Hospitalist

The Queen’s Department of Family Medicine (DFM) seeks academic family physicians for the following role: Hospitalists.

The preferred candidates will have a combination of academic and clinical experience. The preferred candidates will have their clinical responsibilities based within DFM’s Hospital Medicine Division. The hospitalists will work to provide care within Providence Care Hospital (PCH), the Transitional Care Centre, and the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit.

The hospitalists will be members of the on-call group providing on-call coverage. The preferred candidates will also work closely with hospitalists within the Kingston Health Sciences Centre and the Stroke Transitional Unit, to ensure a smooth transition of patients to PCH.

Among their academic responsibilities, the preferred candidates will undertake family medicine-based hospital medicine research. The preferred candidates will also assume educational duties that realize DFM’s SEAMO deliverables. This duty may include pursuing education and curriculum development opportunities for residents interested in hospitalist medicine, as well as undergraduate medical education opportunities.

Applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario on or before the appointment start date. Preference will be given to applicants who have current, valid certification (or equivalent) in family medicine from the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen’s is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized/visible minority and Indigenous/Aboriginal people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLLGBTQ+ persons. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority

To comply with federal laws, the University is obliged to gather statistical information as to how many applicants for each job vacancy are Canadian citizens / permanent residents of Canada. Applicants need not identify their country of origin or citizenship; however, all applications must include one of the following statements: “I am a Canadian citizen / permanent resident of Canada”; OR, “I am not a Canadian citizen / permanent resident of Canada”. Applications that do not include this information will be deemed incomplete.

The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please contact Clare Maycock, Department of Family Medicine, by email at 

Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until positions are filled. Letters of application outlining how current qualifications and experience match our requirements (and including one of the two statements regarding Canadian Citizenship/permanent resident status specified above) accompanied by a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three (3) referees, should be directed to:

Dr. Michael Green, Head

Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University

220 Bagot Street, PO Bagot 8888

Kingston, Ontario  K7L 5E9

[email protected]