Facilities
Most COE rotations are based out of Providence Care Hospital, where residents will be provided with their own office space, computer, and access to the hospital’s electronic health record.
In addition, residents may work in the following settings, although these may vary depending on individual resident learning goals:
- Kingston General Hospital – Inpatient Geriatric Medicine Consultation Service, subspecialty clinics, Palliative Care consultations
- Hotel Dieu Hospital – Inpatient Geriatric Medicine Consultation Service, subspeciality clinics
- Providence Transitional Care Centre – Inpatient Geriatric Medicine Consultation Service
- Patient homes – Outpatient COE/Geriatric Medicine Clinics, Geriatric Psychiatry Outreach
- Community-based Family Medicine clinics or Community Health Centre
- Long-Term Care facilities – core longitudinal rotations or elective
Rotations outside of Kingston may be considered for both core and elective rotations, so long as program standards and rotation objectives can be met. For example, residents might consider an elective or longitudinal experience in Rural Geriatrics or Indigenous Seniors Health. The resident will work with their Academic Advisor, the Program Director, and the program coordinator to arrange these. Additional funding for travel and accommodations is available for core rotations outside of Kingston through the Department of Family Medicine.
Faculty
Teaching faculty in all Care of the Elderly core rotations are members of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen’s University. The core faculty for the program are members of the Division of Geriatric Medicine, which is affiliated with the Department of Medicine, and are a mix of family physicians who have Certificates of Added Competency in Care of the Elderly through the CFPC and internist geriatricians.
Although residents are based at Providence Care Hospital and do the majority of their clinical work under the Division of Geriatric Medicine, it is expected that they maintain links with the Department of Family Medicine, often by participating in core teaching as an educator or as a learner. Many of our Care of the Elderly faculty have cross-appointments to the Department of Family Medicine, and the DFM is closely involved with the rotation planning, supervision and assessment of residents.
COE residents are assigned to an Academic Advisor (AA) for the duration of their training. They are encouraged to use their Academic Advisor and the COE Program Director as resources for designing their longitudinal and electives curriculum, developing learning objectives, planning their scholarly project, engaging in career planning, and accessing other supports.
Funding
In addition to the salary, call stipends, and employee benefits defined under the PARO contract, COE residents may claim $800 to cover expenses related to attending or presenting at one or more conferences through the Department of Family Medicine. Additional educational or project funding may be available through the Division of Geriatric Medicine on a case-by-case basis.
Resources
All Queen's University resources that support postgraduate residents within the Faculty of Health Sciences are available to Care of the Elderly trainees. This includes access to the PGME Learner Wellness Office, led by Dr. Melissa Andrew, where they provide counselling services free of charge to all residents who might need it and help to facilitate connections to other resources if needed or desired. They also help residents navigate options around leaves of absences and accommodations. These services are provided at an arm's length from the Department of Family Medicine to maintain anonymity and confidentiality.
To learn more about these services, please visit the PGME website.