The Postgraduate Medical Education Committee (PGMEC) supports the Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education at Queen’s University in planning, organizing and evaluating all aspects of residency education. The Committee is responsible for developing appropriate policies and processes to oversee residency education; advocating for resources to facilitate and enhance residency education; and, addressing social accountability within residency programs ensuring the needs of the population are served.
Download the PGMEC Terms of Reference here.
| Core Committee | |
| Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education (Chair) | Dr. Karen Schultz |
| Anatomical Pathology Program Director | Dr. Christopher Davidson |
| Anesthesiology Program Director | Dr. Marta Cenkowski |
| Cardiology Program Director | Dr. Samir Hazra |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Dr. Johanne Roberge |
| Clinician Investigator Program Director | Dr. Anne Ellis |
| Critical Care Program Director | Dr. Paul Heffernan |
| Diagnostic Radiology Program Director | Dr. Andrew Chung Dr. Benjamin Kwan |
| Emergency Medicine Program Director | Dr. Erin Brennan Dr. Chris Evans |
| Family Medicine Program Director | Dr. Brent Wolfrom |
| Family Medicine Enhanced Skills Program Director | Dr. Meg Gemmill |
| FM / Anesthesia Program Coordinator | Dr. Valerie McLeod |
| FM / Care of the Elderly Program Coordinator | Dr. Christopher Frank |
| FM / Emergency Medicine Program Coordinator | Dr. Matthew Stacey |
| Gastroenterology Program Director | Dr. Mark Ropeleski |
| General Internal Medicine Program Director | Dr. Laura Marcotte |
| General Surgery Program Director | Dr. Sarah Jones |
| Geriatric Psychiatry | Dr. Maria Hussain |
| Hematology Program Director | Dr. Janet Lui |
| Infectious Diseases | Dr. Evan Wilson |
| Internal Medicine Program Director | Dr. Stephen Gauthier Dr. Sara Awad Dr. Bikrampal Sidhu |
| Medical Oncology Program Director | Dr. Francisco Vera Badillo |
| Nephrology Program Director | Dr. Hasitha Welihinda |
| Neurology Program Director | Dr. Lysa Lomax |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology Program Director | Dr. Marisa Horniachek |
| Ophthalmology Program Director | Dr. Mark Bona |
| Orthopedic Surgery Program Director | Dr. Davide Bardana |
| Pediatric Program Directors | Dr. Kirk Leifso |
| Palliative Care Medicine Program Director | Dr. Craig Goldie |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program Director | Dr. Sussan Askari |
| Psychiatry Program Director | Dr. Eric Prost |
| Public Health and Preventive Medicine Program Director | TBA |
| Radiation Oncology Program Director | Dr. Martin Korzeniowski |
| Respirology Program Director | Dr. Christina Liak |
| Rheumatology Program Director | Dr. Marie Clements-Baker |
| Surgical Foundations Program Director | Dr. Timothy Phillips Dr. Sarah Jones |
| Urology Program Director | Dr. Michael Leveridge |
| Director, Resident Wellness | Dr. Melissa Andrew |
| Assistant Dean, Distributed Medical Education | Dr. Ruzica Jokic |
| Chief, Academic and Medical Affairs, Kingston Health Sciences Centre | Chris Gillies |
| Director of Medical Administration, Providence Care | Allison Philpot |
| Resident Representatives | |
| PARO Representative | Dr. Bryce Chen Dr. Rosy Fournier Dr. Nimrit Bath |
| CFPC Resident Representative | |
| RCPSC Resident Representative | |
| Non-Voting Members | |
| Vice Dean, Education | Dr. Leslie Flynn |
| EDI Faculty Lead, FHS | Dr. Mala Joneja |
| Program Manager, Postgraduate Medical Education | Jordan Sinnett |
| Accreditation Coordinator, Postgraduate Medical Education | Karen Spilchen |
| Family Medicine - Kingston & 1000 Islands Site Director | Dr. Kelly Howse |
| Family Medicine - Belleville/Quinte Site Director | Dr. Nadia Knarr |
| Family Medicine - Peterborough/Kawartha Site Director | Dr. Kim Curtin |
| Family Medicine - Bowmanville/Oshawa/Lakeridge Site Director | Dr. Wei-Hsi Pang |
| Family Medicine - Indigenous Health | Dr. Michael Green |
| Family Medicine - Global Health | Dr. Eva Purkey |
| Family Medicine - Women's Health | Dr. Rupa Patel |
| Medical Director, Academic Affairs - Lakeridge Health Corporation | Dr. Randy Wax |
| Director, Assessment and Evaluation and Chair, Education Advisory Board | Laura McEwen, PhD |
| Director, Marketing and Recruitment | Nicholas Snider |
| Chair, Resident Advisory Board | |
| Member of the Public | Diane Kelly |
| RCPSC Program Administrator | Genevieve Bureau |
| CFPC Program Administrator | Laura McDiarmid |
| Educational Consultant Representative | Lindsay Crawford |
| Queen's Resident Medical Education Committee | Dr. Ian Pereira Dr. Jessica Trier |
| EDI Resident Representatives | Dr. Julie Le Dr. Nikita Arora |
| Fellowship Education Advisory Committee |
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Date |
Time and Location |
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September 16, 2021 |
12:00-1:30pm |
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October 14, 2021 |
12:00-1:30pm |
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November 24, 2021 |
12:00-1:30pm |
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December 15, 2021 |
12:00-1:30pm |
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January 27, 2022 |
12:00-1:30pm |
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February 23, 2022 |
12:00-1:30pm |
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March 24, 2022 |
12:00-1:30pm |
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April 13, 2022 |
12:00-1:30pm |
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May 26, 2022 |
12:00-1:30pm |
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June 22, 2022 |
12:00-1:30pm |
The PGY1 Subcommittee of the Postgraduate Medical Education Committee (PGMEC) has been established to make recommendations to the PGMEC regarding affairs of the PGY1 programs. The PGY1 Subcommittee will discuss several key topics including:
- Queen's postgraduate quotas in the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS)
- curriculum review and development for the Core Academic Days
- resident assignment and management for PGY1 required rotations
An updated Terms of Reference will be posted shortly.
The Resident Advisory Committee was established in August 2012 to provide a forum for resident engagement in policy and management decisions within the affiliated teaching hospitals. Working collaboratively with hospital administration, the committee reports to the Postgraduate Medical Education Committee (PGMEC).
The Critical Care Medicine (CCM) Position Allocation Subcommittee reviews requests and makes recommendations to the CCM Training Program and the Associate Dean, PGME, on the annual allocation of trainees participating in CCM at Queen's University and at CCM designated training sites.