Those interested in pursing Infectious Diseases as a subspecialty must first complete the 3-year Core Internal Medicine Postgraduate Specialty Program.

The Core Internal Medicine Program feeds into the following thirteen Department of Medicine Subspecialties:

The University of Ottawa Division of Infectious Diseases offers a two-year training program in adult infectious diseases that is fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Trainees are exposed to the breadth and depth of clinical infectious diseases such as community and nosocomially acquired infections, infections in critically ill patients, opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts including HIV and recipients of solid organ and hematological stem cell transplants. Dedicated ambulatory care clinics exist for viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, infections in returning travellers, and patients requiring home parenteral antibiotic therapy.

The program content fulfills the training requirements for eligibility to sit the Royal College Subspecialty Examination in Infectious Diseases. The Program focuses on equipping trainees with the necessary skills for an academic career that encompasses laboratory-based research supervised by Faculty clinician-scientists. However, the six months of elective rotations allow sufficient flexibility that permit trainees to tailor their training to suit their own career pathway.

For further information, please contact:

Taylor Widenmaier
Program Administrator
Email: [email protected]

Antimicrobial Stewardship

What we offer you

The Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Ottawa, offers a one-year fellowship in Antimicrobial Stewardship. Building on the fundamental knowledge gained during subspecialty infectious diseases training, this fellowship provides theoretical and practical experience that will allow you to implement and manage a hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship program.

You will work most closely with the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) team (two ASP physicians, and dedicated ASP pharmacists). Regular interaction occurs with infectious diseases faculty and trainees, pharmacists, clinical teams, and infection prevention and control and quality department members. Opportunity exists to collaborate with local and regional partners, such as Public Health Ontario.

The 12-month program includes 8 weeks of clinical inpatient consultation service as attending ID staff, split between both inpatient campuses, with some overnight and weekend call. Involvement in education (e.g. of medical students, residents, pharmacists) and ASP quality improvement project(s), and completion of a relevant research project, are also expected. We also provide the opportunity to gain added experience in leadership, quality improvement, epidemiology and statistics, and antimicrobial stewardship in pediatrics.

Application details:

• Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada approved infectious diseases training program, or equivalent.
• Estimated % clinical workload: 8 weeks of inpatient service, no outpatient
• Number of positions annually: 1
• Duration: 12 months
• Start date: July 1st, however flexible
• Application deadline: November 30th
• Contact: Taylor at [email protected]
• Fellowship Director: Dr. Caroline Nott at [email protected]