Sponsored Trainees

The University of Calgary accepts both domestic and international residents who are funded by external sponsoring agencies with a current educational contract with the PGME office. The PGME office will accept applications submitted by the sponsoring agency. Applications will only be reviewed for programs that have indicated capacity to accept a sponsored trainee.

Postgraduate educational contracts for residency positions are currently in place between the University of Calgary and the following sponsoring agencies:

Country	Sponsoring Agency
Canada	Department of National Defense
Bahrain	Kingdom of Bahrain – Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services
Kuwait	The Embassy of the State of Kuwait Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations
Oman	Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman Oman Medical Specialties Board
Palestine	Istanbul Medical Centre
Saudi Arabia	Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Company Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau in Canada
United Arab Emirates	Embassy of UAE Cultural Division