Spotlight on Dr. Eduardo Chachamovitch
This week, the Department of Psychiatry would like to put the spotlight on Dr. Eduardo Chachamovich.
Dr. Chachamovich is a psychiatrist with research expertise in Aboriginal mental health and in modern psychometric analyses. He received his doctorate in Psychiatry from UFRGS/Brazil and University of Edinburgh/UK and has been involved for several years in multi-centre studies with the World Health Organization. He also completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ which consisted of a comprehensive assessment of risk and protective factors for suicide completion among Inuit in the Territory of Nunavut.
At ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, he is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Psychiatry. He is also a member of the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Group for Suicide Studies and the Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research (NAHMR). Dr. Chachamovich is involved in the RUIS ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ committee for the promotion of the mental health care of the Great North and co-directs the Great North Mental Health Program alongside Mr. Charles-Edouard Carrier. His teaching activities include supervision of residents in northern communities as well as mentoring graduate students.
Based at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Dr. Chachamovich has a leadership position in advancing culturally-appropriate research and psychiatric care of the Aboriginal peoples in Quebec. He has been awarded with the FRSQ checheur-boursier clinicien 2011-2015.
“I am honored and excited to have the chance to work in such a productive and inspiring environment. I am especially grateful for the significant support of the Department of Psychiatry that has helped me to pursue my research career on Aboriginal mental health and well-being.â€â€”Dr. Eduardo Chachamovich.