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 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine offers a Thoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship Training Program at The Ottawa Hospital. The Ottawa Hospital is a tertiary care centre in the National Capital Region. Thoracic surgical services are provided at the General campus of The Ottawa Hospital, which is a referral centre for thoracic surgery in the Champlain LHIN for Eastern Ontario.

We have a strong clinical program with six thoracic specialty surgeons and we are proud of our collegial multidisciplinary approach to the care of these patients. There are approximately 7 ORs per week for thoracic surgery patients.

The fellowship is structured for anesthesiologists seeking to advance and build a solid clinical approach to the care of the thoracic patient with a view to becoming a leader in this subspecialty area. Fellows will gain expertise in the care of routine thoracic surgical patients. There are more than 450 lung resection procedures and over 50 esophageal resections performed each year, done open, hybrid or MIE techniques.

Fellows will also gain experience in the care of patients for tracheal resection, resection of mediastinal masses, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) and sleeve resections. High Frequency Jet Ventilation is used for advanced airway procedures. Proficiency will be gained in perioperative optimization of the thoracic surgery patient, advanced lung isolation techniques and postoperative analgesic techniques.

Numerous advanced thoracic surgery features of our program include robotic thoracic surgery, advanced Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways, an important number of patients enrolled in our Virtual Recovery After Surgery (VRAS) program, and we currently have a fair number of patients getting same day pulmonary wedge resections procedures. We are fortunate to work daily with a fantastic team of thoracic surgeons and nurses. We do not perform lung transplants in Ottawa.

Fellows are expected to pursue a scholarly project during their training period and be active in the education of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine residents and students in the program. We have approximately three Thoracic Anesthesiology Journal Club (per year), where the Fellow is expected to present one article out of a few to review. Monthly informal meetings with the Thoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship lead to review Thoracic Anesthesiology topics, literature, cases and for ongoing review of the Fellow’s progression are held. A formal Grand Round presentation is expected near the end of the academic year. The Fellow will be actively involved in resident education with the competency by design (CBD) curriculum, in addition to any ongoing educational activities that relates to Thoracic Anesthesiology.

Additional details regarding this fellowship can be found at the following link: Thoracic Anesthesia - DAPM | Faculty of Medicine

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.