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.”

This is an intensive clinical research position with a strong focus on translational basic science research with a component of epidemiology.

The Research Fellow’s primary / main objective is to perform translational basic science research with hands on training in the process of basic science discovery while working within an established laboratory on ongoing translational research projects. In addition, there is the opportunity for clinical pediatric teaching under the guidance of qualified and experienced pediatric surgical clinicians. The Research Fellow can at times participate in clinical activities associated with the Division of Pediatric Surgery and indeed is expected to perform certain clinical tasks.

As the background of our Research Fellow varies, his / her clinical duties will vary accordingly. Priority for index clinical cases is always given to the Pediatric Surgery Trainee, although the Research Fellow may participate in the operative management of these cases. The objective of the program is to prepare candidates for a career in university teaching and research. During training, the student will develop a critical approach to published work and to his / her own work. Graduates acquire an excellent knowledge of their chosen field and a general understanding of the areas related to their own particular research project. They must demonstrate research skills and credibility as professionals in their area of research.

The duration of the research fellowship is for one year, starting July 1st and ending June 30th. Options for renewal are possible, nut not guaranteed, formal re-application should be made as part of the regular application process if desired. In the absence of interference with his / her basic science research responsibilities, the Research Fellow is encouraged to participate in all aspects of clinical care associated with the Division of Pediatric Surgery. As such, the learning objectives are itemized on the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada website under objectives of training in paediatric surgery.

The following activities may be undertaken if not occupied and not interfering with basic science research.

• Pediatric general surgical rounds and other rounds of multi-disciplinary interest, including:
  • Journal Club
  • Morbidity and Mortality Rounds
  • Pediatric Surgery Academic Rounds
  • Pathology Rounds
  • CHEO Department of Surgery Rounds
  • Radiology Rounds
  • Tumor Board Rounds
  • Combined Maternal Fetal Medicine - NICU - Surgery Rounds
• Attendance at surgical procedures
• Attendance at clinics and ward rounds
• Participation in on-call duties
• Participation in pediatric trauma team activation
• Participation in clinical reports and epidemiological studies
• Participation in the University of Ottawa Surgical Skills Centre

This assignment will be guided by specific learning objectives and will provide fair and even access to any opportunities appropriate to the level of training. For the Research Fellow, any assigned on-call responsibilities will commence following afternoon hand-over rounds and terminate with morning hand-over rounds. When on-call, the Research Fellow takes all calls including those from the Emergency Department, outside calls, floor / unit consultations, etc. and sees all referrals to paediatric surgery from any area of the hospital. This includes participation as a member of the paediatric trauma team when activated and where, if deemed to have sufficient experienced, he / she may lead the trauma resuscitative effort.

On-call frequency will be at a maximum of, but not exceeding, one-in-three. These calls will be taken from home, but any patient to whom the Fellow is called must be seen in hospital by the Fellow if clinical evaluation is necessary. This includes all consults, all visits to all patients in the Emergency Room and patients on the floor where the nurse requests the Fellow to see the patient. When the Fellow on-call is called to see a patient, if the Fellow feels that the clinical problem is beyond his / her knowledge or competence, the Fellow must call the Chief Resident or attending staff person on-call for help and advice. If the Fellow sees the consult on his own, he must inform the staff promptly of the consultation on the ward or in Emergency Room at the time the patient is seen and before a decision is made to discharge the patient or see the patient the following day.

Consultation by the Fellow without discussion with the paediatric surgical Chief Resident or the surgical attending staff on-call is not acceptable. Documentation of history, physical and the giving of orders of all elective admissions will be the responsibility of the Fellow on-call. When in doubt he or she should call the paediatric surgical Chief Resident or the attending staff whose name is associated with the admission.

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 must have completed an adult general surgery residency program or be in their final year.