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Announcement: Dr. Patricia Hall appointed Chair/Department Head, Department of Psychiatry
Office of the Dean
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Patricia Hall has been appointed to the Department of Psychiatry as: Chair (Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University) and Department Head (London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London).
The positions are effective December 1, 2025 to November 30, 2030.
Dr. Hall completed her MD at the University of Ottawa in 2004 and completed her Psychiatry residency at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, in 2009. In 2013, she completed her second Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP).
Dr. Hall has served as Chair of the Division of CAP and CAP Site Lead at LHSC since 2020. Since 2023, she has served as Interim Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Western and Interim Department Head of CAP at LHSC.
A nationally recognized leader, Dr. Hall established the first CAP Subspecialty Residency Program at Western – one of the first in Canada – and served as the Program Director for ten years. Dr. Hall has participated in the Royal College CAP Specialty Committee, the Royal College Competency Based Medical Education Working Group, the Education Committee for the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CACAP), the Association of Professors for CAP, and was a founding member of the CAP Coordinators of Psychiatric Education.
Clinically, Dr. Hall has been a transformational leader in child and youth mental health services across southwestern Ontario. Since 2012, she has held progressive medical leadership roles, leading multiple system redesign and quality improvement initiatives. Notable achievements include expanding inpatient and outpatient capacity, establishing a virtual regional CAP service, and developing an interprofessional emergency mental health care pathway.
Currently, Dr. Hall is a site co-investigator on a national Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)-funded research project examining children's mental health in paediatric emergency rooms and she is a co-principal investigator on a Children’s Health Research Institute (CHRI)-funded study looking at nature prescribing for youth with depression. She has earned national recognition from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (2019) and CACAP (2020). She has received Schulich Medicine & Dentistry Awards of Excellence in Postgraduate Education (2014, 2020) and Mentorship (2023), along with numerous departmental awards for teaching and faculty support.
Dr. Hall looks forward to working collaboratively with all members of the Department to best support clinical and departmental operations, ensure the optimal functioning of the Department, and advance research, education and clinical care.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Hall on her appointment.
John Yoo, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
Dean, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University
Adam Dukelow, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, CHE
Integrated Vice President, Medical & Academic Affairs
London Health Sciences Centre & St. Joseph’s Health Care London