Announcements

If you are considering submitting an application to the Post-MD Medical Humanities Education Matching Fund, please be aware that all prospective applicants must submit their proposals for internal review in order to be considered for matching funds by the Department of Psychiatry. Applications are due March 5, 2018.

An election for one teaching staff seat, to represent Constituency V on the Governing Council, will be held between Monday, February 5, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. and Friday, February 16, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. One of our own colleagues, Dr. Sonu Gaind is running!

The Department will grant merit-based awards to support the professional development of full-time faculty members of the Department. Click here to learn more about the Academic Scholar Awards.

Senior Promotions: If you currently hold an academic appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor and wish to apply for promotion to the rank of Associate or Full Professor in the 2018-2019 cycle, please click here to learn more.

Past Announcements
 

Dr. Gail Robinson has been inducted into the Order of Canada.

PPRNet is seeking practising psychotherapists to participate in a CIHR funded study on therapeutic alliance. Click here to learn more.

Applications are being sought for the 2018/9 Gord Downie Brain Tumor Fellowship Award. This is a one-year Fellowship made available through the Sunnybrook Foundation in recognition of Gord Downie, the late lead singer of Canada’s iconic rock band The Tragically Hip.

Call for submissions for the Mary Seeman Humanities Award 2018. Click here to learn more.

Nominations for the Helen P. Batty Awards for Excellence and Achievement in Faculty Development are due February 12, 2018! Click here to learn more.

Click here to view the list of recipients of the Department of Psychiatry 2017 Academic Scholar Awards.

Check out this short MPA video for Bell Let's Talk Day, showcasing the impact of MPA programs on integrated healthcare for youth.

Evidence Exchange Network (EENet) is excited to release the Sharing Together Full Report: Developing an evidence priority agenda for Ontario’s mental health, substance use, and addictions system.

Workman Arts is accepting applications for site-specific performance work as a part of
the Rendezvous with Madness Festival from October 10 – 21, 2018.

Dr. Rajeevan Rasasingham has been appointed Chair of the Global Psychiatry Committee for the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Career Opportunities

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Featuring Dr. Michaela Beder

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National Post
Featuring Dr. Tom Ungar

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The Globe and Mail
Featuring Dr. Carolyn Boulos

Province should fund psychotherapy by non-doctors, says provincial agency on health quality
The Toronto Star
Featuring Dr. Vicky Stergiopoulos