The postdoctoral Clinical Microbiology Fellowship Training Program at the University of Manitoba is a two-year program for Ph.D. graduates in microbiology to train to pursue a career within a diagnostic microbiology laboratory setting. The Program includes training in the microbiology laboratories of the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre, St. Boniface General Hospital, Westman Regional Laboratory, Cadham Provincial Laboratory, and the National Microbiology Laboratory, as well as didactic lectures, seminars, and rounds. The Program is accredited by the Canadian College of Microbiologists and permits trainees to sit for the Fellowship certification examinations offered by the Canadian College of Microbiologists.
One trainee is accepted into the program every two years.
The next application deadline is November 30, 2009 for Fellowship training starting July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2012.