Please see below for the following updates:

• Final Reminder: CMARS – Medical Staff Re-appointments for 2025-2026
• Featured Article: “Without integrating our health data, Canada risks being left behind”
• Call for Applications | Associate Dean, Continuing Professional Development
• Grand Rounds Video Recording: “The Vexing Problem of Teaching Evaluations: Current Practices and Paths to Change” Drs. Lynfa Stroud & Shiphra Ginsburg
• Final Reminder: Nominations now open:  SMHDOM Master Clinician Award, Dr. Michael R Freeman Award for Integrity and Professionalism, and the Dr. Michael Ward Mentorship Award
• Final Reminder: Call for Nominations now OPEN - Unity Health Toronto Education Awards 2025

The reappointment application period for 2025-26 has begun! The deadline to complete your application is March 31, 2025. Reappointments cover the time period of July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.

For the 2025 reappointment application process, Medical Affairs has limited the mandatory learning requirements to only four modules, in recognition of the significant training physicians have undergone for Epic implementation.

Mandatory learning modules for 2025 reappointment:

• Workplace Violence & Harassment
• Fire Safety, Security & Emergency Codes
• WHMIS & Health & Safety
• TAHSN Privacy & Cyber Security

These modules must be completed as outlined in the Unity Health Toronto Corporate Mandatory Training Policy.  Please see the attached guide for more information on completing these modules.

Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

Check out this thought-provoking article featuring Fahad Razak and Amol Verma in The Globe and Mail.

Read more here: The Globe and Mail - Without integrating our health data, Canada risks being left behind.

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to share an exciting opportunity within Temerty Faculty of Medicine. We are currently seeking applications for the position of Associate Dean, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for a five-year term starting November 1, 2025, at the earliest.

The Associate Dean, CPD is responsible for strategic leadership, oversight, and management of continuing professional development at Temerty Medicine. We are looking for a collaborative leader who can work in partnership with internal and external partners to promote and facilitate the integration of innovative continuing professional development and lifelong learning across the continuum of medical education, in alignment with health system, patient and learner needs.

Application Details:

• Position: Associate Dean, Continuing Professional Development
• Submission Requirements: Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Letter of Interest
• Submission Email: [email protected]
• Deadline: Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 12:00 pm
• Full position description: here

The Temerty Faculty of Medicine is strongly committed to diversity and intentional inclusion within its community and particularly encourages applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal Peoples of North America, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Please direct inquiries to me as the Advisory Committee Chair at [email protected].

I would greatly appreciate it if you could share this opportunity with potential candidates and within your networks.

Thank you for your support in helping us find the next leader for our CPD programs.

Sincerely, 

Patricia 

Did you miss our latest grand rounds “The Vexing Problem of Teaching Evaluations: Current Practices and Paths to Change” with Drs. Lynfa Stroud & Shiphra Ginsburg?

Video Link: https://vimeo.com/1069677156?share=copy

Password: SMHRounds2025

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 31^st.  Please see the attached emails for more details about these awards.

Unity Health Toronto Education Awards Nomination Form