Overview

Residents in the Department of Psychiatry at Western come from medical schools across the country, adding richness and diversity to the group. The size of the program allows individual attention and regular one-to-one contact between faculty and residents. The number of residents also facilitates cohesiveness.

Significant flexibility is offered in the selection of their rotations. The Department and its partner clinical facilities are committed to ensuring, in concert with the vision at Western, that our students have the optimum learning and training experiences with opportunities to engage in both clinical and biological research. Dedicated clinical teachers, clinical researchers, physicians, scientists, and basic scientists support these opportunities. Residents take a very active and substantive role in the continuous quality improvement of the program. Below is a list of some of the training facilities and clinical programs available for students.

Accreditation Status: Full accreditation through 2012

Below is a list of some of the training facilities and clinical programs available for students.

The University of Western Ontario’s (UWO) affiliated teaching hospitals.

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is one of Canada’s largest acute-care teaching hospitals, dedicated to excellence in patient care, teaching and research.

• Mental Health Care Program - Adult – Programs and services provided include Adult Inpatient, General Adult Ambulatory Mental  Health Services (GAAMS), First Episode Mood and Anxiety Program (FEMAP), Prevention & Early Intervention in Psychosis (PEPP), and Urgent Consultation Service, among others.
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care Program is located at the Children's Hospital, where there is an inpatient unit, including eating disorders and outpatient services.
• Consultation Liaison Service is a specialized service within psychiatry that deals with the overlap of physical health and mental health care issues. The primary mandate is to provide timely psychiatric consultation to those adult patients on medical/surgical units across the city.

St. Joseph's Health Care is a recognized leader in the delivery of excellent compassionate care, progressive teaching and renowned research.

• Regional Mental Health Care has specialized mental health care programs in London, including Adolescent, Dual Diagnosis, Geriatric, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Psychosis, and a Concurrent Disorders Service among others. St. Thomas also provides services, including the Forensic Program which is comprised of in-patient beds that include programs for assessment, treatment and rehabilitation, as well as an Forensic outreach team.
• Parkwood Hospital for Specialized Geriatric Services is a network of interdisciplinary geriatric medicine and geriatric mental health teams. The teams provide clinical consultation, assessment, treatment, education, research and evaluation. A variety of programs and services are offered through inpatient, outreach and outpatient settings.
• Mount Hope Centre for Long Term-Care
• Collaborative Mental Health Care Services (CMHCS) include Mental Health Consultation and Evaluation in Primary-care (MHCEP) and Transition into Primary Care Psychiatry (TIPP) programs.

Research Institutes:

Areas of specialization include, among many others, neuropsychiatry, imaging, molecular biology, developmental biology, clinical pharmacology, and clinical determinants and outcomes.

• Lawson Health Research Institute As the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care, London, and working in partnership with The University of Western Ontario, Lawson is committed to furthering scientific knowledge to advance health care around the world.
• Robarts Research Institute, UWO, conducts basic and clinical research.
• Children’s Health Research Institute is the third largest, hospital-based child health research institute in Canada. Basic, clinical and population-based researchers translate knowledge acquired in the lab into better and new treatments of children’s diseases and injuries.

Tertiary Centre:

Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI) The emphasis is on children with developmental delays and neurological and medical problems. The services provided are specialized and include assessment, consultation, treatment, research and education.

Please visit the Education page on the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry section of the website for more training opportunities.

Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS): The CaRMs website has information on selection criteria and the application process for Canadian and International Medical Graduates, as well as other program information.

Contact Us:
Program Coordinator: Eva Adams
Email: eva.adams@lhsc.on.ca
Phone: 519-667-6554
Fax: 519-667-6564

PGE Office Location: Room B8-116, London Health Sciences Centre – Victoria Hospital, 800 Commissioners Road East, London, Ontario N6A 5W9

Links:

• City of London
• Postgraduate Medical Education, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario
• Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Ontario  (PAIRO)
• Royal College of Physicians Surgeons of Canada - Specific Standards of Accreditation for Residency Programs in Psychiatry
  and  Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part II