Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Currently accepting applications
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subspecialty Program is currently accepting applications through the CaRMS Medical Subspecialties Match.
Applications for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subspecialty Programs for a July 2026 start opens in CaRMS on July 10, 2025. The application deadline is August 19, 2025, at 12:00 noon.
Interview dates
If you are applying for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Subspecialty Program, please hold the following dates in your calendar.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Virtual Interviews: September 18, 2025, and In-person Site Tours on September 19, 2025.
Learn more about the CAP Subspecialty Program
The University of Toronto has a long tradition of training senior residents and fellows in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP), and in 2012 our CAP subspecialty training program was among the first in Canada to receive full accreditation by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
UofT CAP subspecialty residents have access to an extraordinary range of clinical settings and supervisors within the Division of Child and Youth Mental Health (DCYMH), as well as numerous opportunities for research, teaching, administration, and leadership.
For their rotations, CAP subspecialty residents have access to 13 clinical sites across the DCYMH. These include a world-class children’s hospital (The Hospital for Sick Children), Canada’s largest teaching hospital devoted to mental health and addiction (The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), other superb academic centres, and excellent community hospitals and children’s mental health agencies located throughout the Greater Toronto Area.
Given the large size and academic excellence of the DCYMH, the range of scholarly opportunities available to residents is virtually endless. For example, residents may participate in research programs in areas as diverse as ADHD, anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, medical psychiatry, street youth, brain imaging, genetics, clinical trials, health services, and implementation science. UofT also has a strong commitment to educational scholarship, and residents are encouraged to develop their teaching and supervisory skills through interactions with junior residents and medical students.
Mindful that residents may be spread out over many sites, our CAP subspecialty program makes a deliberate effort to develop a warm and close-knit training community. Residents come together once per month for an academic day that includes seminars and a meeting with the program director. The program also organizes regular social events for residents and supervisors, including a summer barbeque, pub nights, and an end-of-year celebration.
In short, the UofT CAP subspecialty program is committed to providing top-notch clinical and scholarly training in CAP, while fostering a training environment that is friendly, supportive, and collegial.
Contact
Any questions regarding the application process can be directed to Sandra Caswell at sandra.caswell@utoronto.ca.
Interview dates and additional information
Further information and the application form for IMG applicants can be found at the following links.
Completed Application Packages are to be submitted electronically to:
Administrative Coordinator
Department of Psychiatry
University of Toronto
sandra.caswell@utoronto.ca
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