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Criteria for Eligibility to Become a Certificant of the

Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine 
  • Graduation from a Medical School approved by the Committee of Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools and the Liaison Committee of Medical Education of the United States; and/or hold a license in good standing with a provincial or territorial licensing authority.
  • Successful completion with a passing grade of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) examination or the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) examination.

AND Either Pathway "A" or "B"

 

 

Pathway A

Holds a certificate from one of the following three: 

Professional Corporation of Physicians of Quebec

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

College of Family Physicians of Canada


AND Evidence of successful completion of one year full time involvement or 50% over two years in the field of Addiction Medicine.

 

Pathway B:

  1. Evidence of successful completion of one year full time involvement or 50% over two years in the field of Addiction Medicine

  2. Membership in the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine for the two years preceding application.

  3. Attended the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Meeting, or its equivalent, for the two years prior to certification and show evidence of annual completion of a minimum of 25 hours of Continuing Medical Education credits in Addiction Medicine for each of the preceding two years prior to certification.

 

For additional information on certification, and to download an application form, please click the following link: Certification Information and Application Form

Year CSAM Certificant City
2000 Dr. Nady el-Guebaly Calgary, AB
Dr. Raju Hajela Calgary, AB
Dr. William G. Campbell Calgary, AB
Dr. Peter Mezciems deceased
Dr. Joseph MacMillan Alliston, ON
Dr. Mike Bloudoff North York, ON
Dr. I. Michael Kaufmann Toronto, ON
Dr. George McDermott Barrie, ON
Dr. Rudolf P. Regehr
2001 Dr. Michael D. Lester Toronto, ON
Dr. David Marsh Vancouver, BC
Dr. Graeme Cunningham Guelph, ON
Dr. Jean Pierre Chiasson Montreal, PQ
Dr. Ray Baker Kamloops, BC
Dr. Maris Andersons Toronto, ON
Dr. Lawrence Hoeschen Vancouver, BC
Dr. Sheldon Ira Hershkop Mississauga, ON
2002 Dr. Stephen Clarke Guelph, ON
Dr. William Hay Vancouver, BC
Dr. Launette Rieb Vancouver, BC
2003 Dr. Morag Fisher Winnipeg, MB
Dr. Bonnie H. Madonik Toronto, ON
Dr. Wendy Tolmie Guelph, ON
Dr. R. Ross Wheeler Toronto, ON
Dr. Robert Cooper Toronto, ON
Dr. Jeff Daiter Toronto, ON
Dr. David Evans Victoria, BC
Dr. Paul A. Farnan Richmond, BC
Dr. Kumar Gupta Toronto, ON
Dr. Karen A. Kennedy Guelph, ON
Dr. Leo O. Lanoie Prince Albert, SK
Dr. Larina Reyes-Smith Richmond, BC
Dr. Michael Varenbut Toronto, ON
Dr. Johan Wouterloot Mission, BC
2004 Dr. Thea Weisdorf Toronto, ON
2005 Dr. Wilhelmina Wildenboer-Williams Regina, SK
Dr. Gary Horvath Vancouver, BC
Dr. Craig Kuhn Ridgeway, ON
Dr. Louis Morissette Ottawa, ON
Dr. Conrad Sichler Burlington, ON
Dr. Vera Tarman Toronto, ON
Dr. Melanie Willows Ottawa, ON
2006 Dr. Lindy Lee Winnipeg, MB
Dr. Ronald Lim Calgary, AB
Dr. Hasan Moolla Battleford, SK
Dr. Samuel Oluwadairo Calgary, AB
Dr. Ray Steinman Toronto, ON
2007 Dr. Naved Ali Vancouver, BC
Dr. Jennifer Melamed Richmond, BC
Dr. Sridhar Nilam St. Catherines, ON
Dr. James Simm Winnipeg, MB
2009 Dr. David Luckow Montreal, QC
Dr. David Crockford Calgary, AB
2010 Dr. Trevor Gillmore Maple, ON
Dr. Robert Baker Kamloops, BC
Dr. Andrzej Koczapski Vancouver, BC
Dr. Hugh Colohan Calgary, AB
Dr. William Doran Wolfville, NS