Overview
A one-year fellowship in mitral and aortic valve repair and replacement and catheter-based structural techniques in a hybrid operating room environment.
The programme
- Focus
- Adult cardiac / valve
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (25% clinical research)
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- 1
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Division of Cardiac Surgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Institution policyCompleted residency plus Royal College or Board specialty certification; must be eligible for a CMQ training card (European Board certificate not accepted)
- International applicants
- Institution policyYes - foreign citizens may apply (max 3 years of training in Quebec); must be recognized specialists with proof of non-profit funding
- 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
- Institution policyCollège des médecins du Québec Letter of Eligibility and training card required (source verification via physiciansapply.ca)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Institution policyMcGill PGME fellowship applications for the 2027-2028 academic year opened 15 May 2026; deadline for complete files for most fellowship programmes 1 September 2026 (programme-specific dates on PGME Key Dates page)
- Application method
- Institution policyMcGill PGME online application form (non-refundable fee CAD 143.82) with CV, personal statement, credentials and sponsor letter sent directly to PGME
Funding
- Funding
- Subsidised attendance at one North American meeting per year (up to $1,000)