International Trainee Programs

  1. Postgraduate Trainees in Adult Infectious Diseases

International Postgraduate Trainee appointments in Adult Infectious Diseases are available to candidates who are in their final year of an Internal Medicine training program and are strongly motivated toward a career of clinical excellence in Infectious Diseases. 

Postgraduate Trainees will complete the 2-year, UBC Adult Infectious Diseases subspecialty program in order to pursue a career as a clinician scientist in academic medicine.

 

The UBC Division of Infectious Diseases ONLY accepts applications from individuals who meet all 7 of these criteria:

  1. visa sponsored
  2. from Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE and specific institutions listed
  3. currently enrolled in a Canadian Internal Medicine program
  4. submitting proof that they meet the UBC English Language Proficiency Requirements
  5. submitting a letter from their sponsor stating a commitment to fully fund the residency training
  6. submitting a personal letter of interest, a minimum of 2 and maximum of 3 letters of reference, and a CV
  7. submitting their application to UBC via their sponsoring agency.    

For further information on the university’s admission and application requirements, please read the details on this web page:  https://postgrad.med.ubc.ca/prospective-trainees/international-sponsored-visa-trainee/     

Availability of positions for Postgraduate Trainees is limited. There may be 1 position available, to start in July 2024. Applications for this position are due to UBC August 22, 2023.   

  1. Clinical Fellowships in Transplant Infectious Diseases

We offer a 1-year training program in Transplant Infectious Diseases to individuals who have completed both Internal Medicine and general Infectious Diseases training in Canada or abroad.

The Transplant Infectious Diseases training program consists of 6 blocks of inpatient transplant infectious diseases consult service, 1 block of laboratory medicine, 5 blocks of research, and 1 block of vacation. A longitudinal outpatient clinic experience will occur over the course of the year.

UBC Transplant Infectious Diseases ONLY accepts applications from individuals who meet all 6 of these criteria:    

  1. Visa-sponsored
  2. from Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE and specific institutions listed here: https://postgrad.med.ubc.ca/prospective-trainees/international-sponsored-visa-trainee/ 
  3. submitting proof that they meet the UBC English Language Proficiency Requirements
  4. submitting a letter from their sponsor stating a commitment to fully fund the residency training program
  5. submitting a personal letter of interest, a minimum of 2 and maximum of 3 letters of reference and a CV
  6. submitting their application to UBC via their sponsoring agency. 

For further information on the university’s admission and application requirements, please read the details on this web page:  https://postgrad.med.ubc.ca/prospective-trainees/postgraduate-fellows/

 Availability of positions for Clinical Fellows is limited. There may be 1 position available to start in July 2024. Applications for this position are due to UBC September 29, 2023.  

Contact Person:  Kirstie Lang – kirstie.lang@ubc.ca