Department of Medicine Weekly Roundup - March 12
Please see below for the following updates:
- IMPORTANT: CMaRS Reappointment 2026 Information
- New and Ongoing Community Supports
- Call for nominations: 2026 Dean's Alumni Awards
- REMINDER: SMHDOM Master Clinician Award, Dr. Michael R Freeman Award for Integrity and Professionalism, and the Dr. Michael Ward Mentorship Award
- No Medical Grand Rounds – March 18, 2026
- REMINDER: WebCV to be decommissioned on March 31, 2026
The reappointment application period for 2026-27 has begun!
****Deadline to submit reappointment application: March 31, 2026****
Reappointments cover the time period of July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.
For the 2026 reappointment application process, Courses with a completion date as of December 1, 2025 or later are considered completed for reappointment 2026.
Mandatory learning modules for 2026 reappointment:
- Workplace Violence & Workplace Harassment Prevention
- Fire Safety, Security & Emergency Codes
- TAHSN Privacy & Cyber Security
- TAHSN Relations with Industry
- TAHSN Recognizing Domestic Violence in the Workplace
These modules must be completed as outlined in the Unity Health Toronto Corporate Mandatory Training Policy. Please see the attached guide and resources for more information on completing these modules.
Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
We acknowledge the ongoing impacts that the current geopolitical crisis has, directly and indirectly, on many of our community members, their families, and their loved ones. Below are University resources that offer specific supports for faculty, learners, and staff. Please note that the webpages below are being updated as new resources and supports become available. Please check back often.
Culturally Responsive Resources
Resources and Supports for Iranian community: https://people.utoronto.ca/inclusion/edi-in-a-global-context/resources-and-supports-for-iranian-community-members/
Resources and Supports for Palestinian, Arab and Muslim communities: https://people.utoronto.ca/inclusion/edi-in-a-global-context/resources-and-supports-for-palestinian-arab-and-muslim-community-members/
Resources and Supports for Jewish and Israeli communities: https://people.utoronto.ca/inclusion/edi-in-a-global-context/resources-and-supports-for-jewish-and-israeli-community-members/
Resources and Supports for the broader university community:
https://people.utoronto.ca/inclusion/edi-in-a-global-context/resources-and-supports-for-the-broader-university-community/
All above resource pages can be found on the EDI in a Global Context website : https://people.utoronto.ca/inclusion/edi-in-a-global-context/
*New* Dedicated Spaces of Support for the week of March 9, 2026
Dedicated spaces of support are added as they are made available. Please check the Broader University Community Supports page for new sessions.
*New * Managing Distress in the Work Environment
These spaces will be hosted by Farsi-speaking and trauma-informed counsellors. The educational session will begin at 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. After the session, the counsellor will offer optional one-on-one conversations. Participants may register for a 20-minute private time slot between 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Register to attend this drop-in session.
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 10 | 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Teams
*New* Decompression and Support Spaces for Students at UTM
Hosted by UTM Student Affairs & Services and the UTM Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Office. These spaces remain open and available to students, staff, faculty and librarians seeking comfort, conversation, or community. Campus community members are invited to enjoy a tea and engage in calming activities. No registration required. Learn more about this offering on the UTM EDIO website.
Date & Time: Friday, March 13 | 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: DV 2223 (Student Services Hub), William G Davis Building
Temerty Medicine Supports
As always, the following offices are available as a resource at Temerty Faculty of Medicine:
Office of Inclusion and Diversity - supports for all faculty, learners and staff
Office of Learner Affairs – supports for clinical learners
RHSE Student Health and Wellness – supports for RHSE graduate students
Every year, we proudly celebrate and recognize Temerty Faculty of Medicine alumni from among our life sciences, rehabilitation sciences, MD and MD/PhD programs, as well as former residents and clinical fellows, with the Dean’s Alumni Awards.
Whether through groundbreaking research, powerful education, outstanding clinical work, impactful innovation or inspirational leadership — our more than 71,000 alumni continually impress us with their contributions to health care and beyond.
I hope you’ll take this opportunity to honour the achievements of your extraordinary classmates and colleagues by nominating them for an award.
Dean’s Alumni Award categories include opportunities to recognize alumni from across sectors for their lifetime achievement, impact, emerging leadership and humanitarian contributions.
Please verify nominee eligibility for the selected award category and complete the online nomination form by March 31, 2026.
To learn more about the awards criteria and to submit a nomination, please visit the Dean's Alumni Awards webpage.
If you have any questions about the process or online form, please contact Katrina Heisz at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Cody Copeman Hubert
Director, Alumni Relations & Special Events
Temerty Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Nominations are open for the following SMH DOM Awards:
- SMHDOM Master Clinician Award
- Michael R Freeman Award for Integrity and Professionalism
- Michael Ward Mentorship Award
Nomination deadline is March 31st. Please see the attached emails for more details about these awards.
Medical Grand Rounds will not take place on March 18 and will resume on March 25 with the City Wide Medical Grand Rounds – Levinson Lecture, “Educating International Medical Graduates: The Good, the Great, and the Not-So-Simple,” presented by Dr. Umberin Najeeb.
The University of Toronto, Department of Medicine is in the process of transitioning from WebCV to Elements and will decommission our use of WebCV on March 31, 2026. Please ensure you have downloaded a copy of your CV prior to this date for your records.
For faculty who are going through CFAR in spring 2026 or promotions in 2026 or 2027, where final documents are uploaded before March 31, 2026, you may continue to use WebCV. Faculty who are going through CFAR or promotions immediately after this (i.e. CFAR fall 2026 and promotions 2028) will use Elements and will be prioritized for data entry support from the Elements team.
To support this transition, the Elements team will be launching a new webinar series that will be available to the faculty and staff moving to the new platform in the coming months.
Webinar Training Series
MedIT will be offering an online multi-session webinar series to help users build their skills and understanding of the Elements platform.
If you’d like to attend (or have an administrative staff member attend on your behalf), please express your interest via the Elements Webinar Sign-Up form.
For More information visit: https://deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/news/update-elements-project-team-winterspring-2026