Application Process
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Ottawa is proud to offer an accredited Residency Training Program in Forensic Psychiatry.
Applicants:
- Must be eligible to write the RCPSC (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada) examination in general psychiatry.
- Must be eligible for an educational license through the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
- Must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant.
An applicant who would meet the above requirements but who has completed medical school outside of North America will have a mandatory 5 year return of service commitment within Ontario if accepted into a MOH (Ministry of Health) funded position.
The Forensic Psychiatry Residency Training Program also has the capacity to accommodate self-funded applicants and other applicants for whom alternate sources of funding are available.
For consideration of enrolment in this program, please submit the following:
- A letter of intent.
- Completed Application Form.
- A completed Record of Training.
- A sample of writing (such as a medico legal report or a consultation in the English language).
- Two blind letters of reference to be sent to the Program Director/Program Assistant directly.
- An updated C.V.
- LMCC Part I and Part II results.
- Copy of your ITERS from your General Psychiatry training, as one PDF document.
The above must be submitted prior to Friday, September 1, 2023 to the attention of:
By Mail
Dr. Floyd Wood
PGY-6 Forensic Psychiatry Residency Program Director
Division of Forensic Psychiatry
The Royal
1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON Canada, K1Z 7K4
By email
richard.lee@theroyal.ca
Late applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
All eligible applicants will have their file reviewed by the Residency Program Committee. A short list of applicants will be selected for interviews. The Residency Program committee will inform applicants of the results of the selection process.
All 8 FP subspecialty programs also adhere to standard dates for applications and letters of offer. For the fall 2023 application cycle, the dates are as follows:
- Application Deadline: September 1, 2023
- Interview timeframe: September and October 2023
- Offers of acceptance will be sent: October 27, 2023
As well, all 8 FP subspecialty programs will be adhering to a standardized matching process. Please click the following link for further details: