Overview
One- and two-year fellowships for psychiatrists in the psychiatric care of seriously ill cancer patients, working with palliative care and cancer rehabilitation teams.
The programme
- Focus
- Psycho-oncology / consultation-liaison
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 or 2 years
- Start
- July 1 preferred (alternative dates negotiable)
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- University of Toronto PGME-registered fellowship (not RCPSC-accredited subspecialty training)
- Department
- Department of Supportive Care, University Health Network
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Medical degree from a recognised school and specialist designation in psychiatry; must meet CPSO minimum licensure eligibility
- International applicants
- Yes — internationally trained specialists eligible if they meet CPSO requirements; English proficiency results may be requested; government-sponsored trainees from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia apply via STAR
- Visa support
- Applicants requiring a work permit must apply 6–8 months ahead to allow immigration, PGME and CPSO processing
- Licence requirement
- CPSO educational (or independent) licence eligibility required
How to apply
- Deadline
- Rolling; complete package 6–8 months before start for applicants needing a work permit (e.g. January 1 for July 1), 4 months for Canadian citizens/PRs
- Application method
- University of Toronto Psychiatry Fellowship Program online application (documents.med.utoronto.ca) with CV, MD and specialty certificates and 3 references (one from residency programme director)
Funding
- Funding
- Not stated on official page