Why choose University of Ottawa for your Postgraduate Medical Education Training!

• Excellent training opportunities: We offer more than 75 training programs that provide innovative clinical experiences through a variety of educational strategies that guide our trainees into well-rounded clinicians. New residency and fellowship training programs are continually being implemented with our partner hospitals as we collaboratively enhance patient care.
• Leading health care settings: Our residents and fellows complete their medical training in our affiliated academic health science centres, including The Ottawa Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Hôpital Montfort, The Royal and Bruyère Continuing Care, as well as hospitals in rural communities in Eastern and Northern Ontario. Additionally, we have one of the largest medical simulation facilities in North America, the University of Ottawa Skills and Simulations Centre.
• Training in a Francophone milieu: Training in French is offered by many programs through our partnership with L’Hôpital Montfort. Furthermore, we offer unique training opportunities with our international partner, L’Université de Lyon in France.
• Specialties, subspecialties, and Area of Focused Competence (AFC) programs: We offer 29 specialty and 37 subspecialty programs that lead to certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as well as core Family Medicine and 7 Enhanced Skills programs leading to certification by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. In addition, uOttawa offers 9 AFC programs that provide advanced post-residency training accredited by the Royal College. These AFCs build on broader disciplines to expand and deepen the scope of clinical practice.
• Fellowships and Clinician Investigator Program (CIP): We offer many fellowship opportunities and accept over 150 foreign trainees annually who bring a wide range of skills and cultural diversity that serve to enrich our programs and Faculty. Our CIP allows residents to complete either a Masters or PhD while conducting research and providing health care.

Our Mission 

To expand our global leadership in a dynamic environment through interdisciplinary innovation in education, research, health of populations, and patient-partnered care, in both official languages. Together, we strive to push the boundaries of medical education and patient care, in alignment with the Faculty of Medicine’s strategic vision: “Leading innovation for a healthier world.”

The Neonatal Transport Fellowship at CHEO offers advanced, competency-based training in neonatal and pediatric critical care transport within one of Canada’s busiest and most geographically diverse transport programs. This focused training experience is designed for senior pediatric, neonatal-perinatal medicine, and pediatric critical care trainees (or equivalent) seeking to develop expertise in the stabilization and interfacility transport of critically ill newborns.

CHEO’s Critical Care Transport Team (CCTT) provides land and air transport across Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec, and Nunavut, managing a high-acuity and high-complexity neonatal population. Fellows train within a mature, physician-supported transport system that integrates real-time medical oversight, structured triage processes, and close collaboration with provincial partners and regional referral centres. The program emphasizes safe, timely, and family-centred transport care while maintaining strong alignment with provincial transport standards.

The fellowship provides immersive, hands-on experience in all phases of neonatal transport medicine, including:

• Pre-transport consultation and triage decision-making
• Advanced neonatal stabilization in referring centres
• Ground and air transport physiology and risk mitigation
• Ventilation strategies during transport (conventional and non-invasive)
• Management of air leak, hemodynamic instability, and complex congenital conditions
• Communication and coordination across multi-team environments
• Systems-based practice, quality improvement, and patient safety

Fellows participate directly in transport alongside experienced CCTT nurses and respiratory therapists. Graduated responsibility is expected, with fellows progressing from supervised participation to increasing autonomy in consultation and on-scene clinical leadership, commensurate with competence. Training is structured to support both clinical excellence and systems-level understanding.

Fellows will:

• Participate in dedicated transport call and ride-along experiences
• Attend and contribute to CCTT case reviews and quality rounds
• Engage in simulation-based transport scenarios and crisis resource management training
• Develop skills in structured communication (SBAR, referral coordination, handover)
• Contribute to transport-related quality improvement or research initiatives

Exposure to CHEO’s growing research provides additional opportunities for scholarly engagement. The program’s volume and geographic breadth provide a rich learning environment for developing independent transport competence.

Fellows are supervised by experienced neonatal and pediatric physicians. Assessment follows a competency-based framework aligned with Royal College principles. Successful fellows are expected to demonstrate proficiency in neonatal stabilization, safe transport planning, and effective interprofessional teamwork.

The CHEO Neonatal Transport Fellowship offers a uniquely comprehensive Canadian transport experience combining high clinical acuity, broad geography, strong physician engagement, and active innovation work. Graduates leave well prepared for leadership roles in neonatal and pediatric transport medicine, tertiary neonatal care, and regional system development.

In order to be admissible for a fellowship position, you must meet the following criteria:

• Have a medical degree from an accredited institution listed in the World Directory of Medical School confirming school is recognized in Canada (Sponsor Notes tab);
• Have successfully completed a specialty program before the beginning of the fellowship;
• Be certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) or another recognized international certification board (organization outside of Canada and the United States that certifies medical specialists), or at a minimum, have completed a residency program and be admissible to take the Royal College, CFPC or USA certification exams;
• Have successfully completed an English proficiency test, if applicable. See requirements below.

Language Requirements:

Must provide proof of English language proficiency through ONE of the following:

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Academic with a minimum score of 7 in each component, OR;
• TOEFL-iBT; passing score of 93, including a minimum score of 24 on the speaking section, OR;
• Occupational English Test (OET)-Medicine with a minimum grade of B in each component, OR;
• The Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP General) with a minimum score of 9 in each of the four skills, OR;
• Candidates for whom their primary and secondary, medical school or specialty education was conducted in English, proof must be attached to application, OR;
• World Directory of Medical Schools Language Option – If the instruction and the language of patient care at the undergraduate medical school was conducted completely in English, then a candidate can submit a copy or printout of the World Directory of Medical Schools website (Program Details tab) listing the medical school which clearly states that the language of instruction is English.

Applicants must be able to communicate proficiently in the language of instruction and patient care of the training site.

Note that you may apply only to a Clinical Fellowship in the same discipline (or subdiscipline) in which you are recognized as a specialist.

1. Applicants should be:
   1. Senior residents or fellows in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care, or General Pediatrics (or equivalent international training), with training completed prior to the start of the Neonatal Transport Fellowship.
   2. Licensed or eligible for educational licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)
   3. Eligible for University of Ottawa postgraduate medical education appointment
   4. Able to meet CHEO credentialing and onboarding requirements
   5. Have experience in neonatal resuscitation and acute care. Transport experience is advantageous but not required.