Clinical Fellows - International & Canadian
Clinical fellowship appointments are an opportunity to gain specialized expertise not normally acquired during residency training. We offer over 200 clinical fellowship programs, including nine Area of Focused Competence (AFC) programs accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Clinical Fellows are physicians who are acquiring post-certification training. According to the Medicine Act, 1991 fellows must meet the educational requirements for certification as a specialist by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) or the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), or a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties, or be recognized as a medical specialist in the jurisdiction where the applicant practices medicine immediately before the appointment as a clinical fellow.
Clinical Fellows must hold a certificate of registration authorizing postgraduate education or Independent Practice from the CPSO, obtain CMPA coverage, and meet all Medical Affairs requirements to obtain hospital privileges. Clinical Fellows may have a research component to their appointment but are registered as a Clinical Fellow if there is clinical activity required to meet fellowship training objectives. Clinical Fellows must register with the Postgraduate Medical Education Office.
Note: Fellow is a commonly-used term when referring to senior-year residents, but the use of the term does not equate to a clinical fellowship training appointment.
