Job Description / Duties

University of Calgary Advanced Fellowship Program in Kidney Transplantation

This is a 12-month fellowship offered through the University of Calgary Division of Transplant Medicine and Division of Nephrology


Eligibility:

Physicians who have completed 24 months of training in a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada accredited nephrology residency program.


Rationale for this Advanced Fellowship:

1. Kidney transplantation is a priority in the nephrology community as this treatment modality associates with improved survival and quality of life for patients with kidney failure, in addition to lower health care resource utilization.


2. Expertise in kidney transplantation requires more intensive exposure than can be provided for in two-year Royal College accredited nephrology residency programs.


Southern Alberta Kidney Transplant Program

We are based at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary and have a busy transplant program, typically performing between 100 and 130 kidney transplant annually. This including living donor kidney transplants and both DNC and DCC deceased donor transplants. We also perform whole pancreas transplants, either as combined pancreas and kidney transplants or pancreas transplant alone. Currently we follow more than 1400 patients with a functioning kidney transplant through our outpatient clinics.


What you can expect during this Advanced Fellowship:

In addition to providing training in the skills and expertise required to provide high quality inpatient and outpatient care for patients who have a kidney transplant, the fellowship will also provide training in how to assess the suitability of potential recipients and donors (both deceased and living donors) for kidney +/- pancreas transplantation. The fellowship program will provide the foundation to create future leaders in kidney transplantation.

In addition to supervised inpatient and outpatient clinical training, we include learning experiences in tissue typing, renal pathology, and transplant surgery. We have a formal academic half day curriculum that covers the important content areas in transplantation. There is also an opportunity to participate in either bench or clinical research and/or formal educational rounds related to transplantation.

Application Process:

Interested applicants should send: a) Letter of intent and b) Curriculum vitae with names of three references to the Program Director, Dr. Simardeep Gill (simardeep.gill@albertaheahtlhservices.ca). The program reserves the right to organize interviews.

Decisions regarding successful applicants will be finalized by January 30th, 2026 for July 1st, 2026 start date.

Contact Information

Simardeep Gill