How do applicants for clinical fellowships obtain a CPSO licence and hospital privileges?
Trainees who will have patient contact must have a CPSO Certificate of Registration for Postgraduate Education (educational licence), or a CPSO Independent Practice licence. To obtain the Certificate of Registration, trainees must be accepted to a clinical fellowship training program and appointed to the University of Toronto. Trainees must apply directly to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Applications can be downloaded from the CPSO website. Trainees who have a CPSO Independent Practice licence do not need to apply for an educational licence to train at the University of Toronto. Fellows can obtain hospital privileges after registering with the University of Toronto through the Medical Education Office of the hospital in which they will be training. 2. Do fellows need to enroll at the University of Toronto? When you have decided to take a clinical or a research fellow, s/he must formally apply to the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. Applications are av
