Overview
A one-year McGill fellowship split 50% research and 50% clinical in glomerular diseases, directed by Dr. Ratna Samanta.
The programme
- Focus
- Nephrology
- Training type
- Clinical and Research Fellowship (50/50)
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- Institution policyMcGill PGME academic year starts 1 July and ends 30 June
- Positions
- 1
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Department of Medicine / PGME, Nephrology
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed residency with Royal College or Board certification; graduate of a FAIMER-listed medical school; recognized as a specialist in Canada or abroad; proof of funding
- International applicants
- Open to physicians recognized as specialists in Canada or abroad (McGill PGME admissions)
- 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
- Must be eligible for a training card from the Collège des Médecins du Québec
How to apply
- Deadline
- 2027-2028 cycle: applications opened May 15, 2026; deadline September 1, 2026
- Application method
- McGill PGME online application (non-refundable fee $143.82); up to two programs per fee
Funding
- Funding
- Partial funding may be available (program page); otherwise McGill PGME proof-of-funding rules apply
Official sources
https://www.mcgill.ca/pgme/prospective-fellows/fellowship-programs/internal-medicine-nephrologyhttps://www.mcgill.ca/pgme/prospective-fellows/admissionshttps://www.mcgill.ca/pgme/prospective-fellows/application-timelineshttps://www.mcgill.ca/pgme/current-trainees/essential-steps-new-and-returning-trainees/registrationhttps://www.mcgill.ca/pgme/current-trainees/essential-steps-new-and-returning-trainees/immigration