Palliative Medicine Residency Fellowship Program — Application Process
For PGY3 positions in Family Medicine, please submit a covering letter outlining your interest, a CV and letter of references no later than October 14, 2011 to:
Dr. Nancy Fowler
Program Director, Residency Program
Department of Family Medicine
McMaster Innovation Park, Suite 201
175 Longwood Road South,
Hamilton, ON L8P 0A1
Royal College applicants please submit to:
Dr. Alan Taniguchi
Fellowship Director, Division of Palliative Care
McMaster University
McMaster Innovation Park, Suite 201
175 Longwood Road South,
Hamilton, ON L8P 0A1
IMG applicants please submit to your sponsorship bureau:
Postgraduate Admissions Link
Selection
The Selection process includes the following steps:
- All candidates will be required to submit their CV and letter with two references detailing past medical training, previous experience in end-of-life care, rationale for pursuing training in palliative medicine, and personal learning objectives for the fellowship.
- Applications will be reviewed by the Palliative Medicine Residency training committee and the director.
- Interviews will be granted to selected candidates, to ensure that the fellowship program can meet the learning needs of the applicants.
- Final selection of fellows/residents will occur.