Psychiatry
TMU’s Psychiatry residency program will train excellent clinicians who are community-driven, culturally competent and prepared to handle complex patient needs. Learners will develop an appreciation for a holistic approach to psychiatry in a supportive environment featuring a wide range of clinical, community and interdisciplinary training opportunities. The program will nurture the personal and professional goals of each resident, fostering excellence in critical thinking, scholarly activity, leadership and advocacy.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons 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, no positions will be available in the match.
Program Info:
Faculty:
School of Medicine
Program Format:
Full Time: 5 years
Program Director:
Dr. Mitesh Patel
Board Eligibility:
Psychiatry RCPSC
Accreditation:
RCPSC (Pending)
Application Deadline:
November 29, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET
- Wide array of clinical placement opportunities across the lifespan
- Relatively small program size that allows a tailored approach to training
- Dynamic, enthusiastic and skilled clinical faculty
- Exposure to a multicultural population and transcultural psychiatry
- 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 Psychiatry
- 4 weeks: Orientation/Emergency Room (ER) Psychiatry
- 4 weeks: Inpatient Psychiatry
Foundations of Psychiatry
- 4 weeks: Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
- 4 weeks: ER Psychiatry
- 4 weeks: Neurology
- 4 weeks: Medicine Selective
- 4 weeks: Psychiatry Selective
- 4 weeks: Family Medicine
- 4 weeks: Elective Research
- 4 weeks: ER Psychiatry (After Hours)
- 4 weeks: Geriatric Psychiatry
- 4 weeks: Emergency Medicine
- 4 weeks: Community Psychiatry
- 16 weeks: General Inpatient (Mood disorders) & Outpatient Psychiatry
- 16 weeks: General Inpatient (Psychosis) & Outpatient Psychiatry
- 8 weeks: Intensive Outpatient/Day Hospital
- 4 weeks: Addictions Outpatient
- 4 weeks: Interventional Psychiatry, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Ketamine
- 4 weeks: Miscellaneous Outpatients
Core of Psychiatry
- 24 weeks: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- 24 weeks: Geriatric Psychiatry
- 4 weeks: Psychotherapy/Community Psychiatry
- 16 weeks: Severe & Persistent Mental Illness
- 8 weeks: Assertive Community Psychiatry
- 8 weeks: Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
- 8 weeks: Addiction Psychiatry
- 8 weeks: Outpatient Psychiatry
- 4 weeks: Self-Directed Learning
Transition to Practice
- 12 weeks: Inpatient Psychiatry
- 4 weeks: Family Medicine
- 20 weeks: Residents’ Choice Electives
- 4 weeks: ER Psychiatry
- 12 weeks: Residents’ Choice Placement for Prospective Practice
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 Psychiatry residency program. International medical graduates are eligible to apply provided they meet all relevant criteria.
Residents who complete TMU’s Psychiatry program will be eligible to complete the Royal College examination in Psychiatry.
Residents will train at four sites with whom TMU has clinical affiliations.
William Osler Health System (WOHS) (external link) includes Brampton Civic Hospital, Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health & Wellness and Etobicoke General Hospital.
Trillium Health Partners (external link) includes Mississauga Hospital, Credit Valley Hospital 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 Psychiatry program are only accepted through CaRMS. 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. At least one letter should come from a psychiatrist who has observed you in a clinical capacity. The remaining letters could come from another psychiatrist or other physician(s)/clinical preceptor(s), interdisciplinary health professional(s), or research or extracurricular supervisor(s) who can speak to your involvement in research or community activities.
Program descriptions for Canadian Medical Graduates (CMGs) and International Medical Graduates (IMGs) are linked below.