Please see below for the following updates:

• Income Support Workshop - Seniors and ODSP
• Accepting Applications - NEAL Program at the CFD
• Reminder: Department of Medicine Faculty Prizes & Awards – Due on February 16, 2024, at 11:59 PM
• Call for Applications: Simulation Program Medical Director Position

St. Mike’s Patient and Family Learning Centre is pleased to have Naomi Berlyne, Income Security Health Promoter – Unity Health Toronto, facilitate a few interactive income support workshops developed for patients, families and community members. We kindly request if you can notify your patients about these free education opportunities offered in-person and online.

For more information about the programs, please refer to the flyers attached.

Seniors Pension Workshop

Date and time: Monday March 4, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Register: In-person or Online
In-person - St. Mike’s Patient and Family Learning Centre (Peter Gilgan Tower Room 1-702), please email [email protected]

Online - Meeting Registration - Zoom

Ontario Disability Support Program and Ontario Works Workshop

Date and time: Monday April 8, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Register: In-person or Online
In-person - St. Mike’s Patient and Family Learning Centre (Peter Gilgan Tower Room 1-702), please email [email protected]
Online -  Meeting Registration - Zoom

We appreciate your support of patient education – have a great day!

We are very excited to share that the New and Evolving Academic Leaders (NEAL) program is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 cohort- NEAL’s 12^th cohort!

Going into our 12^th year, the New and Evolving designed for people in an academic health science context who are committed to becoming change agents in their spheres of influence and beyond by centering principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigeneity and accessibility in their leadership practice. This program is intended for those who want to challenge the status quo, and need to develop networks, tools, skills, and evolving practices to positively shape our future academic health sciences system.

Click here for more information.

Each year, the Department of Medicine honours faculty members who have made significant and meaningful contributions to education, teaching, research, quality and innovation, humanism, mentorship and clinical practice. These prizes and awards celebrate our faculty members and recognize the local and global impact of the Department of Medicine. For the first time this year, the department will also be awarding resident awards. 

These prizes and awards are presented at the Department of Medicine’s Annual Day each year. Click here to review faculty award descriptions

This year, we will be awarding the following faculty awards: 

Mid-Career Teaching Award - NEW
Robert Hyland Award for Excellence in Mentorship (Mid-Career) - NEW
Robert Hyland Award for Excellence in Mentorship (Late Career) 
Department of Medicine Academy of Master Clinicians
Eaton Scholar Researcher of the Year Award
Department of Medicine Teacher of the Year Award
Department of Medicine Award in Quality and Innovation
Department of Medicine Award for Humanism in Medicine
The William Goldie Prize and Travel Award

Click here to submit a nomination for a faculty award

Nominations are due on February 16, 2024, at 11:59 PM

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,