We are please to announce the appointment of Dr. Cristina Ionescu as the next Program Director for the Child and Adolescent psychiatry subspecialty Program, effective July 1, 2023. Dr. Ionescu completed her subspecialty training in June 2022 and has been working as an outpatient child and adolescent psychiatrist at the JGH since her graduation. Dr. Ionescu will bring a combination of excellent clinical and leadership skills to the position, in addition to being hardworking, organized, and very relatable. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ionescu on her new appointment.

How genetics determine our life choices. BBC

Prévention du suicide: mieux accompagner les personnes à risque. Le Devoir

Analyser le profil psychologique de Myles Sanderson. Écoutez ici

The Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé has announced the recipients of salary awards on April 27. Congratulations to Drs. Mallar Chakravarty, Mahsa Dadar, Simon Ducharme, Michael Lifshitz, Corina Nagy, Geneviève Sauvé, Jai Shah, Eszter Szekely, Rob Whitley, recipients of the FRQS Chercheurs-Boursier awards!

The awardees and their respective projects can be found here

The Department of Psychiatry is inviting students and trainees who have published an addiction-related paper to apply for the 2023 Leyton Addiction Research Prize. Each year a prize of $1,000 is awarded to the trainee who has published the best addictions-related paper. The recipient of the Leyton Addiction Research Prize will be announced at Student Research Day in the spring of 2023.