Page 7 of 8: CALLING FOR APPLICANTS: Assistant/Associate Professor – Waugh Family Professorship – Physician as Patient

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

ASSISTANT / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – Waugh Family Professorship – Physician as Patient

UNITY HEALTH TORONTO – ST. MICHAEL’S HOSPITAL SITE

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – INTERNAL CANDIDATES FROM ST. MICHAEL’S HOSPITAL ONLY

The Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto and Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital are seeking internal St. Michael’s Hospital candidates only for applications for the Waugh Family “Physician as Patient” Professorship. The successful candidate must currently hold a full-time clinical academic appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor and an Active Staff appointment at Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital.

This is a five-year, joint University of Toronto and St. Michael’s Hospital term professorship. The tentative start date of this appointment is July 1, 2024 or shortly thereafter.

The successful candidate will be poised to become an expert and leader in education and wellness in undergraduate, postgraduate, and pre-licensure education curriculum development, delivery, and evaluation.  The candidate will be a strong collaborator, with lived experience as a physician and health professional. The candidate will display their dedication to training the next generation of education scholars, teachers, and clinicians.  The candidate will work closely and align with existing processes and structures within the Temerity Faculty of Medicine.

A Search Committee will evaluate applicants according to the University of Toronto and St. Michael’s Hospital policies. The committee will consider the applicant’s record of scholarly activity, including grants, peer-reviewed publications, program development, collaborations with organizations nationally and internationally, and supervision of graduate students and fellows.

The successful applicant must hold an MD degree and be eligible for medical licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

The professorship will provide approximately $100K/year for five years, which will support the holder's academic activities. These may include salary support, research operations, and relevant educational events.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae (Web CV or Common CV), a 2-page outline of their previous academic program (including research productivity, training activities, and academic prominence), and a 1- to 2-page description of how the funds will be used during the tenure of the Professorship.

Submissions to the Search Committee must be sent electronically by June 30, 2024, to:

Beverly Bulmer, Vice President, Education, Unity Health Toronto at [email protected] and copied to Wasan Romi [email protected].

For more information about this specific opportunity and/or if you are unsure of your eligibility, please contact Ms. Bulmer.

Unity Health recognizes that scholars have varying career paths and that career interruptions due to personal circumstances can contribute to an excellent academic record. Search committee members have been instructed to carefully consider and be sensitive to the impact of career interruptions in their assessments.

Unity Health Toronto and the University of Toronto are strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous persons, and persons with disabilities, and members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.