Program Information
We offer one fellowship training position annually. Candidates must have successfully completed an accredited Public Health and Preventive Medicine (PHPM) residency training program. Fellows will develop expertise in advanced public health methods in a chosen domain of practice (i.e., infectious diseases, urban environmental health, etc.) by: 1. completing a minimum of 6 credits of coursework, 2. working with at least one academic researcher on projects related to their public health domain of interest, and 3. working as a junior consulting physician in a public health practice setting. The coursework is to support advanced clinical practice (e.g., the development and use of quantitative skills in a chosen domain) in the day-to-day practice of PHPM whether this is in a focused area (e.g., infectious disease control) or across substantive areas (e.g., health protection as applied to infectious, environmental and occupational exposures).
Please note that the Montreal Public Health Department, our primary training site, operates entirely in French. Written and oral French language proficiency is a firm requirement for admission.
Structure and Facilities:
The fellow will have access to Quebec’s well established network of public health institutions.
- Direction régionale de santé publique du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal (DRSP-Montréal)
- Institut national de santé publique (INSPQ)
- Laboratoire de santé publique (LSPQ)
- MUHC-affiliated hospitals
- School of Population and Global Health and related departments/divisions (Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health) at McGill University
- Rotations at other institutions can be arranged depending on the fellow’s needs.
Supervision: Fellows are under the supervision of the fellowship director and will be evaluated, at a minimum, every 3 periods. Individual rotation supervisors will also be asked to provide evaluations.
Academic Facilities: Fellows will be provided with a desk at the DRSP-Montreal and will have access to the network and library resources of both the DRSP-Montreal and McGill University.
Duties and responsibilities of Fellows: Teaching and supervision of residents and clerkship students is expected including participation in academic half-days, simulated oral exam and journal club sessions. Fellows are expected to complete a minimum of six weeks of regional on-call service.
Curriculum: A minimum of 6 credits up to a maximum of 12 credits of advanced public health related coursework will be completed. Courses should be 500/600-level courses and are selected based on previous academic training as well as the learning objectives identified for the fellowship. A full list of 2 available courses can be found on the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health’s website. Courses in other departments can also be considered. All courses must be chosen in consultation with the program director. One 3 credit course per academic term is equal to 25% of full time status, two 3-credit course, 50%; leaving the remaining time for work with an academic researcher and to engage in clinical public health practice activities. As a junior-level PH&PM clinician, fellows will work in the practice area that supports completion of fellowship training objectives. The fellow’s curriculum is determined in advance of the fellowship start date. Potential clinical areas for development of advanced skills include prevention and control of infectious diseases, urban environmental health and health promotion. during the academic portion of the fellowship, an equal amount of time will be devoted to clinical public health training. Also, the training plan can be adapted to the requirements of the recruiting organization.
Application Period - May 15th to September 1st
Director of Fellowship: joseph.cox [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Fellowship%20Inquiry) (Joseph Cox)
For information on how to apply please visit the PGME website