Overview
Level III echo training in a nationally recognised lab that has trained over 50 dedicated echo fellows since 1991.
The programme
- Focus
- Cardiac imaging (echocardiography)
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- 3
- Accreditation
- McGill University fellowship (non-certifying)
- Department
- Division of Cardiology, McGill University
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Cardiologists seeking Level 3 echocardiography training
- International applicants
- Yes – McGill PGME has a dedicated application pathway for IMGs sponsored by contracts
- Visa support
- Institution policyNon-Canadian fellows need an LMIA-exempt employer-specific work permit (code C45), initiated by McGill PGME after the CMQ Letter of Eligibility; no CAQ/study permit
- Licence requirement
- Collège des médecins du Québec training card/registration (not detailed on page)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Institution policyMcGill PGME applications for the 2027–2028 academic year open 15 May 2026; deadline 1 September 2026 for the majority of fellowship programmes (programme exceptions on the PGME Key Dates page)
- Application method
- Apply via McGill Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) subspecialty fellowship process; contact residency.cardiology@mcgill.ca
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyUnfunded and self-funded training not permitted; proof of non-profit sponsorship of at least the R-1 salary equivalent (~CAD 60,000/yr) plus tuition/student fees required unless programme offers internal funding