Thank you for your interest in Psychiatry at McGill University!
Elective requests can only be made after November 15th for the next academic year!
If you're interested in an elective in Psychiatry, please follow the steps below:
- The list of electives offered at each site are listed below.
- Kindly follow the McGill period calendar dates when planning for a rotation.
- Kindly contact the Training Director and site administrator at the site of your elective choice. If you have contacted the supervisor directly, the request needs to be then transmitted and approved by the Training Director of that site. Their contact information is found in the Program Directory under Hospital sites.
- Please request your elective including the following information:
- Name
- University
- Level of training at the time of the elective
- Dates of elective
- Type of elective
- Please request your elective including the following information:
- Once the site has confirmed your elective, kindly email the program office your elective confirmation to residency.psychiatry [at] mcgill.ca
- Please choose the appropriate applicant category below and follow the steps accordingly.
Acute Care Services |
MCH |
ADHD |
DH, MCH |
Adult Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder |
DH, Clinique Spectrum |
ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) |
DH, JGH, MUHC |
Addictions |
MUHC (MGH) |
Adolescent Medicine |
MCH |
Adolescent Psychiatry |
DH |
Anxiety Disorders |
MUHC (AMI) |
Autism Spectrum Disorders |
MCH |
Batshaw and Bourbonnière |
MCH |
Behavioural Pediatrics |
MCH |
Borderline Personality Disorder |
MUHC, JGH |
Child Psychiatry |
MCH, DH, JGH |
Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy |
MUHC (AMI), JGH |
Community CAP Shared Care |
MCH, JGH |
Complex Care Service |
MCH |
Consultations to Adolescent Medicine Eating Disorders Team |
MCH |
Consultation-Liaison: Adult |
MUHC (MGH, RVH), SMH, JGH |
Consultation-Liaison: Child |
MCH |
Acute Care Rotation (CL/ER/ER Follow-up/Crisis Intervention) |
SMH |
Day Hospital: Adult |
MUHC (AMI), JGH |
Developmental Pediatrics |
MCH |
Dynamic Psychotherapy: Long-term |
JGH, MUHC (AMI) |
Dynamic Psychotherapy: Short-term |
JGH, MUHC (AMI) |
Eating Disorders |
DH |
ECT |
DH, MUHC (MGH) |
Emergency Psychiatry |
DH, MUHC (MGH), SMH, JGH |
Evaluation and Stabilization of Complex Cases |
MCH |
First Episode Psychosis |
DH, JGH, MUHC (AMI), MCH |
Forensic Psychiatry |
CISSSO (Gatineau), Malartic (Val d’Or) |
Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatient Unit |
DH, CISSSO (Gatineau) |
Geriatric Psychiatry |
CISSSO (Gatineau), DH, MUHC (AMI), SMH |
Inpatient Psychiatry |
MUHC (MGH), CISSSO (Gatineau) (as elective as well) |
Psychiatry Intensive Care Unit |
DH, JGH |
McGill Student Wellness Hub (formerly know as McGill Psychiatric Services) |
MUHC (McGill Campus, Brown Building) |
RIM (Rapid Intervention Model) |
DH |
Mood Disorders (Bipolar/Major Depression) |
DH |
Neurology: Adult |
JGH, MGH, MNI |
Neurology : Child |
MCH |
Neuropsychiatry |
MNI, MUHC, MCH |
Neuroradiology |
MGH, MNI |
North-Indigenous Communities |
MCH, DH |
Pain Psychiatry |
MUHC (MGH) |
Palliative Care |
MGH |
Pediatric Psychiatry Inpatient Unit |
MCH |
Personality Disorders |
JGH, MUHC |
Psychopharmacology |
DH, MUHC (AMI), MCH |
Psychiatry Research: Adult |
DH, JGH, MUHC |
Psychiatry Research: Child |
DH, JGH, MCH |
Reproductive Psychiatry Clinical and Research Elective |
MUHC, JGH |
McGill Sexual Identity Center (MUSIC) |
MGH |
Shared Care |
CISSSO (Gatineau) (6 months min.), JGH, SMH, DH |
SPMI (Continuing Care) |
DH, MUHC (AMI), CISSSO (Gatineau), JGH |
Transcultural Psychiatry: Adult |
JGH |
Transcultural Psychiatry: Child |
JGH, MCH – CIUSSS West Central Montreal |
Community Psychiatry |
Lakeshore General Hospital (for senior residents) |
Youth Services (Ages15-22) |
JGH |
- Applicants from McGill University
- Applicants from Quebec Universities
- Applicants from Other Canadian Universities
- Applicants from International Universities
Applicants from McGill University
- To apply to another Quebec university, please see the Quebec Inter-University Elective Rotations.
- To apply to a non-accredited site, please see the Non-Accredited Site Elective Rotations.
- To apply to rural rotations in Quebec, please see the Rural Elective Rotations.