Electives: non-psychiatry & outside McGill residents

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
  • 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

Please contact your home university to file a BCI request.

 

Applicants from other Canadian Universities

https://www.mcgill.ca/pgme/electives

Applicants from International Universities

https://www.mcgill.ca/pgme/electives

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