FELLOWSHIP
Pioneering the next frontier of resuscitation medicine.
Resuscitation medicine is a subspecialty at the intersection of several disciplines, including emergency medicine, anesthesia, trauma and critical care. It extends beyond cardiac arrest care to include early life saving treatments and crisis resource management for patients experiencing shock, respiratory failure, altered level of consciousness and other acute and critical conditions.
The Queen’s University Department of Emergency Medicine Fellowship in Resuscitation and Reanimation is the first training program in North America to offer fellowship training to physicians who want to focus on resuscitation medicine.
Established in 2008, the program provides unparalleled clinical, education, and simulation experiences to advance trainees understanding of resuscitation medicine and crisis resource management. To date, there are more than 50 graduates of the program practicing across three continents.
The Resuscitation and Reanimation Fellowship is the first training program in North America to offer fellowship training to physicians who want to focus on resuscitation medicine. Housed within the Queen's University Department of Emergency Medicine, the Fellowship has been providing high quality education since 2008.
PROGRAM OPTIONS
The Fellowship is designed to meet the needs of physicians with a range of academic backgrounds and goals. Fellows join from one of three streams: Canadian residents completing their final year of training, physicians practicing in Canada with an independent license, or internationally trained physicians. There are two options:
CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP
Clinical Fellows divide their time between Fellowship activities and clinical activities in their base specialty. Additionally, they complete rotations in critical care, their base specialty (e.g., emergency medicine), and participate in Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s critical care response team (RACE) and trauma teams. Successful candidates receive a Fellowship in Resuscitation and Reanimation from Queen’s University.
ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIP
Academic Fellows attend all education and simulation sessions and complete a scholar project. They do not participate in clinical rotations. Successful candidates receive a Certificate in Resuscitation and Reanimation from Queen’s University.
The Resuscitation and Reanimation program starts July 1 and is divided into 13 four-week blocks. Clinical Fellows complete nine blocks of base specialty with RACE/trauma, two blocks of critical care, and two blocks of electives. Several academic threads run longitudinally, including simulation, airway mastery, cognitive load and decision-making, and critical appraisal. All Fellows also complete a scholar project over the course of the year. The program is highly flexible. Blocks and experiences can be tailored to individual learning needs and professional goals.
APPLYING TO THE FELLOWSHIP
If you are an international trainee and wish to apply to the Fellowship, we kindly ask that you download and review the materials provided. We also encourage you to review the information provided on the Queen's University Postgraduate Medical Education website: https://meds.queensu.ca/academics/postgraduate/prospective/admission/fellowships
If you are a resident physician or graduate of Canadian training program and wish to apply to the Fellowship, please email Akshay at akshay.rajaram@queensu.ca.
MEET THE TEAM
Dr. Rajaram is the incoming Program Director and graduate of the Fellowship (2023). He practices emergency medicine in the community and conducts research at the intersection of documentation quality, AI, and medical education.
Dr. Szulewski is the former Program Director and graduate of the Fellowship (2014). He is an emergency physician, RACE physician, and trauma team leader. His research program intersects cognitive load, competency-based medical education, and resuscitation.
Dr. Daniel Howes started the Fellowship and was the inaugural Program Director. He is a critical care physician, RACE physician, and trauma team leader. His research interests are in leadership, crisis decision-making, and cognitive load.
