Host overview
Training at this institution
The directory documents 1 training route associated with University of Alberta — Division of Plastic Surgery (University of Alberta Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Misericordia Community Hospital). Compare each programme’s requirements and source evidence below.
- Published locations
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Training pathways
- Clinical fellowship
- Named leadership
- 1 of 1 programme records
- Official evidence
- 1 linked source
Published training focus
Faculty and programme leadership
- Dr Matthew Curran
Fellowship in Hand, Wrist and Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Dr Matthew Curran (Program Director, as listed on the page)
Programmes and application details
Clinical fellowship
Fellowship in Hand, Wrist and Peripheral Nerve Surgery
A one-year hand, wrist and peripheral nerve fellowship run by the Division of Plastic Surgery across three Edmonton hospitals. The page lists acute trauma, replantation, wrist arthroscopy, arthroplasty, brachial plexus injuries and nerve transfers among the experience offered, plus one research programme under a supervisor with presentation at a national or international meeting expected.
- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Duration
- 1 year, starting 1 July; the page states that a 6-month fellowship may also be possible
- Clinical participation
- Clinical and operative training in hand and wrist surgery, peripheral nerve surgery and upper-limb microsurgery, with a didactic curriculum, case conferences, a hand and nerve journal club, cadaveric dissections and a formal microsurgery animal training course; fellows also teach residents
- International applicants
- Eligible for a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) licence is required; applicants trained outside an English-speaking country must submit IELTS scores. Visa and funding arrangements for overseas applicants are not stated on the page
- Funding
- The programme page lists a salary figure of $67,440; the basis of that figure is not explained on the page
- Application timing
- Not stated on the cited programme page
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
1 position
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Eligible for a CPSA licence; completing or completed an accredited Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada residency or equivalent; IELTS scores if trained outside an English-speaking country
Published training
- Hand and wrist surgery including acute trauma, replantation, wrist arthroscopy and arthroplasty
- Peripheral nerve surgery including brachial plexus injuries and nerve transfers
- Upper-limb microsurgery with a formal microsurgery animal training course
- Didactic curriculum, case conferences, hand and nerve journal club and cadaveric dissections
- One research programme under a supervisor
Application route
The page asks applicants to contact the programme director, Dr Matthew Curran, through the contact listed for the division's fellowships. No further application steps are stated.
Published application documents
- IELTS scores, for applicants trained outside an English-speaking country; other documents are not stated on the page
Published contact note: Dr Curran via Kim Caskey, caskeyda@ualberta.ca (as printed on the cited page)
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
Official sources and review dates
- University of Alberta — Division of Plastic Surgery fellowship page ↗Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026
These sources document the listed training routes. Institutional rankings, bed counts, accreditation, full staff rosters and current vacancies are not inferred.
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