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	Kingston and the Thousand Islands (KTI) Regular, DND & PHPM Streams	Belleville-Quinte (BQ)	Peterborough-Kawartha (PK)	Oshawa, Bowmanville, Lakeridge (QBOL)
Family Medicine Clinical Experience Structure	Block Mix of academic FM teaching unit in PGY-1 and community/rural family medicine in PGY-2	Horizontal Avg. 2-3 full days in Family Medicine clinic each week, alongside horizontal experiences in other disciplines	Horizontal Community-based Family Medicine clinic for 3 half-days per week throughout most of the PGY1 and PGY2 years with specialty experiences in blocks	Horizontal Family Medicine with other scattered horizontal experiences built into the schedule. Varies week to week but the aim is at least 50% of time is spent in Family Medicine
Total Elective Time	12 wk Regular & PHPM streams, 8 wk DND stream	8 wk	12 wk (one full time and two part-time with FM clinic maintained)	8 wk
PGY-1 Core Rotations (# 4wk blocks)	1 Bootcamp 6 core FM at QFHT 2 IM (mix of GIM, hospitalist, or Geri) Remainder varies by stream & includes 1 elective and mix of core rotations in peds, psych, palliative care, OB-GYN, EM, IM subspecialty, or surgery and other by stream	1 Bootcamp, Transition to Residency 2-3 days/week FM clinic ~4 separate weeks FM hospitalist ~2 separate weeks IM hospitalist ~1 week Psychiatry (mix of inpatient and outpatient) ~8 OB call shifts ~15 EM shifts 1 Elective block Additional horizontal experiences (see below)	1 Bootcamp Family Medicine Clinic 3 half-days/week horizontal Specialty blocks 2 Hospitalist 2 Emergency medicine 2 Pediatrics 2 OB-GYN 1 Geriatrics 2 Psychiatry 1 Elective Additional horizontal experiences in addictions medicine, sexual health and long-term care.	1 Bootcamp and tool-kit 1 hospitalist block Additional horizontal experiences in OB, EM, Office Procedures, Dermatology Clinics, Psych, Peds, LTC, Palliative Care, other clinics
PGY-2 Core Rotations (# 4wk blocks)	3 community FM 2 rural FM 1 QFHT senior Remainder varies by stream & includes 1-2 electives and mix of remaining core rotations and other by stream	2-3 days/week FM clinic with a new preceptor 2 blocks Rural FM outside of Belleville (Picton, Trenton, Napanee, Bancroft, or any approved rural site) ~4 separate weeks FM hospitalist ~2 separate weeks hospitalist of your choice (FM, IM, ICU, psych) ~8 OB call shifts ~15 EM shifts 1 Elective block 8 Selective days Additional horizontal experiences (see below)	FM Clinic 3 half-days/week 1 FM Maternal/Newborn care 1 Nephrology/Cardiology 1 Internal Medicine Selective (Neuro, ID, Resp, Endo, Anes) 2 Emergency Medicine (or 1 EM and 1 Hospitalist) 2 Rural FM 1 Community FM (local or away) 1 Surgery (General, ENT, Plastics, Vascular) 1 Orthopedic Surgery/Sports Medicine 1 Palliative Care 2 electives (1 local; 1 away if preferred) Longitudinal experiences in addictions medicine (opt in) and Immigrant/Refugee health	50% of time in community FM 2-3 of rural community FM (locations could include Lindsay, Port Perry, Haliburton, or others) 1 block hospitalist Increasing responsibility and complexity in ER Continued horizontal experiences from first year
Unique Clinical Experiences All sites: Falkland Islands rural/remote medicine experience	Long term care and procedures clinic horizontals for all during core FM in PGY1 Various optional horizontal experiences during core FM including: -Prison Medicine -Sports Medicine -Movement Disorders -HIV clinic -Dermatology -Addictions Medicine -Pediatric urgent care -Tongue Tie clinic -Clinical Skills teaching + Many more!	Horizontal experiences: - FM hospitalist and call - FM after-hours clinics - EM (Belleville, Trenton) - Peds clinic and hospitalist - OBGYN clinic and call - Lumps and bumps clinic - Cardiology - Gastroenterology - Orthopedics - Long-term care - Hospice, MAiD	High volume hospitalist and emergency medicine departments Strong obstetrical curriculum and high delivery volume if desired Excellent Family Medicine Palliative Rotation involving hospital, home and hospice-based care. Long Term Care Horizontal component in PGY1 Horizontal experiences in addictions medicine, street health, Newcomer clinic, sexual health etc	High volume of OB shifts and opportunities Electives in Critical Care, Oncology and Hospitalist are possible Longitudinal experience in Long-Term Care Many opportunities for procedures (ER, OBs, Derm, Hospitalist, surgical clinics, FM lumps & bumps clinics)
Site Highlights	- Large program, small-program feel - Nice urban/rural mix - Block-based with horizontals - Resident Directed Half-Days - Exposure to procedures - Optional POCUS training - Focus on practice management - Graduate with confidence - Opportunities for teaching medical students and junior residents - Opportunities to train off service with other residents at Queen’s	- Horizontal curriculum - Community hospital with collegial staff - One-on-one shifts with staff everyday - Excellent exposure to hospitalist and non-FM experiences, learning directly from specialists - Some flexibility in schedule to individual interests - optional POCUS opportunities - Optional Indigenous Health week in Tyendinaga - Small, supportive group of 16 residents (8 each year) who like to have fun! - 15 min to Prince Edward County, 1 hr to Kingston, 2 hr to Toronto, 2.5 hr to Ottawa	A smaller site means a tight knit group of residents and some flexibility in tailoring your learning. Build meaningful relationships with your family medicine preceptors. Family Physician-led services including the Palliative Care Unit and Partners in Pregnancy Clinic (FM low-risk OB) Low ratio of resident-to-physician preceptor and abundant opportunity for hands-on clinical experience (Family Medicine residents will often be the only learner on a rotation.) A site committee with several previous graduates of our program who are committed to your success and always looking to improve the program!	The Lakeridge Health Education and Research Network (LHEARN) features state of the art SIM labs, a FM Resident lounge, a library, study rooms, and various classrooms and meeting rooms.  Low ratio of resident-to-physician preceptor and abundant opportunity for hands-on clinical experience New MDFM program allowing for more teaching opportunities
Teaching (Research & QI Projects all sites)	Weekly academic half-days on service in PGY1 & several full days over 2 years	Wednesday afternoons protected academic half-days	Academic Teaching 1 half-day/week local plus all site days	1 full day of teaching every two weeks in first year
Practice Sites	Queen’s Family Health Team (QFHT) Kingston Health Sciences Centre – 3 Hospitals Various community sites - Napanee, Brockville, Belleville, Moose Factory, Oshawa, Humber, other.	Queen’s Family Health Team (QFHT) Belleville Site (6 different clinic sites), Belleville General Hospital (Quinte Health)	Interdisciplinary Family Health Teams Peterborough Regional Health Centre	Lakeridge Health Corporation  multi-site multi-specialty hospital and various family medicine clinics across Durham Region
Transportation	Car recommended	Car recommended	Car recommended	Car recommended
Graduate with confidence and ready for independent practice – Train at Queen’s, Work Anywhere!

Acronyms: FM: Family Medicine – DND: Department of National Defense (Military Stream) - PHPM: Public Health and Preventive Medicine – QFHT: Queen’s Family Health Team – IM: Internal Medicine – GIM: General Internal Medicine – Geri: Geriatrics – CTU: Clinical Teaching Unit – Peds: Pediatrics – Psych: Psychiatry – Pall: Palliative Care – OB-GYN: Obstetrics and Gynecology – ICU: Intensive Care Unit – EM: Emergency Medicine – Derm: Dermatology – LTC: Long Term Care