036 (up to PGY-12 $106,800), plus benefits

Graduate of an LCME-accredited US/Canadian school or ECFMG-certified foreign graduate; graduate of an ACGME- or RCPSC-accredited three-year cardiovascular disease programme; passed all three USMLE (or COMLEX) steps; ABIM certified in internal medicine and board eligible in cardiology

Institution policy: Johns Hopkins SOM accepts international residents/fellows via J-1 ECFMG Alien Physician Exchange Visitor sponsorship (applies to those joining from abroad or already in the US in another status); H-1B only in limited circumstances

Institution policy: Johns Hopkins house staff 2026-27 base pay PGY1 $76,264; PGY2 $79,480; PGY3 $83,306; PGY4 $86,791; PGY5 $90,610; PGY6 $95,045; PGY7 $98,390; PGY8 $101,367; PGY9 $106,882, plus $3,750 housing and $300 cell-phone stipends

Applicants must hold a valid work permit before ranking/offer: US citizenship, permanent residency, eligibility for an ECFMG-sponsored J-1 visa, an existing H-1B for medical training from another US GME programme, or F-1 needing H-1B; IMGs need a valid ECFMG certificate

Institution policy: Graduates of non-US medical schools eligible if ECFMG-certified before appointment (applicants still obtaining certification may interview but cannot be ranked or appointed) or holding a full unrestricted licence in the programme state; Canadian graduates after 1 July 2025 also need ECFMG certification

Institution policy: MCSGME resident/fellow stipend (effective 11 March 2026): Graduate Level 1 $75,105; L2 $77,721; L3 $80,936; L4 $85,398; L5 $89,036; L6 $92,376; L7 $95,417; L8 $99,058; L9 $102,594; L10 $106,096

ERAS application with current CV; must be eligible for Alabama medical licence, controlled substance certificate and DEA registration; valid ECFMG certificate for IMGs; no minimum USMLE score

Institution policy: Paid house-staff stipend (employer varies: UTSW, Parkland, Children's Health or Scottish Rite); 2026-27 scale PGY4 $82,225, PGY5 $86,343, PGY6 $89,505, PGY7 $95,050