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 1, 2023 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.
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: September 14, 2022
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: September 14, 2022
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: September 14, 2022
Language: English
Number of Spots: 2
McGill University
Type: Psychiatry
Location: Montreal
Duration: 1 Year
Program Director:
Dr. Dara Charney
Call: None
Research: Yes
Eligibility: Post-residency, open to psychiatry only
Language: English, French an asset
Number of Spots: Psychiatry (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 12 four-week rotations (outpatient, inpatient, consultations, research, psychiatry, chronic viral infections pain clinic, and hepatology) and 1 elective. Weekly clinical day in community clinics (low barrier OAT, managed alcohol program, addiction within community health clinic) for longitudinal experience. 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, infections virales chroniques, clinique de douleur, hépatologie, toxico en milieu rural et 1 stage à option). Exposition longitudinale hebdomadaire aux cliniques communautaires (clinique bas seuil TAO, programme de gestion d’alcool, clinique toxico en CLSC). 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: September 14, 2022
Date limite de candidature : 14 septembre, 2022
Language: French
Langue : Français
Number of Spots: 3
Capacité d’accueil : 3
University of Ottawa
Based out of The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (with close collaborations with The Ottawa Hospital, the Oasis Program at the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, and other community addictions medicine providers), the PGY3 in Addiction Medicine is a 12-month training program that will allow 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: September 14, 2022
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. Nikki Bozinoff
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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
Deadline: September 13, 2023 for Family Medicine;
November 24, 2023 for AFC (Royal College)
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
Deadline: September 13, 2023 for Family Medicine;
November 24, 2023 for AFC (Royal College)
Language: English
Number of Spots: Family Medicine (2-4 Spots);
AFC (Royal College) (2 Spots)
