Overview
Specialised clinical and research training in stroke and cerebrovascular disease at McGill's stroke centres.
The programme
- Focus
- Stroke / vascular neurology
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 or 2 years
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- 2 (positions requested)
- Accreditation
- McGill PGME fellowship (not RCPSC-accredited; cannot be credited toward national certification)
- Department
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Royal College-certified neurologist (or equivalent)
- International applicants
- Yes — McGill PGME accepts international medical graduates (Canadian, US and foreign citizens) for up to three years of fellowship training in Québec; government-sponsored trainees apply via contract route
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Training card / restricted permit from the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ)
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
- McGill PGME fellowship application with programme application form
Funding
- Funding
- Candidates must secure their own funding (e.g. MNI awards, CNSF, home-country/sponsor funds)