Clinical fellows must be eligible for a certificate authorizing postgraduate education from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). The CPSO requires the applicant be recognized as a medical specialist/family physician in the jurisdiction where the applicant has been practicing medicine. Trainees apply to the CPSO only after they have been accepted into a clinical fellowship program.  Research fellows have no patient contact, meaning licensure with the CPSO is not required. The research fellow must possess a medical degree, and meet the program’s own admission criteria.

Complete the McMaster Postgraduate application form and submit the following documentation:

1. 1. Up-to-date CV (must be up-to-date within 6 months of application submission)
   2. Medical degree
   3. Specialty Certificate (or MCCEE/MCCQE1 exam results if no specialty certificate)
   4. Undergraduate Medical School Transcripts
   5. Reference Letters
   6. Copy of passport you would be entering Canada with
   7. Funding

**Translations must be provided with the application and official documentation, relating to qualifications, both undergraduate and postgraduate.

Eight weeks prior to the program start date, trainees must complete the McMaster health screening record and supporting documentation directly to the McMaster Health Screening Office

If you have any questions, contact the Health Screening Office at hrsadmin@mcmaster.ca or 905-525-9140 ext. 22249.

• Must include a copy of their current provincial licensure that is valid to their Ontario start date.
• Learners that have not sat their board certification are required to provide a letter from their residency program stating the dates they will successfully complete the program and sit their certification exams.

• The applicant is responsible for their funding/sponsorship to support their fellowship.
• The program will contact the applicant directly once all documents are received. Individual programs may have their own admission criteria.