Prospective Applicants
Introduction
Queen’s University Emergency Medicine is at the forefront of clinical research and education. We proudly retain some of Canada’s first emergency medicine physician specialists and benefit from their wisdom, knowledge and expertise. With these individuals, and a bright, energetic group of new faculty and superb resident group, we are able to provide one of the most comprehensive and diverse teaching programs in the country.
We are a major research centre, with a very active and well funded group of primary and collaborative investigators. The faculty team has a considerable range of secondary interests that are complementary to emergency medicine. We have physicians in our faculty who have Master’s degrees in Medical Education and in Clinical Epidemiology, fellowships in medical toxicology, critical care, ED bedside ultrasound, public health and disaster planning and expertise in sports medicine. Our department boasts an internationally recognized Injury Research Group and can provide opportunities in international health, cruise ship medicine, pre-hospital care and high-level administrative responsibilities. Some faculty members have focused their secondary interests on clinical procedures and best practice protocols.
We offer a flexible schedule with plenty of elective time to pursue and realize your personal interests and career goals. Despite the rigorous academic schedule, your colleagues have traditionally enjoyed spending time together outside of the hospital during social events or through such activities as cycling, windsurfing, golf, kayaking, triathlons and a range of winter sports.
Our small size fosters close working relationships with physicians and staff in all specialties and sub-specialties within the system. Moreover, the ability to interact with the small group of professionals time and again enhances our strong sense of community and family.
Educational Programs
We offer a 5-year FRCPC fellowship and a 1-year CCFP(EM) specialty in addition to several continuing education programs. Our FRCPC program focuses on the emergency medicine specialty, while the flexible schedule allows our students the time to become experts in a discipline outside but relevant to emergency medicine.
All of our residents are trained to develop proficiency in Emergency Department Targeted Ultrasound (EDTU). The Faculty of Health Sciences Patient Simulation Lab provides a setting where students and residents can learn and practice technical skills and resuscitation. The Lab is used for training in skills as basic as suturing and advanced as cardiac resuscitation, and is used extensively in the emergency medicine program.
As a resident you will see children’s emergencies on a regular basis. This longitudinal exposure facilitates the maintenance of a high level of paediatric EM skills. Nonetheless, all of our residents rotate through Ontario’s best known children’s hospitals. At The Hospital for Sick Children and Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) you will be exposed to toxicology and paediatric emergency medicine respectively.
Affiliated Hospitals
Kingston General Hospital (KGH) and Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH) are partners in the Southeastern Ontario Health Sciences Centre (SEOHSC), a joint healthcare delivery system composed of Kingston’s top healthcare providers. Other partners include Queen’s University, Providence Continuing Care Centre (St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital and the Mental Health Site), Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Community Care Access Centre and Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Health Unit. Together, the SEOHSC is able to provide unprecedented advanced and comprehensive care to our region.
KGH is Kingston’s oldest and l
argest hospital, opening its doors in 1838. KGH is a
452-bed major tertiary care referral facility for Southeastern Ontario located across the street from Lake Ontario. It has a 24-hour emergency care unit, designated trauma centre and receives emergencies flown in by helicopter to our helipad.
Hotel Dieu has been open since 1845 and is the Ambulatory Outpatient Teaching Hospital for SEOHSC. It houses an Urgent Care Centre that is complementary to the Kingston General Emergency Department.
