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Clinics and a Multidisciplinary Teen Ob clinic, which allows the opportunity to gain expertise in working with adolescents and young adults.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">Fellows have the option to participate in a multidisciplinary Transgender Health clinic during the Fellowship.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">Research activities will be developed in the area of interest of the specific applicant and will be supervised by members of the division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. </p> <p class="text-align-justify">Clinical activities will involve participation and ultimately supervision, at a junior faculty level, of: <br> • Special clinics for challenging contraceptive cases. <br> • Clinics dealing with management of contraceptive failure and /or STIs. <br> • ORs for provision of surgical sterilization and other contraception-related procedures <br> • Teaching rounds and visiting professorships in this area. </p> <p class="text-align-justify">The fellow will 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Competitive salary, benefits, and travel allowance provided. </p> <p class="text-align-justify">Fellows participate in the general Ob/Gyn call schedule as attending staff, which helps to maintain general skills in Ob/Gyn and develop confidence as an academic attending physician.</p> <p class="text-align-justify"> </p> <p><strong>Contact:</strong></p> <p>Ashley Waddington, MD, MPA<br> Division of General Obstetrics & Gynaecology<br> Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility<br> <a href="mailto:ashley.waddington@queensu.ca">ashley.waddington@queensu.ca</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>CARE Fellows</strong></p> <p>Valaria Akim (2024-2025)<br> Laura Nicholls-Dempsey (2023-2024)<br> Yang Wang (2021-2022)<br> Melinda-Sue Rodowa (2020-2021)<br> Megan Schneiderman (2019-2020)<br> Sophie Bussiere-Cote (2018-2019)<br> Milena Garofalo (2018)<br> Marie-Eve Murray (2017-2018)<br> Julie Thorne (2016-2017)<br> Stephanie Black (2016)<br> Audrey Binette (2015-2016)<br> Carrie Ferguson 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