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 Clinical Fellowship in Neonatology is a one-year program designed for pediatricians who wish to deepen their expertise in neonatal care. Dependent on individual trainee’s expertise, there may be a particular focus on Level 2 neonatal practice and the care of newborns in both community and tertiary settings (e.g. for trainees new to Canadian system, trainees with general pediatrics background), or a particular focus on Level 3 neonatal practice (e.g. for those who completed 2 years Neonatal perinatal Medicine training, for those with extensive Level 3 neonatal practice already). Additionally, the program is ideal for individuals who may not yet be ready to commit to formal subspecialty training in Neonatal–Perinatal Medicine but seek substantial, structured clinical experience to strengthen their skills and confidence as future general pediatricians or as future subspecialist trainees in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Fellows gain broad exposure to preterm and term infants, including those with complex perinatal and medical issues, while benefiting from close supervision, mentorship, and progressive responsibility.

Fellows complete 13 blocks of clinical service rotating through the neonatal units at The Ottawa Hospital – General Campus, the Civic Campus, and the CHEO NICU. Within these rotations, fellows participate in the care of infants requiring Level 2 support and selected higher-acuity patients, managing common neonatal problems and perinatal transition issues. Fellows will be trained to recognize early signs of deterioration in both term and preterm infants, initiate appropriate stabilization, and collaborate with transport and tertiary care teams when escalation of care is required. The program emphasizes competence in neonatal resuscitation and common procedures. The fellowship’s training is grounded in the CanMEDS framework and delivered through a rich mix of bedside rounds, academic activities, and interprofessional meetings, fostering skills in evidence-based practice, critical appraisal, teaching, and progressively independent clinical decision-making. Fellows develop strong competencies in family-centred communication and teamwork as they collaborate with families and a broad neonatal care team, participate in discharge planning and advocacy, and learn to navigate community resources and complex ethical situations. By the end of the year, fellows achieve robust clinical and procedural expertise in neonatal care alongside advanced abilities in communication, collaboration, leadership, quality improvement, and professionalism, preparing them for independent practice community-based special care nurseries or further subspecialty training and practice in Neonatal–Perinatal 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.

Must have completed accredited pediatrics residency training.