Urologic OncologyCanada
University of British Columbia (Vancouver Prostate Centre)
Vancouver, BC
One clinical year of clinic, operating room and inpatient care for urologic cancers, based mainly at Vancouver General Hospital, with exposure to clinical trials and translational research. One or two research years are encouraged but optional.
Length1 clinical year required; 1 to 2 research years encouraged (optional)
StartsJuly 1
What stands out
- Vancouver Prostate Centre: 65,000 sq ft research laboratory, prostate clinic, clinical trials unit and supportive care programs
- Fellow helps give intravesical, IM and IV cancer therapies in clinic and in the clinical trials unit
- VGH is the province's main tertiary centre for urologic oncology; UBC Hospital hosts most endoscopic cases and open prostatectomies
- Monthly journal club and teaching sessions, often held with BC Cancer
- Program lead
- Miles Mannas
- Apply through
- Direct application
- Timeline
- January 15 of the year before start; notification March 31
- Focus
- Clinical and surgical care of urologic cancers; clinical trials, clinical and translational research
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsNo USMLE neededCanadian program (no US visa needed)
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- 1 clinical year (typical week: 1 to 2 clinic days, 1 to 2 OR days); 1 to 2 optional research years
- Research
- Clinical trials unit and research labs at VGH; research-only fellowships also offered at the Vancouver Prostate Centre
- Hospitals
- Vancouver General Hospital · UBC Hospital
- Faculty
- Martin Gleave, Peter Black, Marie-Pier St-Laurent
Requirements (3)
- Application form
- CV
- Three references with contact information