The Medical Council of Canada is pleased to confirm that the fall 2013 MCCQE Part II application session is now open. The two-day examination will be held on Saturday and Sunday, 26 and 27 October, 2013. IMPORTANT: In order to be eligible for the fall 2013 MCCQE Part II, candidates must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 12 months (52 weeks) of postgraduate clinical medical training no later than June 30, ...
The schedule for new resident orientation has been posted and can be viewed online. Orientation will take place on July 2, 2013 from 8:00am-4:30pm at the New Medical Building, 10 Arch Street.
All new and returning residents are invited to celebrate Canada day in downtown Kingston courtesy of PAIRO and the PGME Office. Bus tours of Kingston will be offered, and a Pub Night will take place at the Merchant Tap House on July 1st starting at 6:15pm. Please see the attached flyer for further details.
Residents who are finishing their programs this spring and applying for a CPSO Independent License are reminded that they will need to have their applications signed by a Commissioner for Taking Affidavits. A Commissioner is available in the PGME Office; please contact Nicholas Snider to make an appointment by email or by calling 613-533-2543.
The Canadian Physician Health Institute is a national program focused on promoting physician mental health and wellness. Created by the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Medical Foundation, the Institute works with and through partners, to share information and build knowledge around the issues related to physician mental health. To learn more, please visit our temporary website at www.cphi-icsm.ca ― we a...
Matched to Queen's? Download our app for newly admitted residents. It's got registration and orientation information, photo galleries, and more. Supports iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, Windows 8, and HTML 5 compatible devices. Find it at: http://myapp.is/QueensPostgrad
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Congratulations to those medical students who have been matched to one of our residency programs for 2013-2014. We are looking forward to having you join the postgraduate community at Queen's. Information about registration and orientation will be sent to you in April. If you have any questions in the meantime, please don't hesitate to contact us at pgme@queensu.ca.
Residents are invited to attend the John Austin Society's Medical History Lecture Series. The first lecture is entitled "Key Opinion Leaders: Choreographing The Pharmaceutical Two-Step". The pharmaceutical industry uses some physicians, called key opinion leaders or KOLs, as intermediaries to influence prescribing physicians. The KOL concept is owed in part to the work of sociologist Paul Lazarsfeld a...
CLIME 2013 / ICLÉM 2013 – February 4-7, 2013 – Ottawa ON We are pleased to inform you that CAME, in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the Medical Council of Canada, the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, and the College of Family Physicians of Canada, will be sponsoring the 2013 edition of the Canadian Leadership Institute for Medical Educati...
The Canadian Association of Internes and Residents (CAIR) is pleased to reveal the new layout for its quarterly newsletter,CAIR Update, which can be downloaded here. Please note that there is a resident wellbeing leadership opportunity offered for the upcoming International Conference in Physician Health. CAIR, in partnership with the conference organizers and the Canadian Medical Foundation, is seeking residents...
The new Strategic Direction for the Faculty of Health Sciences and School of Medicine Strategic Plan 2012-2016 have been released. These documents outline othe new Faculty vision, a new mission for the School of Medicine, plus the strategic priorities that will be undertaken as we move forward. Residents are encouraged to visit the School of Medicine website featuring a video summary and online copies of th...
The examination will be held on Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28, 2012 (some centres will open both days and other centers on either Saturday or Sunday). IMPORTANT: In order to be eligible for the fall 2012 MCCQE Part II, candidates must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 12 months (52 weeks) of postgraduate clinical medical training no later than June 30, 2012. Family Medicine eligib...
Registration is now open for three unique educational forums designed to advancing residency training. All three will be hosted by the Royal College in Ottawa during the third week in October.International Conference on Surgical Education and Training (ICOSET) October 17-18, 2012. Click here to register.International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE) October 18-20, 2012. Click here to register.International R...
The Department of Family Medicine’s Residency Program has won this year’s Professional Association of Internes and Residents of Ontario (PAIRO) Residency Program Excellence Award. The award recognizes programs that provide positive and rewarding experiences for their residents, while producing expertly trained physicians. The Family Medicine program is the third Queen’s residency program to win ...
Congratulations to all of the medical students who matched to Queen's. You will receive your orientation packages later this month and in the meantime, please check out the New Resident section of our website for information on Queen's, Kingston, and much more. We're looking forward to welcoming you to our community in July and if you have any questions, just email us at pgme@queensu.ca.
The Fall 2011 edition of the PGME Resident Newsletter is now available. It has been emailed to all residents, Program Directors, and Program Assistants.
Queen’s postgraduate medical education has received its most successful accreditation review in recent memory. “The reviewers told us they were blown away by Queen’s. They complimented us virtually each and every time we met with them,” says Richard Reznick, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, and Director, School of Medicine. The accreditation team of 20 physicians and educators conducte...
