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Peel & Surrounding Communities - Psychiatry

Toronto Metropolitan UniversityPeel & Surrounding Communities, Ontario
Psychiatry
IMG Stream
3 Positions
Official Page

The TMU Psychiatry Program is a community-driven residency program based in busy community hospitals, offering a wide array of clinical placements and exposure to diverse patient populations. In this small program, residents will work with dynamic faculty, experiencing a learner-centered approach that emphasizes equity, diversity, inclusion, and transcultural psychiatry.

Quick Facts
Program ID
30251
Quota
3 positions
Stream
IMG
Program Length
5 years
Last Approved
October 8, 2025
Last Updated
December 3, 2025
Avg. Applications (5 yrs)
51 - 200
Avg. Interview Rate
51 - 75 %
Program Overview

Teaching Philosophy

Competency-based medical education with a progressive independence model, emphasizing holistic patient care, social accountability, and learner-centered training.

Training Setting

Training occurs across multiple urban and rural sites in Peel and surrounding communities, including community hospitals, clinical settings, and diverse healthcare environments.

Focus Areas
Community Psychiatry
Transcultural Psychiatry
Mental Health Care
Interdisciplinary Psychiatry
Urban and Rural Psychiatry
Special Features
  • LEARN Time (Leadership, Education, Advocacy, Research, Non-clinical Time)
  • Distributed training model
  • Protected research time
  • Scholarly activity opportunities
  • Foundational curriculum across multiple domains
  • Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility curriculum
Program Strengths
  • Strong community engagement
  • Emphasis on social accountability
  • Comprehensive training across multiple psychiatric domains
  • Commitment to equity and inclusion
  • Distributed learning model
  • Personalized resident development
Patient Populations
Urban community patients
Rural community patients
Diverse cultural populations
Pediatric patients
Geriatric patients
Patients with severe and persistent mental illness
Addiction patients
Research Opportunities

Residents have protected research time, a Scholarly Activity Lead physician, and opportunities for publication and scholarly work.

Teaching Hospitals
  • William Osler Health System
  • Trillium Health Partners
  • Headwaters Health Care Centre
  • Halton Healthcare
  • ErinoakKids
  • Michael Garron Hospital
Training Setting Type
Academic medical center
Community hospital
Urban clinic
Rural clinic
Enhanced Skills Training
Psychotherapy training
Leadership development
Teaching skills
Research methodology
Interview Information

Interview Dates

  • January 19, 2026
  • January 23, 2026
  • January 26, 2026
Evaluation Criteria
  • CaRMS Self-Identification Questionnaire
  • Regional Connection Attestation
  • Reference letters
  • Personal letter
  • Medical student performance record
  • Interview performance
Compensation & Benefits

Ontario provincial salaries

Updated January 6, 2025

Salary Progression (5-Year Program)

Starting Salary

$73,367

PGY-1

Maximum Salary

$98,567

PGY-5

Benefits & Perks

PGY Level: Salary

Compensation data is province-wide and may vary by institution. Please verify with individual programs. Data sourced from CARMS.

Curriculum & Rotations

PGY-1 Rotations

Orientation/Emergency Room Psychiatry4 weeks
Inpatient Psychiatry4 weeks
Consultation Liaison Psychiatry4 weeks
ER Psychiatry4 weeks
Neurology4 weeks
Medicine Selective4 weeks
Psychiatry Selective4 weeks
Family Medicine4 weeks
Elective Research4 weeks
ER Psychiatry (After Hours)4 weeks
Geriatric Psychiatry4 weeks
Emergency Medicine4 weeks
Community Psychiatry4 weeks

PGY-2 Rotations

General Inpatient (Mood disorders) & Outpatient Psychiatry16 weeks
General Inpatient (Psychosis) & Outpatient Psychiatry16 weeks
Intensive Outpatient/Day Hospital8 weeks
Addictions Outpatient4 weeks
Interventional Psychiatry4 weeks
Miscellaneous Outpatients4 weeks

PGY-3 Rotations

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry24 weeks
Geriatric Psychiatry24 weeks
Psychotherapy/Community Psychiatry4 weeks

PGY-4 Rotations

Severe & Persistent Mental Illness16 weeks
Assertive Community Psychiatry8 weeks
Consultation Liaison Psychiatry8 weeks
Addiction Psychiatry8 weeks
Outpatient Psychiatry8 weeks
Self-Directed Learning4 weeks

PGY-5 Rotations

Inpatient Psychiatry12 weeks
Family Medicine4 weeks
Residents' Choice Electives20 weeks
ER Psychiatry4 weeks
Residents' Choice Placement12 weeks
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Data Source: This information is aggregated from publicly available sources. Last updated on 12/3/2025. Always verify details with the official program page.