The program provides CITP Fellows with a unique combination of academic instruction in research methodology and an apprenticeship as an active member of an established research team. The mentor acts both as a research supervisor and as a facilitator of the Fellow's career development. The Fellow and the mentor establish a supervisory committee composed of faculty members in the Faculty of Health Sciences, including some from outside the Department of Psychiatry. It is most likely that a resident will enter the program during his or her last year of residency, but graduate students from social work, psychology, sociology, etc., are also welcome to apply if clinical research in mental disorders is seen as desirable. Clinical experience will be determined by the fellow's interests within the broad range of General Psychiatry.
Opportunities exist for participation in clinical research which is largely descriptive in nature.
Fellows are encouraged to undertake advanced training at the Institute for Medical Sciences. The fellowship is tailored to the interest and the needs of the fellows.