Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Address:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
1025 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON, M6J 1H4
 

Director: 
Raymond Borja, BScPhm, MHA
Director, Pharmacy Services
Residency Program Director
Phone: 416-535-8501 x 33002

Coordinator/Contact:
Dr. Elnaz Haddadi, BSc, BEd, BScPhm, PharmD
Advanced Practice Clinical Leader
Residency Coordinator
Phone: 416-535-8501 ext. 36561

Program

Type: General

Focus: Addictions and Mental Health

Established In: 2000

Number of Positions: 2

Application Deadline: As per PRAMS

Start Date: Usual start date is September (flexible)

Estimated Stipend: $44,557.50 (inclusive of benefits in lieu)

PRAMS (Additional PRAMS requirements to complete the Pharmacy Residency Application and Matching Service (PRAMS) application should be sent through PRAMS when applying by the application deadline): 

  • Please provide an essay outlining the reasons for applying to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) residency program (maximum 300 word count, PDF format).

Vacation/Holiday Leave: 2 weeks

Education/Conference Leave: 1 major pharmacy conference

Program Highlights:

The CAMH pharmacy residency program focuses on the provision of pharmaceutical care in an addictions and mental health setting.  Given the nature of the patient population, there is significant involvement in the management of common medical conditions, such as diabetes.  A rotation in general medicine is also offered at a local teaching hospital.  The residency provides multiple opportunities to develop presentation, project management, teaching, research and leadership skills.  The resident will have the opportunity to participate in teaching activities on site and at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. 

Core Rotations:

  • Medication Use Systems (2 weeks)
  • Drug Information (2 weeks)
  • Medication Use Evaluation (2 weeks)
  • Practice Management and Leadership (3 weeks)
  • Residency Project (8 weeks)
  • Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders (5 weeks)
  • Substance Use Disorders (5 weeks)
  • General Psychiatry (10 weeks)
  • General Internal Medicine at Local Teaching Hospital (4 weeks)
  • Teaching (Longitudinally)
 

Elective Rotations:
The resident has a choice of one elective, which is 5 weeks in duration.

  • Law and Mental Health
  • Emergency
  • Outpatient Substance Use Disorders
  • Geriatrics

Minimum Required Credentials: BScPhm or PharmD plus registered as a pharmacist in Ontario at the earliest opportunity upon admission to the program.

 

Organization

Type: Addictions and Mental Health.  Teaching hospital affiliated with University of Toronto

Number of beds: 525

Sites: Queen Street West site

Affiliation: University of Toronto

 

Graduates
2024-2025 Brandon Nan
2023-2024

Pruntha Kanagasundaram
Julia Eve Saragosa
2022-2023 Braiden Cutmore
Samuel Kinahan
2021-2022 Charlotte Boone
Kristil Almahfound
2020-2021 Madelynn Hannah
2019-2020 Tony Zhou
2017-2018 Ashley Morrison
2016-2017 Tiana Costa
2015-2016 Eric Budnig