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Department of Medicine

Anchored in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at U of T, the Department of Medicine is one of the oldest departments of its kind in North America, dating back to the founding of the School of Medicine in 1843. Now, the Department of Medicine is one of the largest in North America, with 946 full-time faculty members and over 1,000 postgraduate trainees located across hospitals and clinical practice sites across the Greater Toronto Area. One third of Canada’s and one half of Ontario’s internal medicine specialists received their training here.

The Department of Medicine is also a leader in research with over $162 million in annual research funding. Our research aims to improve the training of future physicians and the healthcare and outcomes of patients and their families. A commitment to equity, diversity and professionalism, and a philosophy of innovation, creativity and continuous quality improvement informs everything that we do.

Welcome to the Department of Medicine

Message from the Chair

A Conversation with Dr. Lynfa Stroud – Vice-Chair of Education

This past July, the Department of Medicine welcomed Dr. Lynfa Stroud as the new Vice-Chair of Education. We spoke with Dr. Stroud about how her experiences as a trainee, clinician and educator led her to want to take on this role and what her priorities are for the education portfolio.