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:

• 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.

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.

The department of Oncology offers the following residency programs:

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.

The Internal Medicine residency program at Queen's University is nationally respected for its; collegial atmosphere, high faculty-to-resident ratio, research opportunities, and strong focus on teaching in all of the major subspecialties as well as general internal medicine. This program is fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

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.

Queen’s Surgery offers two five-year residency programs fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, in the Division of General Surgery and the Division of Orthopaedics. The Department is committed to the delivery of exceptional teaching, along with continuing involvement and support of our resident staff. Our programs are designed to train compassionate competent surgeons who can work both in the community and pursue fellowship training.