Department of Medicine Weekly Roundup - February 15th

Please see below for the following updates:

• Message from the President and CEO: The safety of our hospital communities
• Update on Dr. Tom Steeves, Neurology
• Staff Wellness Resources
• Reminder: Call for Applications: Simulation Program Medical Director Position
• SMH DOM Global Health Interest Group
• Call for Nominations now Open - Unity Health Toronto Education Awards

Feb. 13, 2024

Yesterday evening, there was a demonstration on University Avenue that impacted Mount Sinai Hospital and involved participants climbing the scaffolding on the exterior of the building. This escalated activity is unacceptable and has left those who work and receive care there feeling unsafe.

We have reached out to our partners at Mount Sinai to offer support. Health care institutions in Ontario, including Unity Health Toronto, must remain a safe and inclusive place for everyone. Threatening and intimidating actions against the Jewish community will not be tolerated. Please read this memo on behalf of all the TAHSN hospital CEOs, including myself, in response to these events.

Events like these can make it very difficult to cope during these times. We encourage you to reach out to our Employee Assistance Program that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for immediate, confidential support. Staff, physicians and learners can also access this list of mental health and wellness resources.

Sincerely,

 
Tim Rutledge
President and CEO
Unity Health Toronto

Dr. Tom Steeves, Division of Neurology, will be leaving St. Michael’s Hospital as of February 29.  Tom is moving to the Hudson Valley in New York State to begin a Movement Disorders program at a regional medical center.   His SMH practice, mainly focused on movement disorders, has been closed and the division is in the process of recruiting.  All the best to Tom on his next chapter! 

Please see attached document which outlines wellness resources available to all physicians.

~~Sent on behalf of Bev Bulmer, Vice-President of Education, Unity Health Toronto~~

Dear Colleagues,

Please find attached an advertisement for the Simulation Program – Medical Director at Unity Health Toronto within the Education Portfolio. 

Please share broadly and we would appreciate if you could encourage potential candidates to apply for this position.

Interested candidates can submit their CV and Letter of Interest to [email protected] by Friday February 23^rd, 2024.

The Education Portfolio is committed to equity and diversity and encourage applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

The term of appointment will be five years, and is renewable, following a satisfactory review, for an additional five years. The Director will receive compensation from the Hospital, and, in return will commit at least 20% of their time to the duties of the position.

Please direct any inquiries about this position to [email protected]. Please distribute widely.

Sincerely,

If there are any early career faculty interested in working with Nazik Hammad on establishing a Global Health Interest Group, please reach out to her at [email protected]

If you haven’t seen Nazik’s fantastic medical grand rounds on global health, here is the link:

https://vimeo.com/908338470?share=copy

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