Program Information - University Information
Updated October 31, 2011
Queen's University
Our mission is to advance our tradition of preparing excellent physicians and leaders in health care by embracing a spirit of inquiry and innovation in education and research.
Since 1841, Queen's University has played a pivotal role in shaping the leaders of our country. The School of Medicine was established in 1854 and has produced physicians who have made a lasting contribution to society. The postgraduate programs at Queen's are, for the most part, highly interdependent. They form a spectrum of high-quality primary, specialty, and subspecialty programs that attract excellent candidates. These programs are highly complementary to the undergraduate program, in accordance with the principle of graded responsibility that underlies the Clinical Academic Unit model, the standard for clinical education in North America. We have an ongoing commitment to excellence in family medicine and selected specialties and subspecialties. Our environment and the flexibility of our programs suit particularly well our innovative programs in community-oriented general surgery, general internal medicine, and CFPC program in family medicine and which provide the breadth of training which is increasingly required for practice in rural, northern, and small and medium-sized communities throughout Canada.
Kingston is a beautiful city with excellent facilities for education, sports, the arts and recreation, making it excellent for learning and living. The presence of Queen's University and the Royal Military College makes for a cosmopolitan environment.
All of the hospitals which may be used by Queen's University programs are listed below. Kingston General Hospital, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston and Providence Continuing Care Centre comprise the Southeastern Ontario Health Sciences Centre (SEOHSC).
Kingston General Hospital
Number of beds 402
Number of deliveries/year 2,111
Number of residents 448
Number of emergency patients/year 49,313
This hospital provides tertiary care services for Southeastern Ontario. It has a neonatal unit with level III nursery. This is also a designated trauma centre. Following restructuring in 1997, all acute inpatient care for the area is now centralized at KGH.
Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston
Number of ambulatory care visits/year 332,000
Number of Urgent Care Centre visits/year 51,309
Number of Day Surgery visits per year 7,218
Other clinical procedures (such as endoscopy) and in-patient psychiatry admissions/ year 135,976
Following restructuring, the Hotel Dieu Hospital now focuses on ambulatory care services - including out-patient surgery and the vast majority of primary, secondary and tertiary out-patient clinic activities.
Providence Continuing Care Centre - St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital, Kingston
Number of beds 144
Provides geriatrics, rehabilitation and chronic care for both inpatient and outpatients.
Providence Continuing Care Centre - Mental Health Centre, Kingston
Number of beds 198
This hospital is used for both mandatory and elective rotations.
Northumberland Health Care Corp. - Coburg
Number of beds 32
Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Number of beds 494
Number of deliveries/year 1,465
This hospital is used for electives in Obstetrics for the Family Medicine program.
Quinte Health Care, Belleville General
Number of beds at QHC Belleville General 265
Number of beds at all QHC sites 324
Number of deliveries/year 1530
This hospital is used for electives in Internal Medicine and Obstetrics, General Surgery and Family Medicine.
Lakeridge Healthcare Corporation, Oshawa General Site
Number of beds 446
Number of deliveries/year 2,345
This hospital is used for electives in Obstetrics for Family Medicine residents and General Surgery.
Weeneebayko General Hospital, Moose Factory, Ontario
Number of beds 58
This hospital is used for electives in Pediatrics, Family Medicine and General Surgery.
Faculty-sponsored courses are provided in: communicable diseases, research methodology and critical appraisal and ACLS. It is required that all PGY-1 trainees complete these during the first year of training.
The university registration fee is $550.00 for all programs at Queen's (subject to change).
Queen's University has not charged tuition fees to residents to date.
| Accommodation for out-of-city rotations |
Yes (for most elective rotations and
all compulsory rotations) |
| Funds for travel to out-of-city rotations |
Limited funds are available for specialty residents.
Family Medicine Residents are fully funded. |
| BCLS/ACLS courses provided |
Yes |
See provincial PAIRO/OCOTH contracts.
All Queen's University programs will commence July 1st. An ACLS Course is offered during the week prior to the commencement of the PGY-1 training year. Any resident who has not previously taken the course should be prepared to register for the course and come to Kingston early that week. Details will be sent out with the letters of offer after matching in the spring.
G. Ross Walker, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education
Faculty of Health Sciences
Queen's University
70 Barrie St.
Kingston ON K7L 3N6
Tel: (613) 533-2543
Fax: (613) 533-2132
E-mail: pgme@queensu.ca
http://meds.queensu.ca/postgrad/
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