Senior Selective - Research Rotation

SENIOR SELECTIVE-RESEARCH ROTATION Contact: GENERAL PSYCHIATRY Ian Dawe, Programs and Divisions Tel: 416-864-5137 Fax: 416-864-5480 [email protected] S

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H Completed by: N General Psychiatry Senior Resident Research Dr. Ian Dawe, MHSc, MD, FRCP

Training sites: St Michael’s Hospital, University Health Network

Objectives: To provide research experience in one of the four areas listed below

Research rotations in 4 different areas of General Psychiatry are offered:

A. Rotation in Clinical Trials in Mood and Other Disorders: This rotation provides clinical and research training in designing, conducting, and evaluating clinical research in mood and anxiety disorders. Interventions may include medication, psychotherapy, or combinations of the two. Current clinical trials include several trials of novel antidepressants for unipolar depression, comparative trials of agents in bipolar depression, trials of novel antipsychotics in bipolar disorder, and psychosocial clinical trials comparing psychoeducation and cognitive-behavioral therapy in bipolar disorder. Key faculty in this area would include Dr. S. Kennedy, Dr. R. McIntyre, and Dr. S. Parikh at UHN.

B. Rotation in Suicide Studies: The Arthur Sommer Rotenberg Chair in Suicide Studies, the only endowed chair in suicide studies in North America, was established in 1997 in memory of Dr. Arthur Sommer Rotenberg, a caring and committed family physician in the Toronto area that died from suicide. The Arthur Sommer Rotenberg Chair in Suicide Studies is an academic program affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and is housed at St. Michael's Hospital. Rotations are available to interested residents within the academic environment of the Chair, focusing on research leading to a greater understanding of the various biological, psychological and sociological determinants of suicidal behaviour, and implementing societal and clinical healthcare advances to reduce the losses and suffering resulting from suicide and suicidal behaviour. The multi-professional team at the Arthur Sommer Rotenberg Chair in Suicide Studies is headed by Dr. Paul S. Links and includes research and healthcare professionals representing the fields of Epidemiology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology.

C. Rotation in Knowledge Transfer / Continuing Medical Education: This rotation provides training in the design and evaluation of effective continuing medical education, both to psychiatrists and to family physicians and other health professionals. It builds on the University of Toronto’s world-leading expertise in this area as well as the Department of Psychiatry’s role as the largest academic provider of Continuing Education in Canada. Individuals interested in research in education or in improving teaching or in education administration are invited to apply. Key faculty include Dr. S. Parikh and experts from the Centre for Research in Education and the Knowledge Translation Program of UHN.

D. Rotation in Emergency and Acute Care Psychiatry: This rotation is designed to provide clinical training, with opportunity for research, in the emergency evaluation and crisis management of major mental health disorders. Training in a variety of crisis clinics and short-term inpatient units augments emergency room training, together with exposure (if desired) to acute care services in a variety of languages. Key faculty include Drs I. Dawe, M. Goldstein at St Michael’s Hospital, and Drs. J. Lofchy, R. Buckingham, J. Silveira, and S. Parikh at UHN, as well as Drs R. Doan, J. Soni, and D. Greben at CAMH.

General Psychiatry/SS Research Rotation - Page 1 of 2 Percentage of research component of rotation per week: Each resident will negotiate the appropriate percentage, but the minimum would be 50%.

In the remaining percentage of the week, what clinical training related to the research subject of the rotation do you propose to provide the resident? Each resident will negotiate that individually, depending on the type of project and setting.

If, in the remaining percentage of the week, the resident wants to pursue clinical training unrelated to your division, will it be feasible from your point of view?

Career Purpose of rotation for resident:

 To be exposed to clinical or educational research to learn if that is of future interest  To be prepared to conduct clinical trials in a community setting  To begin an academic career in General Psychiatry with a solid start in research

Will a fellowship offering continuity to the research training of the rotation be available to the resident who completes the rotation satisfactorily? Yes

Ways this rotation will enhance your division: It will allow us to ‘grow our own’ in terms of building a cadre of future researchers in general psychiatry

Ways this rotation will augment academic psychiatry: At a time when basic science research is unusually exciting and attracting attention, this rotation will re-establish the importance of clinical research and educational research, and provide research and educational experiences in the largest and arguably most important division within the department. The field of psychiatry, in order to be ‘generalizable’ and relevant to society, must have an active and scholarly area that relates to most of society, namely the Division of General Psychiatry.

Supervisors: S Homelessness Research (Health M Dr. Vicky Stergiopoulos H Systems/General Psychiatry) - Research 416-864-6060 x 6415 Senior Selective [email protected]

Position: Six months to one year research rotation. Open to all residents who may wish to do an elective research project

The resident will be encouraged to develop their own project or to build on ongoing studies. Examples of current projects include: Collaborative mental health care for the homeless; neuro-cognitive deficits of homeless adults; needs based planning in homeless health; curriculum development and evaluation. The resident will have access to the resources and supervision at the Centre for Research on Inner City Health.

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