Name:	Dr. Johanna Murphy
Title:	Program Director
E-mail:	Johanna.murphy@queensu.ca
Phone:	(613) 533-2780
Name:	Michelle Ledrew
Title:	Program Assistant
E-mail:	ledrewm@queensu.ca
Phone:	(613) 533-2780
Fax:	(613) 533-6654

Eligible candidates are those who qualify for Ontario Ministry of Health funding as PG4-6. Please visit the Provincial Eligibility Guidelines for Ontario (on the CaRMS website). All eligible candidates who are interested in General Internal Medicine are invited to apply.

Applicants must be able to commence training within six months of July 1, 2012.

Document	Mandatory	Optional
Medical school transcript	X
Reference letter Number of letters: 3 One must be from current Program Director.	X
Proof of Citizenship	X
Curriculum Vitae Which contains: Teaching and research positions held since graduation, Publications, Certificates/awards/scholarships/memberships and the year in which these were obtained.	X
MCCEE	X
MCCQEI	X
MCCQEII	X
Undergraduate transcript	X
Proof of Medical Degree	X
Outline of Postgraduate Medical Education	X

Applications submitted after the file review has opened on August 24, 2011 :

- will not be considered

References and other supporting documents which arrive after the file review has opened on August 24, 2011

- will be considered (so long as time permits.)

Date(s) of Interview: October 17 & 18, 2011

Invitation/ Notification Information:Candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted by email.

Details regarding Interview:

Following the interviews, members of the Selection Committee will meet to discuss the Rank Order List - candidates will be ranked based on cumulative scores obtained on the file review and during the interview.

PGY4 year focusing on clinical practice leading to FRCPC.

• Small friendly program.
• Tertiary hospital to large catchment area with opportunities to rotate in regional community hospitals. Flexible training program to suit individual requirements/interests.
• Good exposure to wide variety of General Internal Medicine cases.
• Opportunity for own continuity clinic (one ½ day per week).
• Funding to attend CSIM conference in fall.
• Up-To-Date subscription.

The general internal medicine fellowship program is a 1-year program designed to provide enhanced training to residents who want to pursue a career in general medicine either in the community or at a University setting. We offer a mixture of compulsory and elective rotations that provide flexibility for candidates in order to meet their individual training requirements.

Outline

13 4-week rotations:

Compulsory

• Junior Staff Attending (CTU)
• Junior Staff Attending (CTU-ER)
• Junior Staff Attending (GIM Consults)
• Community Internal Medicine
• Longitudinal GIM Clinic
• Educational Conference attendance is required. This includes Core Medicine Rounds, Morning Report (Sign-in), Academic Half Day, Medical Mortality Rounds, Joint series with R4/R5 residents from other subspecialties programs of CanMeds roles.
• Preparation for RCPSC with multi-station OSCE and In-Training ABIM Exam.

Electives

• Medicine Electives
• Perioperative
• Community
• Ambulatory GIM
• Critical Care
• Research
• Geriatrics

Upon completion of training the resident is expected to be a competent specialist in general internal medicine. He/She must acquire the knowledge and skills common to all general internal medicine practice. They are expected to provide comprehensive care to the whole patient in an integrated fashion. They should be able to assume the role of consultant for medical problems on non-medical patient services, be comfortable managing acutely sick patients and providing a holistic approach to patients with chronic medical conditions/problems.

The majority of training is at our 2 main teaching hospitals – Kingston General Hospital (KGH) for inpatient medical services and the Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH) for ambulatory medicine. Rotations are available in Belleville, Oshawa and Peterborough. Electives can be arranged at other institutions around the country.