Name:	Ms. Teresa Lavecchia
Title:	Administrative Coordinator
E-mail:	teresa.lavecchi@muhc.mcgill.ca
Phone:	(514) 934-1934 Ext. 35203

At the time of the match, eligible applicants must be registered in their third year of residency in Internal Medicine in a Canadian or American accredited Faculty or University. Two quotas of positions are available to eligible applicants:

• Regular Entries:
  These positions are available to current Quebec Internal Medicine residents already admitted via this quota;
  
  
• "Contingent Particulier":
  Positions are also available to applicants who are currently enrolled in a Canadian Internal Medicine Residency Program outside of Quebec or in an accredited American Faculty, as well as to any Internal Medicine Resident already admitted via this quota in Internal Medicine in a Quebec Faculty of Medicine.
  
  

Eligible trainees must have obtained their MD from a Canadian or American Medical School. Also eligible are International Medical Graduates (DHCEU) who had previously obtained equivalence of their medical degree from the Collège des médecins du Québec and who are in their third year of residency in Internal Medicine in a Canadian or an American Faculty of Medicine.

Trainees who are out of phase, i.e. who will not have completed their R-2 as of June 30, 2011, must ensure this information is available at the time of application. Trainees who are out of phase by more than 6 months may choose to participate in a subsequent match. Trainees who wish to apply in a subsequent match should write their home school Associate Dean to obtain clearance.

Eligibility criteria for applicants to the "contingent particulier" for the four Quebec Faculties of Medicine can be consulted via the following link: http://www.carms.ca/eng/r4_eligibility_prov_e.shtml#mcgill

Document	Mandatory	Optional
Medical school transcript Order from your Registrar.	X
Medical School Performance Record Order from your Dean's office.	X
Reference letter Number of letters: 3 We require a total of three (3) letters of reference. Any letters beyond this number will not be reviewed.	X
Personal letter Topics to be included: why considering Nephrology and, more specifically, why considering the McGill program. Please limit your personal letter to 500 words.	X
Proof of Citizenship You must submit one of the following to allow us to determine your eligibility: PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP must be submitted with each application. In the case of Canadian Citizens: a copy of Canadian birth certificate Canadian citizenship card (both sides) Commemorative Certificate of Canadian Citizenship Certificate of Indian status card (both sides) valid Makivik society card (both sides). In the case of Canadian Permanent Residents: a copy of both sides of the Permanent Resident card and of the IMM 5292 or IMM 1000 record.	X
Photograph	X
IMGs: MCCEE As well as the CMQ letter of equivalence of your MD, and one of the following 1) MCCQEI and the Examen des sciences cliniques médicales du Québec OR 2) MCCQEI and MCCQEII	X
Letter of Standing from your current Program Director and/or Official copies of In-training Evaluations Order from your Program Director.	X

Applications submitted after the file review has opened on August 24, 2011 :

- will be considered

References and other supporting documents which arrive after the file review has opened on August 24, 2011

- will be considered

Date(s) of Interview: Interview dates will be posted at a later date.

Invitation/ Notification Information: Applicants who are selected for interviews will be contacted by e-mail.

Details regarding Interview:

Applicants will be marked according to academic standing and clinical interest supported by documentation and evaluation of rotations in nephrology. Research initiative in the area is an asset but not mandatory.

We invite you to join our nephrology training program which provides a complete and in depth exposure to a wide variety of renal related disorders over a two-year period,. Areas include electrolyte and acid-base balance, urolithiasis, hypertension, urinary tract infection, as well as the acute and chronic kidney disease, acute nephritic syndrome, nephrotic syndrome, and isolated hematuria and proteinuria.

Trainees are provided with opportunities for venous catheter insertion, kidney biopsies, acute hemodialysis therapies (conventional, nocturnal, satellite, hemodiafiltration, continuous renal replacement therapies, etc.), peritoneal dialysis, and to learn the basics of renal transplantation and immunology.

The residents will start with their rotations in the Royal Victoria Hospital, but will also have some rotations at the Montreal General and Jewish General Hospitals. The first year consists of 4 periods of hemodialysis, 4 periods of consults, 2 periods of transplantation, 2 periods of peritoneal dialysis and one month of an elective. The second year usually consists of 2 periods of hemodialysis, 2 periods of consults, one elective in pediatric Nephrology at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, and one period in renal pathology. The remainder of the second year is often tailored to the needs of the trainee, either to start a Master’s Program in clinical epidemiology, or allow further training in research or other areas of interest

Academic activities of the trainees include:
Trainees are encouraged to attend an advanced renal physiology course at McGill University during the academic year, September to December on Tuesday afternoons

We provide a two year clinical fellowship program which lays the groundwork to pursue careers in academic Nephrology, including research, as well as community-based practice. Career opportunities may include:

• Clinical Nephrology
• Hemodialysis
• Peritoneal dialysis
• Transplantation
• Combined Critical Care
• Clinical Epidemiology
• Clinician/Researcher/Scientist

Royal Victoria Hospital and Montreal General Hospital are the primary training sites

Jewish General Hospital is an affiliated teaching hospital

Pediatric rotation is carried out at the Montreal Children’s Hospital