UBC Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery Clinical-Research Fellowship

Overview

One-year clinical-research fellowship in sinonasal disorders, tumours and skull base lesions across St Paul's, Vancouver General and Fraser Health hospitals, for applicants pursuing academic rhinology practice.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

1 year (July to June, plus 2 weeks' overlap)

Start

Not stated on official page

Positions

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Accreditation

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Department

Division of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

TOEFL or equivalent for licensing; able to obtain a CPSBC medical education licence

International applicants

Institution policy (UBC PGME): international doctors may train as Postgraduate Fellows if they have completed all specialist training/exams in their home country (letter from home specialty college required), meet CPSBC English requirements and have a written Training Agreement; government-sponsored visa trainees apply via agencies with a UBC agreement

Visa support

Institution policy (UBC PGME): foreign trainees must hold an IRCC work permit for the whole training period; the sponsoring department/PGME submits an offer of employment to IRCC and the fellow applies under the LMIA-exempt category

Licence requirement

CPSBC medical education licence

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

Not stated on official page

Funding

Funding

Institution policy (UBC PGME): fellows are not covered by the Resident Doctors of BC agreement; a written Training Agreement with the sponsoring Health Authority/University sets pay; $500 PGME administrative fee plus annual CPSBC licence fee; self-funded or unfunded postgraduate trainees are not eligible

Official sources