Fellowships provide support for senior residents who wish to add to their experience by engaging in mental health research and related activities in the Institute. Candidacy must be approved by the Chair of Psychiatry.
The Douglas Institute offers for different fellowships:
Bipolar Disorders Fellowship
Fellowship Director: Serge Beaulieu MD, PhD, FRCPC
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Number of Positions: 2
Length: 1 Year
The Bipolar Disorders Program dedicated to a tripartite clinical/research/teaching mission. The fellowship is aimed at developing expertise in the evaluation and treatment of the full spectrum of Bipolar Disorders, and co-morbid conditions. The fellow will be fully integrated into the Bipolar Disorder Program clinical services including outpatient (approximately 200 new cases per year) and research projects.
Depressive Disorders Fellowship
Fellowship Program Director: Gustavo Turecki M.D., Ph.D.
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
The Depressive Disorders Program is a super specialized (third-line) service for subjects who are suffering from refractory and/or recurrent major depressive disorder with or without the presence of suicidal behavior. The program offers cutting-edge treatment for depressed patients and provides support to families. In addition, the team carries out extensive phenotyping assessments and measures the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions at baseline and during follow-up. It also develops research projects that are integrated into the clinical practice. Finally, the program transfers knowledge to health professionals, students and residents by offering training in assessment and treatment of depression.
Eating Disorders Fellowship
Fellowship Director: Mimi Israël M.D., FRCPC
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
The Eating Disorders Program (EDP) is a tertiary-care program for the assessment and treatment of adults suffering from eating disorders. The EDP is dedicated to the integration of research and teaching into clinical practice. The fellowship is aimed at developing expertise in the evaluation and treatment of the full spectrum of eating disorders and comorbid conditions (depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders and severe personality disorders). The fellow will be fully integrated into EDP clinical services including outpatient (200 new cases per year), day hospital (15 places) and inpatient treatment (6 bed unit) and will be expected to participate in the program’s research and teaching activities.
First Episode Psychosis Fellowship
Fellowship Program Director: Ashok Malla M.D., FRCPC
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
First Episode Psychosis (FEP) patients provide an ideal opportunity to investigate multiple domains of psychopathology, pathophysiology, treatment interventions and outcome and to understand and potentially influence the longer term course of psychotic disorders. This is especially so in a program such as Prevention and Early intervention Program for Psychoses (PEPP-Montreal) at the Douglas Institute as the sample is extremely well characterized and highly representative. Investigations currently under way at PEPP-Montreal include studies in early case detection including pathways to care; ethnicity/immigration; brain imaging and neuro-cognitive predictors of short- and long- term outcome.
Information
Joanne Joly, MD, FRCPC
Director of Academic Affairs
Tel.: 514-761-6131, ext. 2768
Fax: 514-888-4057
joanne_dot_joly_At_douglas_dot_mcgill_dot_ca
