Overview
A clinical/clinical research fellowship in malignant hematology, combined malignant hematology and hematopoietic cell transplantation, or HCT alone, tailored to the trainee.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical / Clinical Research Fellowship
- Duration
- 1-2 years
- Start
- July 1 (flexible)
- Positions
- 1-2 annually
- Accreditation
- Institution policyUniversity of Ottawa clinical fellowship - does not lead to any Canadian (RCPSC/CFPC) certification
- Department
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Preference for prior internal medicine and hematology training in a Canadian, British, Australian, New Zealand or US programme
- International applicants
- Candidates not meeting University of Ottawa training criteria must complete a PEAP before starting
- Visa support
- Institution policyinternational trainees need an IRCC work permit (LMIA-exempt); the uOttawa PGME/immigration advisor provides the documents needed to apply (CPSO letter of eligibility and LMIA-exemption number)
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyCPSO postgraduate education (educational) certificate of registration required, renewed annually; internationally trained clinical fellows must complete a 4-12 week Pre-Entry Assessment Program (PEAP); three-year licensure limit for clinical fellowships
How to apply
- Deadline
- Late fall (flexible)
- Application method
- Contact Leslie Goulding; Fellowship Director Dr. Michael Kennah
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyinternational 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
Official sources
https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-medicine/department-medicine/hematologyhttps://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-medicine/sites/g/files/bhrskd401/files/2026-01/2026-2027%20New%20International%20Trainee%20Information%20Booklet.pdfhttps://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-medicine/postgraduate-medical-education/international-graduates-without-canadian-legal-status