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.
The Public Health and Preventive Medicine (PHPM) program at Queen’s University is a unique training program jointly administered by the Department of Family Medicine and Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health. Over five years of training, residents develop their skills as physicians through learning experiences that explore ways to improve the health of individuals and communities at the local, provincial, national, and international levels. Upon graduation, residents receive certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
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.
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.
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.
Queen's Palliative Medicine runs up to 3 concurrent residency programs:
The Department of Ophthalmology offers a five-year program preparing residents for comprehensive careers in the field, further subspecialty training, or careers in academic medicine.
We have a rich history as an education-focused department providing innovative, in-depth learning opportunities and exposure to research within a tight-knit and collegial atmosphere. We have a strong track-record of producing excellent medical and surgical experts in ophthalmology for nearly 70 years.
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 gynaecology as highly competent, responsible, and ethical physicians.
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.
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.