Training and education is one of CSAM-SMCA’s key strategic activities; we aim to increase the capacity, knowledge, and skills of those working in addiction medicine. In support of that mission, we maintain an up-to-date list of addiction medicine training opportunities for Canadian addiction medicine practitioners. If you have an update or addition to this list, please contact us.
CSAM-SMCA Training
CSAM-SMCA Fundamentals of Addiction Course
Online Training
Suboxone CME Training Program
This program was developed to provide Canadian health care professionals with the pre-requisite education required to treat opiate dependent patients with NSUBOXONE® buprenorphine (as buprenorphine hydrochloride) and naloxone (as hydrochloride dihydrate).
The PACES Learning Pathway
The PACES Learning Pathway provides accessible, self-paced, and personalized addiction and mental health education for all skill levels through e-learning modules, educational videos, simulated patient scenarios, and virtual skill-building sessions. The PACES Learning Pathway consists of four sequential learning pathways, allowing individuals to develop their skills based on their unique needs.
PACES is an Accredited Group Learning and a Self-Assessment Learning Activity (Section 1 & 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Calgary Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development (CME). It is duly accredited with the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation.
Fellowships
University of Alberta
Royal College: The University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry has an opening for a Fellowship in Addiction Medicine with a July 1st start date. This is a new fellowship and accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada as an Area of Focused Competence in Addiction Medicine. Successful completion of the Fellowship will lead to the designation of DRCPSC.
Family Medicine Enhanced Skills: Our program’s overarching focus is on providing addiction treatment embedded in primary care. We aim to supply our residents with a depth and breadth of clinical skill and knowledge that will allow them to address the substance use and behavioral issues of their patients with the same level of competence they provide comprehensive primary care. This program is ideally suited to family physicians who are practicing or intend to practice in remote, rural or marginalized communities, where specialized addiction services are impractical and unavailable. Rotations are principally focused on primary care, in community settings and in specialized clinics run by or involving family doctors. Successful graduates will be endorsed for CAC – AM designation.
We would be happy to discuss the program further with you, please reach out to us using this google form.
Type: Royal College (RC) – Psychiatry/Family Medicine (FM)
Location: Edmonton
Duration: 1 Year
Program Director:
RC: Dr. Krishna Balachandra / FM: Dr. Mat Rose
Call: RC: None / FM: Depends on rotation
Research: RC: Required / FM: Encouraged
Eligibility: RC: Interested candidates must review the Royal College website for eligibility. / FM: CCEP (or soon-to-be CCFP)
Deadline: RC: Application submissions will open October 1, candidates must submit their interest before November 30 to Dr. K. Balachandra at . / FM: Apply through CARMS Enhanced Skills platform.
Language: English
Number of Spots: RC: 1 / FM: 1
University of British Columbia
Clinical fellowship in Addiction Medicine based out of St. Paul’s Hospital. Rotations include various inpatient (addictions medicine consult team, perinatal addictions, resident treatment) and outpatient rotations (concurrent disorders, smoking cessation, longitudinal experiences, 3 Bridges, rapid access clinic, hepatitis C, public health, and Corrections). Regular teaching, journal club presentations, and supervision of junior learners; committee responsibilities
Type: Medicine
Location: Vancouver & Victoria
Duration: 1 Year
Program Directors:
Enhanced Skills Family Medicine:
Dr. Sukhpreet Klaire
BCCSU:
Dr. Paxton Bach
Dr. Ramm Hering (Victoria Site Director)
Call: Very Minimal, home based
Research: Original research project
Eligibility: Enhanced Skills Program: Family Medicine Only; BCCSU: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Public Health or other Medical Specialty Training Program; in Practice
Deadline: Apply through CARMS Enhanced Skills platform
Language: English
Number of Spots: Family Medicine (2 Spots);
BCCSU spots (8-12 Spots)
University of Calgary
Clinical fellowship in Addiction Medicine. Clinical rotations involve the Calgary Opioid Dependency Program, inpatient detox, hospital consultations, RAAM (rapid access addiction medicine), concurrent disorders- including at the Claresholm Center for Mental Health and Addictions treatment center, Inner City Clinics, Chronic Pain Centre, Foothills Addiction Centre, psychotherapy- including DBT and multiple electives. Emphasis on teaching, journal clubs, and conference attendance.
Type: Medicine, Psychiatry
Location: Calgary
Duration: 1 Year
Program Directors:
Family Medicine:
Dr. Sarah Elliott
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Dr. Meera Grover
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Psychiatry:
Dr. David Crockford
Call: Light call
Research: Option to work with faculty with existing research project.
Eligibility: Family medicine (R3) or FRCPC completion (psychiatry) and eligibility for license in Alberta
Deadline: Apply through CARMS Enhanced Skills platform
Language: English
Number of Spots: Family Medicine (2 Spots);
Psychiatry (1 Spot)
University of Manitoba
Develop the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudes to support and extend the delivery of addiction prevention and treatment across a variety of treatment settings. Expand their administrative skills, knowledge and leadership abilities to work effectively with interprofessional team members in multiple settings involved in the treatment of addictions. Deepen their scholarship as it relates to addiction medicine, including education, policy, program development and research.
Type: Family Medicine
Location: Winnipeg
Duration: 1 Year
Program Director:
Dr. Erin Knight
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Call: Low burden, opportunity for independent moonlighting shifts
Research: Each resident will be expected to complete a scholarly project during the course of the enhanced skill program. The scholarly projects can take the form of an in-depth literature review of a topic relevant to addictions that would be fit for publication, a quality improvement project, or a research project in an area relevant to the prevention or treatment of addiction. All residents will be encouraged to pursue presentation at a peer-reviewed conference and/or publication in a peer-reviewed journal during their training.
Eligibility: Funding available for Family Physicians, either PGY2 Family Medicine Residents or practicing Family Physicians at the time of application. Program is open to training physicians from other disciplines, but they must bring their own funding.
Deadline: Apply through CARMS Enhanced Skills platform
Language: English
Number of Spots: 3
McMaster University
The PGY-3 in Addiction Medicine at McMaster University is a 12-month clinical training program that introduces family medicine residents to the breadth of addictions medicine, from harm reduction to inpatient recovery treatment, and from community providers to hospital-based services. A unique strength of our training program is the opportunity to gain experience treating the concurrent psychiatric disorders (e.g., mood, anxiety, and trauma) that so often accompany substance use disorders. Rotations include inpatient hospital medical detox and consult services, residential inpatient and concurrent disorders treatment, outpatient rapid access addiction medicine, opiate agonist therapy clinics, and harm reduction/safer supply clinics. There are blocks designated for selectives with relevance for addictions medicine, e.g., pain medicine, infectious disease, public health, psychiatry, perinatal addiction medicine, pediatric/youth addiction medicine.
Type: Family Medicine
Location: Based in the Waterloo Region, with some rotations in Hamilton
Duration: 1 Year
Program Director: Dr. Joél Schmidt
Call: Dependent on rotation, infrequent
Research: Scholarship/advocacy/policy block
Eligibility: To be eligible for the PGY-3 enhanced skills program in Addiction Medicine, the candidate must be a PGY 2 in a Canadian Family Medicine Residency Program at the time of application.
Re-entry applications may be considered if the position is not filled through the FM/ES match process.
Deadline: Apply through CARMS Enhanced Skills platform
Language: English
Number of Spots: Family Medicine (1 Spot)
NOSM University
NOSM University has developed a one-year Addiction Medicine Enhanced Skills Program to address the societal and community needs, and the shortage of addiction services in Northern Ontario. This is a unique enhanced skills training program focused on developing “true generalist” addiction medicine ‘specialists’ who will be equally comfortable providing patient-centered care in remote FN communities and an urban ICU. The program is fully accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
Type: Family Medicine
Location: Several locations in Northern Ontario to be considered as a Home Base
Duration: 1 Year
Program Director:
Dr. Mike Franklyn
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Call: Dependent on rotation. Low burden opportunity.
Research: Yes
Eligibility: Currently enrolled as a PGY2 in a Canadian FM Residency program at the time of application.
A physician currently practicing in Canada (for a minimum of 12 consecutive months) who meets program funding eligibility requirements according to Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care (MOHLTC).
Deadline: Apply through CARMS Enhanced Skills platform
Language: English
Number of Spots: Family Medicine (1 Spot)
University of Montreal
Enhanced Skills Addiction Medicine program with the University of Montreal’s Department of Family and Emergency Medicine. Involves direct clinical supervision throughout 13 four-week rotations (outpatient, inpatient, consultations, research, psychiatry, community) and 2 electives. Regular didactic teaching, seminars, bi-monthly journal clubs, ECHO projects, and mentorship.
Programme de compétence avancée en médecine des toxicomanies du Département de médecine de famille et médecine d’urgence de l’Université de Montréal. Supervision clinique durant 13 stages de 4 semaines chacun (clinique externe, unité interne, consultations, recherche, psychiatrie, communautaire et 2 stages à option). Les activités acadmiques incluent les séminaires de lecture hebdomadaires, journal clubs bi-mensuels, cours didactiques, projets ECHO et mentorat individual.
Type: Medicine
Type : Médecine
Location: Montreal
Lieu : Montréal
Duration: 1 Year
Durée : 1 an
Program Director:
Dr. Stéphanie Marsan
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Directeur de programme :
Dr. Stéphanie Marsan
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Call: 1 week/month during detox inpatient rotations otherwise 1 weekend/month during other rotations, on site (9am to 6pm), and home-call after hours.
Garde : 1 sem/mois lorsqu’à l’unité interne sinon 1 weekend/mois lors des autres stages, sur place (9h à 18h), en disponibilité téléphonique (de 18h à 9h).
Research: Residents are expected to complete a research project under supervision of research team and are encouraged to pursue publication in a peer-reviewed journal and/or present their findings at a conference. All residents receive conference funding.
Recherche : Lors des 8 semaines dédiées à la recherche, chaque résident devra réaliser un projet de recherche sous la supervision de l’équipe de recherche en toxicomanie au CRCHUM. Les résidents sont fortement encouragés à écrire un article et à présenter leurs résultats lors d’une conférence. Un soutien financier est disponible aux résidents pour les frais d’inscription/voyage aux conférences.
Eligibility: Open to PGY2 Family Medicine residents at the time of application;
Must be fluent in French. Application is done through CaRMS
Éligibilité : Les candidats doivent être R2 dans un programme de médecine de famille ou détenir un certificat du Collège de médecine de famille du Canada. La maitrise du français est indispensable. Les demandes sont effectuées via le CaRMS.
Deadline: Apply through CARMS Enhanced Skills platform
Date limite de candidature : Postuler par l’intermédiaire de la plateforme de compétences améliorées CARMS
Language: French
Langue : Français
Number of Spots: 4
Capacité d’accueil : 4
University of Ottawa
The Enhanced Skills Addiction Medicine program at the University of Ottawa provides exposure to many populations in various healthcare settings. (i.e. Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (specialized mental health facility), The Ottawa Hospital (large multi-campus acute care hospital), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, community based settings such as the Oasis Program at the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre etc.) allowing residents to develop skills and knowledge in the management of substance use disorders in community, outpatient and inpatient settings. Rotations experiences include inpatient medical withdrawal management, concurrent disorders inpatient/day/virtual day programs, rapid access addiction medicine (RAAM) clinic, hospital consultation, longitudinal rotations in family medicine and community OAT, pain medicine, and Hepatitis C.
Type: Family Medicine
Location: Ottawa
Duration: 1 Year
Program Director:
Dr. Melanie Willows
Call: None
Research: Scholarly porject
Eligibility: To be eligible for the PGY-3 enhanced skills program in Addiction Medicine, the candidate must be a PGY 2 in a Canadian Family Medicine Residency Program at the time of application.
Deadline: Apply through CARMS Enhanced Skills platform
Language: English
Number of Spots: Family Medicine (1 Spot)
University of Toronto
Our fellowship offers the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary group of clinical and research faculty with expertise in addictions. We offer a 1 year multi-disciplinary training program open to Family Medicine (Enhanced Skills) and Royal College (Area of Focused Competence) trainees. Physicians currently in practice can also inquire about opportunities. Team structure varies by location, but learners are expected to take on leadership roles, work collaboratively, and participate in a diverse range of clinical rotations at sites across the GTA including CAMH, St. Michael’s Hospital, and Women’s College Hospital. Rotations include inpatient consultation, rapid access clinics, community OAT, residential treatment, and specialized services such as youth, perinatal addictions, and problem gambling. Fellows enjoy weekly core teaching, regular journal club, rounds, and protected time for scholarly work. We strive to train leaders in addiction medicine who can deliver evidence-based clinical care and take on pressing societal challenges in policy, research, advocacy and education related to addiction medicine. We are committed to providing our fellows with the best possible training experience in order to foster their growth as addiction physicians who are patient-centred clinicians and practice in a culturally safe manner.
Type: Medicine
Location: Toronto
Duration: 1 Year
Program Directors:
Family Medicine:
Dr. Erin Lurie
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AFC (Royal College):
Dr. Susan Franchuk
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Call: None
Research: Scholarly project
Eligibility: Open to Family Medicine and to all Royal College subspecialties
Family Medicine Deadline: Apply through CARMS Enhanced Skills platform
AFC (Royal College) Deadline: October 31, 2024
Language: English
Number of Spots: Family Medicine (2-4 Spots);
AFC (Royal College) (2 Spots)
Type: Medicine
Location: Toronto
Duration: 1 Year
Program Directors:
Family Medicine:
Dr. Nikki Bozinoff
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AFC (Royal College):
Dr. Susan Franchuk
Family Medicine:
Dr. Nikki Bozinoff
Call: None
Research: Scholarly project
Eligibility: Open to Family Medicine and to all Royal College subspecialties
Family Medicine Deadline: Apply through CARMS Enhanced Skills platform
AFC (Royal College) Deadline: October 31, 2024
Language: English
Number of Spots: Family Medicine (2-4 Spots);
AFC (Royal College) (2 Spots)
