Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Please ensure your cover letter includes your fellowship goals, location and extent of any prior cardiac surgery training, extent of cardiac surgery ICU experience, desired start and end dates, and anticipated faculty position following fellowship, if applicable.

Please ensure your CV covers all training and job experience. If there is a gap, explain it in your cover letter.

If you attended a foreign medical school and the language of instruction was not in English, then you are required to take English examinations. The only two English examinations accepted are TOEFL-iBT or IELTS.

If you took the TOEFL (iBT) examination, the overall minimum score must be 93 with a minimum score of 24 for the speaking section. If you took IELTS, the minimum requirement is an overall band of 6.5, with no band below 6.0.

We cannot consider your application if you have not successfully completed these exams. Please do not apply if you have not successfully completed the English exams.

*If you have trained in North America for more than 2 years, then you could be considered for exemption from the English tests.

Please confirm whether you require divisional funding to support you during this fellowship or if you are a sponsored trainee. If you are a sponsored trainee, please indicate your sponsoring agency and include a confirmation letter from your sponsoring agency.