Overview
A 12-month clinical and research fellowship at Women's College Hospital building expertise in managing young adults with diabetes transitioning from paediatric to adult care, with 50% protected time for scholarly activity.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical and Research Fellowship
- Duration
- 12 months
- Start
- July 1
- Positions
- 1 per year
- Accreditation
- University of Toronto clinical fellowship; does not lead to RCPSC certification (per UofT PGME fellowship page)
- Department
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Institution policymust be eligible for a CPSO postgraduate education certificate, including recognition as a medical specialist/family physician in the jurisdiction where the applicant practised before the fellowship
- International applicants
- Non-Canadian applicants may apply; sponsored applicants from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE apply via sponsoring agency to PGME (per UofT PGME fellowship page)
- Visa support
- Institution policyinternational clinical fellows need an IRCC work permit; the PGME Office issues an LMIA-exempt offer of employment number and supports the work permit application
- Licence requirement
- CPSO certificate authorizing postgraduate education (educational licence); applicants must be recognized as a specialist/family physician in the jurisdiction where they practised (per UofT PGME fellowship page)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Applications open September 1, close November 30
- Application method
- Contact Endocrinology program coordinator (endo.admin@utoronto.ca); supervisor Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyclinical fellows must be funded (department or sponsoring agency); FEAC recommends pay at least equal to PGY1 on the PARO salary scale, and foreign nationals must be paid at a rate commensurate with a Canadian in the same role