Program Overview | Family Medicine | School of Medicine

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Program Vision and Overview

Vision statement

The Public Health and Preventive Medicine Program at Queen’s University trains innovative public health physicians striving for better health for all.

Mission statement

Queen’s PHPM provides leadership in public health physician training through pioneering creative curriculum, developing special expertise, and emphasizing diversity of experience.

Overview

Public Health and Preventive Medicine (PHPM) is a specialty that focuses on disease prevention at a population level through health promotion and health protection. While there are some clinical components to PHPM practice (sexual health clinics, immunizations, communicable diseases), the specialty is primarily focused on population-based health assessment, and interventions to improve the health of the entire population.

The Public Health and Preventive Medicine (PHPM) curriculum is designed to be flexible to meet your needs as a resident. We do our best to accommodate your specific interests during your clinical years (PGY1 and PGY2), during your academic year (PGY3), and during your public health consolidation years (PGY4 and PGY5).

In addition to your clinical rotations, you will attend academic sessions including weekly academic half-day and activities like bootcamp and the program retreat. Academic half-days are typically resident-led case-based learning sessions. Other academic half-days include journal club, exam preparation, and field visits. There are also opportunities for shared teaching with other departments, such as the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Infectious disease, as well as other PHPM programs in Canada.

Sample Queen's PHPM rotation schedule

Please note that rotation schedules vary considerably based on a resident’s interests and past experiences. This is only an example.