Neurosurgery fellowships in Ottawa.

Funding: Salaried position (contact the programme director for details); about four nights of call a month may be used for general neurosurgery coverage and income.

Exposure: About 150–200 operative skull base cases a year (80–90% of workload) across open cranial base, endonasal, temporal bone and retrosigmoid approaches plus CyberKnife radiosurgery, covering schwannomas, meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, craniopharyngiomas, sinonasal malignancies and CSF fistulae, with laboratory research.

Eligibility: Foreign medical graduates (outside the US and Canada) are accepted; US or Canadian residency training is not required.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official NASBS fellowship registry listing. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Not applicable (certification route); Royal College fees apply.

Exposure: A ruling letter grants eligibility for the specialty examination, followed by a minimum of two years of satisfactorily assessed practice in a continuous Canadian location; time in select clinical fellowship programmes may count towards the practice requirement.

Eligibility: Specialists whose postgraduate specialty training was completed outside Canada and the United States, with time in training substantially equivalent to Royal College standards, and recognised as specialists where they trained.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Positions · Participation level · International eligibility · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Royal College PER policy. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.