Fellowship Application Instructions

Graduates of Foreign Medical Schools (outside Canada) must apply online with the Postgraduate Medical Education program.

Questions can be addressed to:

Lynn Prud'homme
Foreign Programs Coordinator
Postgraduate Medical Education
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
451 Smyth Road 
Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5
Telephone: 613-562-5460
Fax: 613-562-5420
Email: pgmefor@uottawa.ca

IMPORTANT: Fellowship applications are no longer accepted in person or by mail, fax or email. ALL candidates must submit their application files online. Paper applications will not be accepted.

For a complete application package, please be advised that you must UPLOAD the following documents commencing January 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021, with the exception of Simulation and Medical Education Fellowship applications, which must be submitted prior to June 30, 2021.

Please note: English translation of medical and specialty degrees are required if originals are not in English or French. The following documents are mandatory:

• Letter of Intent
• Curriculum Vitae
• Copy of Medical Degree (including original and English or French translation, translated by official translator) [Candidates must have graduated from a World Health Organization (WHO) medical school]
• Copy of specialty degree (including original and English or French translation, translated by official translator) in the discipline or sub-discipline sought
• English or French proficiency results (if applicable)
• Three (3) original letters of recommendation

Please note that applications will be limited to two sub-specialties.

Graduates of Canadian Medical Schools must contact:

Mrs. Michelle Akimov
Interim Fellowship Program Coordinator
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
1053 Carling Avenue, Room B310
Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9
Telephone: 613-798-5555 x 14940
Email: makimov@toh.ca

The following documentation will be required:

• Letter of Intent
• Curriculum Vitae
• Three (3) original letters of reference

Please note that in order to avoid delays, all applications for fellowship programs should be submitted before September 30^th (with the exception of Simulation and Medical Education, which must be submitted by June 30^th) for a July start date in the following year.