Child and Adolescent Mental Health Post-Doctoral Fellowship - BC Children's Hospital & UBC

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Post-Doctoral Fellowship (3 available)

Child & Adolescent Mental Health Programs

1-year, funded fellowship

BC Children's Hospital & University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia

BC Children's Hospital Department of Psychiatry is pleased to announce the availability of three, one-year funded fellowships in child and adolescent mental health for 2025 - 2026.

Clinical and/or research opportunities are available in the following mental health subspecialty areas:

Available Subspecialty Areas

1. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Emergency (CAPE) Inpatient Unit | Consultative service to the BC Children's Emergency Department, managing psychiatric presentations to the Emergency Department.
2. P2 Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit | Clinical training experiences include diagnostic assessments, treatment planning using a bio-psycho-social approach, family meetings for support and psycho-education.
3. Eating Disorders | Acute medical management and stabilization of children and youth with eating disorders. On-going, active research studies focused on predictors of treatment outcome in children and youth with eating disorders.
4. Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health | Diagnostic assessments, individual and group-based treatment approaches for infant/early childhood mental health conditions.
5. Somatization | Clinical work includes inpatient and outpatient diagnostic assessments, community consultation, family therapy, and individual therapy.
6. Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders | Family- and patient-centred, integrated, trauma- and violence-informed, harm reduction approach to substance use and concurrent disorders.
7. Mood and Anxiety Disorders | Tertiary care outpatient clinic specializing in psychiatric assessment, follow up, and therapeutic interventions for treatment-resistant and complex presentations.

Outstanding and highly motivated candidates at the PhD or MD level are encouraged to apply; detailed information about the relevant area for Fellowship will be provided upon application. The Fellow will participate in clinical and/or research opportunities pertaining to child mental health, in addition to related potential teaching and clinical activities as agreed upon with the Director of Child Psychiatry Postgraduate Training and the fellowship supervisor. The fellowship schedule and rotations will be developed collaboratively with the Director based on Fellow interests and training goals.

Please note: This is a one-year training opportunity that does not satisfy the Royal College requirements for a designation in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Qualifications

• A medical degree and successful completion of a Residency Training Program AND/OR a PhD in mental health or neuroscience related fields.
• Strong commitment to ethical practice, high personal standards of behaviour and accountability to his/her profession.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Fellows must demonstrate a fluent command of written and spoken English.
• Eligibility for registration and licensure with the College and Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia or appropriate licensing board.
• Demonstrates a commitment to beginning and continuing their personal learning journey related to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression.
• Demonstrates foundational knowledge of the social, economic, and political realities of settler-colonialism and its impacts on Indigenous peoples.

Application & Timeline

Timeline: Applications will be accepted until end of business January 20, 2025. Successful candidates will be notified by email regarding the interview process, which will occur virtually in February 2025. Anticipated start date for this position is between July 1 to October 1, 2025 for 12 months.

All interested applicants should forward the following documents to Dr. Kaveh Darabian, Director in Postgraduate Child Psychiatry Training at BCCH:

• One letter of intent specifying which fellowship the applicant is applying to and outlining specific goals for the fellowship.
• An updated curriculum vitae (CV).
• Three letters of reference from supervisors.

Please address ALL applications and inquiries to:

Dr. Kaveh Darabian - Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Post Graduate Education Director
BC Children's Hospital, Mental Health Bldg
4500 Oak Street, Vancouver BC Canada V6H 3N1
Email: kaveh.darabian@cw.bc.ca

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from diverse backgrounds.