A one-year, competency-based subspecialty fellowship training expert consultants in the diagnosis, management and neurodevelopmental follow-up of critically ill newborns — the first program in Canada accredited by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties.
Neonatal Neurocritical Care (NNCC) is the area of enhanced competence concerned with the study, investigation, diagnosis and medical management of neurological conditions affecting fetuses and newborns — and with the long-term neurodevelopmental consequences of impaired early brain development and brain injury.
Our fellowship prepares graduates of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine or Pediatric Neurology to function as expert subspecialist consultants, integrating neonatology, pediatric neurology, neuroradiology, neurophysiology, neuropathology and neurosurgery into a single brain-focused model of care.
The fellowship is structured around the Royal College's seven major tasks of the discipline — each mapped to learning experiences and portfolio evidence.
Neurology consultation for neonates with critical neurological conditions in the NICU and selected PICU patients.
Consultation for fetuses with anticipated or suspected neurological conditions.
Neonatal neurodevelopmental follow-up care after discharge.
Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams caring for fetal and neonatal neurological conditions.
Counselling families regarding fetal and neonatal neurological conditions, including end-of-life discussions.
Triage and management of the NNCC consultation service.
Advancement of the discipline through scholarship, teaching and innovation.
Detailed enabling competencies across all seven roles, with the curriculum mapping for how each is taught and assessed.
Every element of the fellowship is documented, mapped and openly described — so other centres can adopt, adapt and accredit their own NNCC training.
Graded supervision and programmatic assessment aligned to the 2025 Royal College CTR and Competency Portfolio.
Program and Competence Committees with published terms of reference, membership and decision processes.
Explicit supervision, trainee-safety and wellness policies covering physical and psychological security.
A dedicated Innovation Lab building simulators, modules and AI tools used by trainees worldwide.
A collaboration across Neonatology, Pediatric Neurology, Neuroradiology, Neurophysiology and Pediatric Neurosurgery.
We welcome candidates with a strong drive toward a career in neonatal neuro-critical care. Submit a letter of intent and CV to begin.
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