University of Ottawa - Psychiatry - Ottawa

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University of Ottawa – Psychiatry – Ottawa

Psychiatry

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Dr. Sephora Tang

Program Director

Debbie Hall

Program Manager

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Upcoming Events From

University of Ottawa

Oct

19:00

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— Information Session

UOttawa Adult Neurology Carms Info Session

Oct

16:00

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— Town Hall Session

University of Ottawa Internal Medicine Town Hall

Oct

19:30

EST

— Information Session

University of Ottawa Radiation Oncology Information Night

Oct

18:00

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— Information Session

University of Ottawa – ObGyn – PROGRAM INFORMATION NIGHT

Nov

20:00

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— Open House

Ophthalmology Residency Program Open House

Nov

18:00

EST

— Information Session

University of Ottawa – ObGyn – PROGRAM INFORMATION NIGHT

Nov

19:00

EST

— Town Hall Session

RCPSC-EM Virtual Townhall

Nov

20:00

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— Social Event

uOttawa PHPM Residency Virtual Event - Information Session

Program Highlights

The greatest strength of our program is the exceptional group of engaged and committed medical educators within the Department of Psychiatry. Residents have access to an exceptionally wide breadth of expertise within the Department. Beyond the sub-specialties in Geriatric, Child and Adolescent andForensic psychiatry,there are staff members recognized at the national and international level for their expertise in many areas including: 1)Addiction Psychiatry, 2)Sleep Medicine, 3)Schizophrenia, 4)Psychotherapy and 5)Psychopharmacology

Other highlights include

Strong teaching faculty offering the national review course in psychiatry annually
Highly personalized and flexible training
Optional research stream
Opportunity to pursue additional medical education training
Opportunity to pursue inter-provincial and international electives
No mandatory rural rotations
Ratio of residents to faculty is 1:4
Strong psychotherapy program
Reasonable call frequency
Opportunities to do rotations in French and English

And finally, living in Ottawa is fun and easy. Ottawa gives you the opportunities found in large metropolitan region without the constant hustle and bustle.

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Salary Information

Post graduate salaries and benefits differ by province and are determined by two things: your training year, and the province you work in. See below the salaries and benefits for University of Ottawa - Psychiatry - Ottawa.

Ontario
	Effective October 4th, 2023
PGY1	$67,044.99
PGY2	$72,804.48
PGY3	$78,190.61
PGY4	$84,712.26
PGY5	$90,073.03
PGY6	$95,190.86
PGY7	$99,836.15
PGY8	$105,844.41
PGY9	$109,734.47


Professional Leave	7 working days/year Additional time off provided for writing any CND or US certification exam, leave includes the exam date and reasonable travel time to and from the exam site. Additional RCPSC & CFPC Certification Examination Prep Time Subject to operational requirements and at the request of a resident, a resident will not be scheduled for call duties for a period up to fourteen days prior to a CFPC or RCPSC certification exam. Subject to operational requirements and at the request of a resident, a resident will be granted up to seven consecutive days off during one of the four weeks preceding a CFPC or RCPSC certification exam.
Annual Vacation	4 weeks
Meal Allowance	No
Frequency of Calls	1 in 4 In-hospital, 1 in 3 home
Pregnancy Leave	17 weeks
Parental Leave	35 weeks, 37 weeks if resident did not take pregnancy leave
Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan	Top-up to 84% 27 weeks for women who take pregnancy and parental leave; 12 weeks for parents on stand-alone parental leave.
Provincial Health Insurance	Yes
Extended Health Insurance	Yes
Provincial Dues (% of salary)	1.3%
Dental Plan	85% paid for eligible expenses
CMPA Dues Paid	Under current arrangements, residents are rebated by Ministry of Health and Long Term Care for dues in excess of $300.
Long-Term Disability Insurance	Yes – 70% of salary, non-taxable.
Statutory and Floating Holidays	2 weeks leave with full pay and benefits; 10 stat days plus 1 personal floater. Residents are entitled to at least 5 consecutive days off over the Christmas or New Year period, which accounts for 3 statutory holidays (Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day), and 2 weekend days.
Life Insurance	Yes, 2x salary
Salary and Benefit Continuance	A resident that can’t work due to illness or injury will have salary and benefits maintained for 6 months or until end of appointment (whichever occurs first)
Call Stipend	Regular: $127.60 in-hospital; $63.80 home call or qualifying shift on shift-based services. Weekend premium: $140.36 in-hospital; $70.18 home call or qualifying shift on shift-based services.

Updated October 4, 2023

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