University Health Network / University of Toronto
⌖ Toronto · Canada
Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.
Complex peripheral nerve reconstruction, peripheral nerve and spine oncology, degenerative spine surgery and a multidisciplinary neurofibromatosis clinic, with clinical or basic science research and didactic 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.
Clinical rotations in complex peripheral nerve and spine clinics and the multidisciplinary neurofibromatosis clinic; surgical training in peripheral nerve reconstruction and oncology, spine oncology and degenerative spine; clinical or basic research and regular didactic sessions.
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.
The official description tailors the programme to the applicant's medical or surgical subspecialty training; no further criteria are published.
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; additional fellows with external funding can be accepted.
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.
5 sourced pathways are currently indexed for this institution.
