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 Melanoma Fellowship is an advanced subspecialty training program designed to provide comprehensive expertise in the multidisciplinary management of cutaneous melanoma and related skin malignancies. This fellowship offers intensive clinical, research, and academic training within a high-volume tertiary cancer centre in Canada. Fellows gain in-depth experience in the diagnosis, staging, and management of melanoma across the disease spectrum, including early-stage, locally advanced, and metastatic disease. Training emphasizes evidence-based care, participation in multidisciplinary melanoma tumor boards, and exposure to cutting-edge therapies and clinical trials. Clinical Training Fellows will develop advanced clinical competence through supervised involvement in:

• Multidisciplinary melanoma clinics
• Outpatient management of melanoma patients
• Systemic therapies such as immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and combination treatments
• Management of treatment-related toxicities and long-term survivorship care
• Depending on the fellow’s background and institutional focus, clinical exposure may also include:
• Surgical oncology application in melanoma
• Radiation oncology applications in melanoma
• Molecular diagnostic of skin cancer
• Complex and rare melanoma subtypes (e.g., mucosal, uveal melanoma)

Research and Academic Development

The fellowship includes protected time for clinical, translational, or outcomes-based research. Fellows are expected to:

• Participate in ongoing melanoma clinical trials
• Develop and complete at least two scholarly project suitable for publication or presentation
• Engage in quality improvement initiatives and guideline development
• Present at local, national, or international academic meetings
• Teaching and Leadership Fellows play an active role in education by:
• Teaching residents, medical students, and allied health professionals
• Contributing to academic rounds and journal clubs
• Developing leadership skills within a multidisciplinary oncology team

Program Outcomes

Upon completion, fellows will be well prepared for:

• Academic or hospital-based melanoma practice
• Leadership roles in multidisciplinary melanoma care
• Clinical research and trial participation
• Further sub-specialization or advanced academic careers

Fellowship Director: Dr. Timothy Asmis, Contact: Leslie Goulding-Program Administrator- [email protected]

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.

Applicants typically must have completed (or be eligible to complete) residency training in a relevant specialty such as:

• Medical Oncology
• Surgical Oncology
• Dermatology

Eligibility for medical licensure in the relevant Canadian province is required.

• International medical graduates must be sponsored.