Family Medicine-Enhanced Skills: Addiction Medicine
TMU’s one-year Family Medicine-Enhanced Skills (FM-ES): Addiction Medicine residency enables family physicians to provide high-quality, evidence-based care for patients living with substance use disorders. Working in both inpatient and outpatient settings, residents will gain experience caring for patients with concurrent disorders and incorporating psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy and mindfulness into their practice.
The College of Family Physicians of Canada Residency Accreditation Committee requested additional information prior to making an accreditation decision for this program. This is an expected part of the process for new programs. The program is confident that accreditation will be granted at the next meeting of this committee on October 17th and 18th, 2024. If the program does not receive accreditation, these residency positions will be removed from the CaRMS match and candidates’ application fees will be refunded.
Program Info:
Faculty:
School of Medicine
Program Format:
Full Time: 1 year
Program Director:
Dr. Sheema Sharieff
Board Eligibility:
Certificate of Added Competence in Addiction Medicine
Accreditation:
CFPC (Pending)
Application Deadline:
September 10, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET
- Opportunities to perform inpatient assessments, manage patients with acute withdrawal and concurrent disorders, and transition patients to outpatient settings
- Electives available in rural areas and areas of interest including hepatology/hepatitis C clinic, pregnancy and substance use disorders and sexual health clinics
- Experience caring for patients with chronic pain
- Unique Leadership, Education, Advocacy, Research, and Non-Clinical (LEARN) Time program enables residents to tailor their learning experiences and launch their careers
Sample Rotation Schedule
Transition to Addiction Medicine
- 3 Blocks: Inpatient Consultations
- 2 Blocks: Medical Detox
Core Addiction Medicine
- 1 Block: Emergency Department Consultations
- 2 Blocks: RAAM/ outpatient assessments
- 1 Block: Block 7 Elective
- 1 Block: Specialty Clinic: Hepatitis C, Sexual Health Clinic, Residential Treatment facility RAAM/ outpatient assessments
Transition to Practice
- 1 Block: Chronic Pain Clinic - outpatient
- 1 Block: Rural Community
- 1 Block: Specialty Clinic: Hepatitis C, Sexual Health Clinic, Residential Treatment facility RAAM/ outpatient assessments
Foundational Curriculum
Our comprehensive, competency-based Foundational Curriculum covers diverse areas including equity, diversity and inclusion in medical care, research strategies, communication skills and patient safety. Our unique LEARN Time program also offers individualized time, space and resources for residents to focus on areas of specialized interest.
Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and meet both the basic criteria (external link) and the Ontario-specific criteria (external link) in order to apply to the FM-ES: Addiction Medicine program.
Residents who complete TMU’s FM-ES: Addiction Medicine program will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Added Competence in Addiction Medicine.
Residents will train at four sites in the western GTA with whom TMU has clinical affiliations. Learn more about these affiliates on the map below.
- William Osler Health System (external link) includes Brampton Civic Hospital, Etobicoke General Hospital and Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health & Wellness.
- Trillium Health Partners (external link) includes Mississauga Hospital, Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga and Queensway Health Centre.
- Headwaters Health Care Centre (external link) operates an acute and complex care facility.
- Halton Healthcare (external link) includes Georgetown Hospital, Milton District Hospital and Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.
Additional major training sites may be added for core program rotations.
How to Apply
Applications to the FM-ES: Addiction Medicine program at TMU are only accepted through CaRMS. Visit our program description page (external link) for detailed application requirements and to apply. All applicants will be notified through CaRMS Online and TMU will send email invitations directly to applicants selected for an interview.
Note that three reference letters are required with your application:
- One from your current family medicine program director or site director
- One from a physician/preceptor
- One from an interdisciplinary staff/faculty member who has observed the applicant in a clinical capacity