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Anesthesiology

We provide the highest quality programs to enable our residents to become confident, successful anesthesiologists. In order to achieve this goal, we have developed a comprehensive five year program that is fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Given that our focus is to prepare trainees for careers in a variety of settings, we encourage them to be adaptable and practice in a realistic environment. While on call, our residents are available for any type of emergency, be it a call for the cardiac arrest or the trauma team (of which they are members) or to provide anesthetic services for all surgical procedures from obstetrics to cardiac to neonatal surgery.

For general inquiries please email our office or call us at 613-548-2482.

Program Director: Dr. Jordan Leitch

Assistant Program Director: Dr. Marta Cenkowski

Program Assistant: Deborah Leach

Cardiology

The Division of Cardiology offers a three year speciality training program leading to Royal College certification in Adult Cardiology. The program is based primarily at Kingston General Hospital, and additional training in Kingston occurs at Hotel Dieu Hospital and the Kingston Heart Clinic.

For general inquiries please email our office or call us at (613) 549-6666 x 2460

Program Director: Dr. Samir Hazra

Assistant Program Director: Dr. Zardasht Jaff

Program Assistant: Miriam Bowen

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

The Queen’s University Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) subspecialty training program is approved by the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada. The two-year comprehensive training program adheres to the RCPSC training requirements and offers a broad spectrum of clinical, scholarly and research and community collaboration experience. The clinical experience includes inpatient and outpatient psychiatry within a multidisciplinary team (MDT) model. There are dedicated outpatient clinics for Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Eating Disorders and Urgent Psychiatric Consult Care.

Program Director: Dr. Amer Sapru

Assistant Program Director: Dr. Jennifer Wong

Program Assistant: Allie Singers

Clinician Investigator Program

The Queen’s University Clinician Investigator Program (CIP) is an intensive, research-based postgraduate medical education program accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). It aims to develop the next generation of Clinician Scientist research leaders who will have the skill sets to achieve broad-based excellence not only in research but also as clinicians, supervisors/mentors, teachers and academics in general.

Program Director: Dr. Kerstin de Wit

Program Assistant: Isabel Gastelú

Critical Care Medicine

Queen's University is proud to offer one of Canada's leading subspecialty training programs in Critical Care Medicine. As a fully accredited program by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Queen's offers trainees a rigorous and intensive curriculum, while providing individuals the flexibility to tailor their experience to meet their academic and career goals. Fellowship at Queen's offers all the benefits of a tertiary academic center with world class research and education infrastructure. Moreover, the smaller program size fosters a close, supportive relationship between our faculty and trainees.

Program Director: Paul Heffernan

Program Assistant: Laura Garofalo

Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology (formerly Anatomical Pathology)

The Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at Queen’s University has a long history of training outstanding pathologists. Fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the residency program offers comprehensive training in the study of Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology.

Program Director: Dr. Christine Orr

Assistant Program Director: Dr. Ami Wang

Program Assistant: Micheline McDonald

Diagnostic Radiology

The Department of Radiology offers a rigorous, five-year residency program which imparts our trainees with the knowledge and skills to be excellent radiologists, whether heading directly into practice or to further subspecialty training. Our graduates are well prepared for the certification examination of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and are highly sought-after specialists who have gone on to practice in a wide variety of academic health centres, community hospitals, and private clinics.

Program Director: Dr. Andrew Chung

Program Assistant: Ashlee Charlton

Administrative Assistant: Brenda Wood

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Emergency Medicine

The Department of Emergency Medicine offers a five-year residency program for those who wish to pursue a career in academic emergency medicine. Our program is nationally recognized and is highly successful in attracting top candidates each year. As one of the first Emergency Medicine residency programs in Canada, our curriculum has been carefully developed and refined to offer our residents an outstanding educational experience.

For general inquiries please email our office or call us at 613-549-6666 x7660.

Program Director: Dr. Erin Brennan

Assistant Program Director: Dr. Chris Evans

Program Assistant: Mary Lee

Endocrinology and Metabolism

The Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism offers a two-year subspecialty residency training program. Our program is designed to provide residents with the knowledge, skills and experience to practice as consultants in endocrinology and metabolism.

For general inquiries please email our office or call us at 613-549-6666 x7660.

Program Director: Dr. Joshua Lakoff

Program Assistant: Gurvinder Singh Kamboj

Family Medicine

Our program is offered at four different training sites (Kingston & 1000 Islands, Belleville-Quinte, Peterborough-Kawartha, and Queen’s-Bowmanville-Oshawa-Lakeridge). Each site has its own unique curriculum, but we are all united under the same goals of competent and comprehensive family practice. Four sites, one vision. I encourage you to learn more about each site through these web pages and to visit them in person if you have the chance. We also offer extensive PGY3 programs that will take your learning even further.

Program Director: Dr. Kim Curtin

Assistant Program Director: Dr. Jiwei (Josh) Li

Associate Director, Education: Laura McDiarmid

Manager, Education: Harleen Toor

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Kingston and 1000 Islands

The Family Medicine Residency Program at Queen's University is a flexible and innovative two-year residency program fully accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. This award-winning program is offered at four different training sites: Kingston and 1000 Islands, Belleville-Quinte, Peterborough-Kawartha, and Queen's-Bowmanville-Oshawa-Lakeridge. While the curriculum is unique to each site, all residents complete the program as competent and capable physicians with the skills to practice Family Medicine anywhere in the world.

Program Director: Dr. Kelly Howse

Program Assistant: Jenn Duffy

Site Coordinator: Katreena Davis

Belleville-Quinte

The Family Medicine Residency Program at Queen's University is a flexible and innovative two-year residency program fully accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. This award-winning program is offered at four different training sites: Kingston and 1000 Islands, Belleville-Quinte, Peterborough-Kawartha, and Queen's-Bowmanville-Oshawa-Lakeridge. While the curriculum is unique to each site, all residents complete the program as competent and capable physicians with the skills to practice Family Medicine anywhere in the world.

Site Director: Dr. Kaci Carter

Program Assistant: Jessica Hughson

Bowmanville-Oshawa-Lakeridge

The Family Medicine Residency Program at Queen's University is a flexible and innovative two-year residency program fully accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. This award-winning program is offered at four different training sites: Kingston and 1000 Islands, Belleville-Quinte, Peterborough-Kawartha, and Queen's-Bowmanville-Oshawa-Lakeridge. While the curriculum is unique to each site, all residents complete the program as competent and capable physicians with the skills to practice Family Medicine anywhere in the world.

Program Director: Dr. Seema Jain

Senior Site Coordinator: Julie Hodges

Site Coordinator: Hollee Wedge

Peterborough-Kawartha

The Family Medicine Residency Program at Queen's University is a flexible and innovative two-year residency program fully accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. This award-winning program is offered at four different training sites: Kingston and 1000 Islands, Belleville-Quinte, Peterborough-Kawartha, and Queen's-Bowmanville-Oshawa-Lakeridge. While the curriculum is unique to each site, all residents complete the program as competent and capable physicians with the skills to practice Family Medicine anywhere in the world.

Program Director: Dr. Chloé Corbeil

Program Assistant: Anjali Sivan

Family Medicine - Enhanced Skills

The Department of Family Medicine's PGY3 Enhanced Skills (ES) program offers a diverse range of options for residents interested in pursuing additional training after completion of their core two-year residency program.

Programs include:

The Program Assistants for all programs are Dana Rae and Vanessa Patterson.

Enhanced Skills Program Director: Dr. Craig Goldie Program Assistant: Dana Rae

Emergency Medicine

Queen's University offers one of Canada's largest CCFP-EM programs. It is a popular and well-respected program that provides residents with comprehensive clinical and academic exposure to ensure proficiency in the management of acute and critical illness with the Emergency Department setting.

Program Director: Dr. Matthew Stacey

Assistant Program Director: Dr. Andrew Armstrong

Program Assistant: Dana Rae

For general inquiries please email our office or call us at 613-533-9300 ext. 73005.

Gastroenterology

The Division of Gastroenterology at Queen's University offers a nationally respected two-year residency program that prepares graduates for stimulating careers as independent consultants and academic physicians.

Our residents benefit from an outstanding educational experience. The Gastroenterology program provides exposure to a wide diversity of cases and procedures while strongly supporting research at the same time.

Program Director: Dr. David Rodrigues

Program Assistant: Rachel Lacelle

General Internal Medicine

The Division of General Internal Medicine offers a one to two-year fellowship program that prepares graduates for a wide variety of careers ranging from community-based practice to academic medicine. Our friendly program provides excellent opportunities and flexibility to meet the needs of the learners preparing them for FRCPC certification and beyond.

Program Director: Dr. Steven Montague

Program Assistant: Ana Alexandru

General Surgery

The Division of General Surgery offers a five-year residency program fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

We are committed to the delivery of exceptional teaching, along with continuing involvement and support of our resident staff.

Program Director: Dr. Sarah Jones

Assistant Program Director: Dr. David Robertson

Program Assistant: Cynthia MacIntosh

Geriatric Psychiatry

The Residency Program in Geriatric Psychiatry is approved by the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada. Training will be carried out at five sites in the Kingston area, each of which has a site director to help facilitate the residents’ learning activities. The division of Geriatric Psychiatry is comprised of a very strong faculty complement with a national reputation for excellence in research and pioneering development in the field of Geriatric Psychiatry.

Program Director: Dr. Maria Hussain

Program Assistant: Cortney Longfield

Hematology

The Hematology program at Queen's University is a rigorous two-year residency program focusing on the nature, function, and diseases of the blood. It is an intellectually stimulating specialty offering an ideal combination of clinical medicine, pathology, and the use of sophisticated technology to make specific diagnoses and treat illness.

Program Director: Dr. Janet Lui

Program Assistant: Michele Steenbakkers

Infectious Diseases

The Department of Medicine at Queen's University is launching a new residency program in Infectious Diseases. More information coming soon!

Read more about the Division of Infectious Diseases here.

Program Director: Dr. Evan Wilson

Program Assistant: Dori Silver

Internal Medicine

Queen's University is proud to offer one of Canada's leading programs in Internal Medicine. Fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, our core program currently trains 68 residents with approximately 130 faculty (full-time, part-time) in the Department of Medicine. The program is predominantly based at Kingston Health Sciences Center (https://kingstonhsc.ca) which serves the City of Kingston and a large catchment area with approximately 600,000 patients in Southeastern Ontario. KHSC is a tertiary care referral hospital for the region and provides the highest standards of health care.

Program Director: Dr. Stephen Gauthier

Assistant Program Directors: Dr. Sara Awad (Teaching and Learning)
Dr. Bikrampal Sidhu (Assessment)
Dr. Marie Leung (Wellness)

Program Manager: Gemma McEachern

Program Administrator: Emily Barnes

Medical Oncology

The two-year program is structured to meet the objectives and specialty training requirements in Medical Oncology established by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and to allow eligibility for the examination leading to the Certificate of Special Competence in Medical Oncology.

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Program Director: Dr. Francisco Vera-Badillo

Program Assistant: Mallory Walker

Nephrology

Nephrology is the subspecialty of Internal Medicine that is primarily concerned with diseases of the kidney. The Nephrology program at Queen’s University is a two-year residency program that prepares its trainees for independent practice as consultant nephrologists. Residents graduate with in-depth and demonstrable skills in all aspects of nephrology (also known as renal medicine), and a working knowledge of the basic and applied sciences relevant to kidney disease and treatment.

Program Director: Dr. Hasitha Welihinda

Program Assistant: Jessica Newton

Neurology

The Division of Neurology at Queen's University is proud to offer a five-year postgraduate residency program fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Our residents have exposure to a good mix of neurological cases as our unit draws the most complex and challenging neurologic cases from the region, and this mixture of common and unusual patient presentations prepares residents well for clinical practice.

Program Director: Dr. Lysa Boisse Lomax

Program Assistant: Michelle Wolfreys

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Queen's University is proud to offer one of Canada's leading residency programs. Fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, our five-year residency program provides residents with an outstanding educational experience. Upon completion of their training, our residents are fully prepared to practice general obstetrics and gynecology as highly competent, responsible, and ethical physicians.

Program Director: Dr. Marisa Horniachek

Assistant Program Director: Dr. George Gray

Program Assistant: Julie Wimmer

Ophthalmology

The overall goal of the Ophthalmology Residency Program at Queen's University is to produce excellent ophthalmologists—confident medical and surgical experts, and accomplished communicators with the skills and values to be leaders within both the medical community and the community as a whole. We are an education-focused department providing innovative, in-depth learning opportunities in a collegial atmosphere, and our extensive and varied educational programs prepare residents for success across the complete spectrum of ophthalmology. From the world of academia to community-based comprehensive practice, Queen’s graduates excel.

Acting Program Director: Dr. Sarah Simpson

Program Assistant: Shauna Vinkle

Orthopedic Surgery

The Division of Orthopaedic Surgery offers a five-year residency program fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The program covers a broad range of orthopaedic subspecialty disciplines including lower extremity and total joint replacement, hand and upper extremity, microsurgery, pediatric orthopaedics, spine surgery, sports medicine and arthroscopic reconstruction, foot and ankle surgery, orthopaedic traumatology and oncology.

Program Director: Dr. Davide Bardana

Assistant Program Director: Dr. Kristi Wood

Program Assistant: Kim Lloyd

Palliative Medicine

Queen's Palliative Medicine runs up to 3 concurrent residency programs:

A 1-year "enhanced skills" program through family medicine, leading to a Certificate of Added Competency (CAC) from the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
A 2-year subspecialty program, entered through internal medicine, neurology, or anaesthesia, leading to a subspecialty designation from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
A Sponsored Visa Trainee program when educational and clinical capacity allows.

Program Director: Dr. Craig Goldie

Assistant Program Director: Dr. Majid Iqbal

Program Assistant: Ruili Fang

Pediatrics

The Department of Pediatrics at Queen's includes departmental academic general pediatricians, community consultant pediatricians, and academic subspecialists. Particular departmental strengths include general pediatrics, behavioural and developmental pediatrics, neonatology and genetics. Our philosophy is geared towards providing excellent pediatric training for those planning an eventual career in consultant general pediatrics, academic general pediatrics, or subspecialty pediatrics.

Program Director: Dr. Kirk Leifso

Assistant Program Director: Dr. Lauren Wheaton

Program Assistant: Elizabeth King

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, also known as Physiatry, is the branch of medicine concerned with the comprehensive diagnosis, medical management and rehabilitation of people of all ages with neuromusculoskeletal disorders and associated disabilities. Physiatrists work in a diverse range of subspecialty areas to help patients with a variety of impairments related to conditions such as stroke acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputation, and various musculoskeletal disorders. Physiatrists play a vital role in our health care system and as the Canadian population continues to age, the demand for their services will only continue to grow.

For general inquiries please email our office or call us at 613-544-4900 Ext. 53293.

Program Director: Dr. Jessica Trier

Program Assistant: Kaitlyn Cats

Psychiatry

The Residency Program develops academic and clinical psychiatrists with skills suited to contemporary best practice patterns based on evidence-based medicine. It provides training in an atmosphere of close working relationships amongst the residents and faculty. Two general hospitals and a provincial psychiatric hospital, situated in close proximity, form the institutional basis, which links the academic department at Queen's. These together with community outreach programs provide the residents with opportunity for the development of comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management skills for the spectrum of psychiatric disorders.

For general inquiries please email our office or call us at 613-544-3400 ext 2507.

Program Director: Dr. Matthew Tobin

Academic Program Coordinator: Courtney Vandermeer

Public Health and Preventive Medicine

The Residency Program develops academic and clinical psychiatrists with skills suited to contemporary best practice patterns based on evidence-based medicine. It provides training in an atmosphere of close working relationships amongst the residents and faculty. Two general hospitals and a provincial psychiatric hospital, situated in close proximity, form the institutional basis, which links the academic department at Queen's. These together with community outreach programs provide the residents with opportunity for the development of comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management skills for the spectrum of psychiatric disorders.

Associate Program Director: Dr. Samantha Buttemer

Program Assistant: Kathleen Thompson

Radiation Oncology

The Radiation Oncology program is a comprehensive five-year residency training program dedicated to the training of exceptional Radiation Oncologists. We are a fully accredited program by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. We are focused on providing a high standard of patient care, knowledge and skills, necessary for our graduates to function independently as competent generalists in Radiation Oncology.

Program Director: Dr. Martin Korzeniowski

Program Assistant: Mallory Walker

Respirology

The Division of Respirology and Sleep Medicine at Queen’s University has a robust education program in Core Respiratory Medicine training. Additionally, the Division offers subspecialty training experiences in Sleep Medicine and Interstitial Lung Diseases. The Division maintains a very active and successful academic teaching and research program.

Program Director: Dr. Christina Liak

Program Assistant: Hayley Stitt

Rheumatology

The Division of Rheumatology at Queen's University offers a two-year residency program in Adult Rheumatology fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. Residents are prepared for independent practice through training in the specialized assessment and care of patients with Rheumatological, Autoimmune, and Musculoskeletal Health Disorders.

Program Director: Dr. Marie Clements-Baker

Program Assistant: Holly Shea

Surgical Foundations

The Surgical Foundations program works in conjunction with individual surgical specialties to deliver fundamental skills and knowledge to surgical residents with the goal of providing a sound grounding in principles common to all surgical disciplines. Classically this has occurred during the first 16 blocks. Recently Surgical Foundations has adopted and implemented a Competency-Based Medical Education model emphasizing ability and proficiency over a time-based teaching model. Surgical Foundations includes residents from General Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Urology and Obstetrics, and Gynecology residency programs.

Program Director: Dr. Michael Yacob

Program Coordinator: Kim Lloyd

Urology

The primary objective of the Urology Residency Training Program is to ensure that the trainee is competent in all aspects of the care of patients with Urological Disease. The specific objectives will align with the Royal College Objectives of Training in Urology and Specialty Training Requirements in Urology. They are very detailed and will be of use to assess preparedness for the Royal College exams. They can also be used by the resident to evaluate the quality and comprehensiveness of the training program. Specific objectives are available on a rotation-by-rotation basis. The resident should become familiar with the objectives early in the first year of training and seek learning experiences (textbooks, journal articles, computer-assisted simulations, and demonstrations) and actual or simulated patient cases, appropriate for the attainment of each objective. The rotation-specific objectives of the three years of Urological training will provide more guidance as to self-assessment of progress through the training program.

Program Director: Dr. Jason Izard

Program Assistant: Bev Howes