St. Michael's Hospital (Unity Health Toronto) / University of Toronto
⌖ Toronto · Canada
Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.
Cerebrovascular, neuro-oncology, skull base, pituitary, spinal, peripheral nerve, microvascular, trauma and cranial nerve surgery, with clinics, ICU, ward, emergency and operating-room work, in-hospital call for licensed fellows, research (at least two peer-reviewed manuscripts a year) and teaching.
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International applicants who meet CPSO requirements for licensure as a clinical fellow contact the fellowship director; sponsored candidates from Gulf agreement countries must apply via their sponsoring agency to PGME.
Post-certification clinical fellow: U of T PGME requires clinical fellows to be recognised specialists; fellowship is a 'topping-off' experience.
Cerebrovascular, neuro-oncology, skull base, pituitary, spinal, peripheral nerve, microvascular, trauma and cranial nerve surgery, with clinics, ICU, ward, emergency and operating-room work, in-hospital call for licensed fellows, research (at least two peer-reviewed manuscripts a year) and teaching.
Institution-wide (U of T PGME): clinical fellows must be eligible for a CPSO certificate authorising postgraduate education (educational licence); the CPSO requires recognition as a specialist in the jurisdiction of prior practice. The licence is applied for only after acceptance by the University.
Department of Surgery (all fellowships): international fellows whose language of training was not English must show TOEFL iBT ≥93 (speaking ≥24) or IELTS ≥6.5 overall with no band below 6.0; strictly applied.
Institution-wide: for sponsored trainees (agreements with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE) applications go through the sponsoring agency to PGME, which provides documents for a Canadian work permit; visa trainees are administered via pgme.sponsorship@utoronto.ca.
NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.
Checked 8 Oct 2026. Unavailable details below were not published in the cited material and have not been guessed.
No formal criteria are published; operative participation requires a valid Ontario educational licence, otherwise the fellowship is limited to surgical observation.
Post-certification clinical fellow: U of T PGME requires clinical fellows to be recognised specialists; fellowship is a 'topping-off' experience.
Funded post for one fellow per year; salary is described as commensurate with level and type of training. Applicants are asked for details of any self-funding.
Department of Surgery minimum fellow salary from 1 July 2025 is the PARO PGY3 level (CAD 85,564.01); divisions decide whether this includes benefits, and international fellows may need supplementation to this baseline. Programme fees are not published. Department of Surgery: all fellows require WSIB coverage. Accommodation support is not published.
Institution-wide (U of T PGME): clinical fellows must be eligible for a CPSO certificate authorising postgraduate education (educational licence); the CPSO requires recognition as a specialist in the jurisdiction of prior practice. The licence is applied for only after acceptance by the University. Institution-wide: fellowship training does not lead to RCPSC certification and is not on its own a pathway to permanent specialist practice in Ontario. All fellows trained outside Canada complete a mandatory Pre-Entry Assessment Program (PEAP, 4–12 weeks), which is final and cannot be appealed. Department of Surgery (all fellowships): international fellows whose language of training was not English must show TOEFL iBT ≥93 (speaking ≥24) or IELTS ≥6.5 overall with no band below 6.0; strictly applied. Institution-wide: for sponsored trainees (agreements with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE) applications go through the sponsoring agency to PGME, which provides documents for a Canadian work permit; visa trainees are administered via pgme.sponsorship@utoronto.ca.
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