Training sites

The primary training site is the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), a tertiary care, free-standing children's hospital serving a referral population of over 1,500,000. CHEO will provide high patient volume and clinical diversity on inpatient and outpatient services. The Youth Program at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Care Center will also provide clinical education in psychotherapy and is one of Canada’s foremost specialized mental health centres serving youth ages 16 years and older with complex or persistent severe mental illness.

Eligibility

To be accepted, an applicant must meet the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) Faculty of Medicine Post-Graduate Education Departments’ eligibility criteria. Candidates will be required to demonstrate strong skills in oral and written English and have had some previous training in psychotherapy. Preference will be given to those who have had experience in the North American health care system through observerships or direct care clinical experiences.

Application process

If interested, please use the uOttawa Fellowship Application System for International Medical Graduates. Feel free to contact me with any questions at the email address below.

Contact information

Marijana Jovanovic, MD, FRCPC
Fellowship Director – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
uOttawa Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine
Work E-mail: [email protected]

Training sites

The Royal’s Integrated Schizophrenia Recovery Program provides specialized services to adults with schizophrenia spectrum illnesses requiring a tertiary level of care. Currently, there are over 1400 patients enrolled in the outpatient program with a growing number of new assessments. The program also offers inpatient care, day hospital and recovery inpatient stays.

Eligibility

To be accepted, an applicant must meet the eligibility criteria of the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) Faculty of Medicine Post-Graduate Education Department. Canadian graduates must hold a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification in psychiatry prior to starting their fellowship and be eligible for an unrestricted license to practice in Ontario. We encourage all eligible PGY4s and PGY5s to apply. IMG candidates will be required to demonstrate strong skills in oral and written English and have a demonstrated interest in psychotic disorders. Preference will be given to those who have had experience in the North American health care system through observerships or direct care clinical experiences. Our program hires on the basis of merit and is committed to equity and diversity.

Application process

If interested, Canadian graduates: please correspond to the email below for further information.  IMGs: please use the uOttawa Fellowship Application System for International Medical Graduates. Feel free to contact me with any questions at the email below.

Contact information

Naista Zhand, MD, FRCPC
Fellowship Director for Schizophrenia
Work E-mail:[email protected]

Training sites

The primary training site is the Ottawa Hospital General Campus, home of the Regional Program for the Treatment of Eating Disorders (EDP) which serves a metropolitan city of over one million people surrounded by a diverse and wide spread region of over 200 000. Our program also takes patients in need from Ottawa Carleton region and Eastern Ontario.

Fellows will also have the opportunity to complete rotations at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), a tertiary care, free-standing children's hospital serving a referral population of over 1,500,000. Rotations at CHEO will provide an understanding of the treatment of eating disorders in the paediatric population and exposure to a greater diversity of treatment modalities.

Eligibility

Our fellowship program in Eating Disorders is a 1-year psychiatry fellowship. To be accepted, an applicant must meet the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) Faculty of Medicine Post-Graduate Education Departments’ eligibility criteria. Candidates must hold a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification (or equivalent) in psychiatry prior to starting their fellowship and be eligible for an unrestricted license to practice in Ontario. We encourage all eligible PGY4s and PGY5s to apply. Fellows must be proficient in written and oral English. Proficiency in French is an asset, but is not required. Our program hires on the basis of merit and is committed to equity and diversity.

Application process

Individuals interested in applying to or learning more about this fellowship can reach out to the co-fellowship directors at the email addresses below.

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Our Early Intervention in First Episode Psychosis Fellowship Program is a 1-year fellowship offered to Canadian graduates as well as international medical graduates (IMGs) who have completed their specialty training in psychiatry. IMGs must be highly proficient in written and oral English. IMGs have the opportunity to extend the fellowship for an additional year.

Fellows will have the opportunity to work mainly with clinical supervisors at the On Track First Episode Psychosis Service, The Ottawa Hospital, and possibly at the mental health inpatient unit at The Ottawa Hospital, General Campus. Fellows will be provided with teaching through case-oriented learning with individual supervisors and individual teaching sessions covering a variety of topics related to first episode psychosis, as well as will be involved in ongoing research projects, also with the possibility of leading new projects. Formal feedback will be provided to fellows at least every 3 months.

Training sites

The primary training site is On Track Early Intervention Service for Psychosis, the Ottawa Hospital. There will be the opportunity to also rotate in inpatient unit, The Ottawa Hospital.

Eligibility

To be accepted, an applicant must meet the eligibility criteria of the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) Faculty of Medicine Post-Graduate Education Department. Canadian graduates must hold a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification in psychiatry prior to starting their fellowship and be eligible for an unrestricted license to practice in Ontario. We encourage all eligible Canadian PGY4s and PGY5s to apply. IMG candidates will be required to demonstrate strong skills in oral and written English and have a demonstrated interest in psychotic disorders. Preference will be given to those who have had experience abroad, including in the North American health care system through observerships or direct care clinical experiences. Our program hires based on merit and is committed to equity and diversity.

Application process

If interested, Canadian graduates: please correspond to the email below for further information.  IMGs: please use the uOttawa Fellowship Application System for International Medical Graduates.  Feel free to contact the program director Dr. Marco Solmi with any questions at the email below.

Contact information