Kingston - Psychiatry
Queen’s UniversityKingston, Ontario
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 44
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200201–400
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Interviews
2 dates, 26–27 Jan 2027
Kingston, CMG stream: 4 teaching sites · IMG stream: 6 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Two formal research streams (General and Intensive), with option to switch streams.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Buddy system pairing junior and senior residents for all calls.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- Queen's University Psychiatry is a 5-year residency program based in Kingston.
- Training takes place at the Hotel Dieu and Kingston General Hospital acute care sites and at Providence Care Hospital.
- Residents choose a General or Intensive Research Stream, and the Clinician Investigator Program is available.
- After-hours call is approximately 1 in 14, using a buddy system.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
By year
- PGY-1
- Psychiatry3 blocks
- Selective1 block
- Psychiatry Selective1 block
- Geriatric medicine1 block
- Internal Medicine1 block
- Emergency Medicine1 block
- Pediatrics1 block
- Neurology1 block
- Family medicine1 block
- Rehabilitative Medicine1 block
- Hospital Medicine1 block
- PGY-2
- Inpatient Psychiatry6 blocks
- Outpatient Psychiatry4 blocks
- Emergency Psychiatry2 blocks
- Research1 block
- PGY-3
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry6 blocks
- Geriatric Psychiatry6 blocks
- Consultation Liaison Psychiatry1 block
- PGY-4
- chronic care psychiatry3 blocks
- Consultation-liaison psychiatry2 blocks
- shared care psychiatry2 blocks
- addictions2 blocks
- personality disorders2 blocks
- developmental disabilities1 block
- emergency psychiatry1 block
- PGY-5
- electives and selectives, including research
- PGY-1
- Psychiatry3 blocks
- Selective1 block
- Psychiatry Selective1 block
- Geriatric medicine1 block
- Internal Medicine1 block
- Emergency Medicine1 block
- Pediatrics1 block
- Neurology1 block
- Family medicine1 block
- Rehabilitative Medicine1 block
- Hospital Medicine1 block
- PGY-2
- Inpatient Psychiatry6 blocks
- Outpatient Psychiatry4 blocks
- Emergency Psychiatry2 blocks
- Research1 block
- PGY-3
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry6 blocks
- Geriatric Psychiatry6 blocks
- Consultation Liaison Psychiatry1 block
- PGY-4
- chronic care psychiatry3 blocks
- Consultation-liaison psychiatry2 blocks
- shared care psychiatry2 blocks
- addictions2 blocks
- personality disorders2 blocks
- developmental disabilities1 block
- emergency psychiatry1 block
Where you train
Kingston, Ontario: CMG stream: 4 teaching sites · IMG stream: 6 teaching sites.
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre - Hotel Dieu Hospital
- Kingston General Hospital
- Providence Care Hospital
- Queen's Student Health
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre - Hotel Dieu Hospital
- Kingston General Hospital
- Providence Care Hospital
- Family Health Teams
- Queen's Student Health
- Community Mental Health Services
Record systems at the listed sites, all streams: Lumeo at 3 of 6; no published record for 3.
Hospital facts
What official sources say for hospitals named above, each with its source and the date we read it. They describe the hospital, not the program. We match names to the sources by name, so check each source before you rely on it.
- Clinical record
- Lumeo regional health information system, fully electronic record since Dec 2024
Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.
About Kingston
People
132,485residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.4%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−7.0 °CJanuary mean20.8 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027
How they choose
- Application file components
- CV
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- MSPRs
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Return of service, CMG stream
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- Return of service, IMG stream
- Required
- IMG requirements, IMG stream
- Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 26 and 27 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
The 2 sessions listed for 2027 have passed.
11 Psychiatry info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $73,367 / year |
| PGY-2 | $79,670 / year |
| PGY-3 | $85,564 / year |
| PGY-4 | $92,701 / year |
| PGY-5 | $98,567 / year |
Call
- Call (as the program states it)
- frequency “approximately 1 in 14”
- Call (provincial max)
- 7 nights in 28 in-house
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- No new patient responsibilities after 24 hours in-hospital, except what clinical handover needs
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- 24 hours in-hospital, then relieved after handover (up to 2 hours)
Past matches
Open after round 1 in 3 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 0 of 9 years.
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| Year | Open after round 1 | Open after round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | not available | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
What this means
- A position can go unfilled because of where the site is, because it is open to IMGs only or to another restricted stream, or because the quota changed late.
- It says nothing about the quality of the training or how heavy the workload is.
- A site’s numbers are shown when it had positions open after round 1 in at least 2 of 8 years or at least 3 in one year.
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 4 | 5 years | 2 dates, 26–27 Jan 2027 |
|
| IMG stream | 4 | 5 years | 2 dates, 26–27 Jan 2027 |
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2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 4 | 5 years | 2 dates, 20–21 Jan 2026 |
| IMG stream | 3 | 5 years | 2 dates, 20–21 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- Queen's University Psychiatry Residency Program offers a comprehensive 5-year training experience in Kingston, Ontario.
- The program provides diverse clinical experiences across multiple psychiatric settings, with a strong focus on research, psychotherapy training, and individual mentorship.
- Research
- Robust research training with two streams (General and Intensive), opportunities for manuscript publication, conference presentations, and potential Clinician Investigator Program participation.
- Training setting
- Training occurs in urban settings in Kingston, Ontario, across multiple healthcare facilities including Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Providence Care Hospital, and community mental health services.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, emphasizing comprehensive clinical skills development, research training, and individualized mentorship.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Medical school transcripts
- Personal letter
- Letters of reference
- Electives in Psychiatry
- Interview performance
- Research/Publications
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Matthew Tobin
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Program Coordinator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
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