Dear colleagues,

Last year, the University of Toronto (U of T) introduced Multi-Factor Authentication (UTORMFA) as part of its continuing effort to protect you, your data and the university. UTORMFA adds an extra layer of security to your login, enabling you to work remotely with confidence. Over the past year approximately 50% of faculty members have already enrolled in UTORMFA.  

The current geo-political situation has amplified the need to leverage all the tools at our disposal to mitigate security risks. UTORMFA has already been rolled out for all staff and is now being rolled out for all appointed faculty members as well.

We will use a phased roll out approach that will start on May 15. As of June 15, 2022 all U of T appointed faculty will be required to use UTORMFA.

What you need to do

If you have not already done so, please enroll in UTORMFA by clicking on this link. It only takes 10 minutes to enroll and could have a significant impact on ensuring the security of your data and that of the university. To ensure that your access to university systems is not interrupted, please ensure you enroll in UTORMFA before May 13.

If you have not enrolled by May 13, you will be added to the auto-enrollment process. This 8-day enrollment cycle will be:

Day 1: May 30       ITS sends email to faculty members

Day 2: May 31       Faculty will receive an auto-generated email from DUO to self enroll

Day 5: June 3         IF not enrolled yet, faculty will receive a reminder to self-enroll

Day 7: June 7         IF not enrolled yet, faculty will receive a reminder to self-enroll

Day 8: June 8         IF not enrolled yet, faculty account will be set to "enforced" which means next time you log-in you will be led through the DUO enrollment process.

If you have any difficulties enrolling, please contact the Information Commons help desk for assistance:

Phone: 416-978-HELP (4357) or

Email: help.desk@utoronto.ca

For more information about UTORMFA, please visit the UTORMFA faculty webpage.   

The Department of Medicine is now accepting applications for the September 2022 start date of the 2022-2024 cohort of the Master Teacher Program. The deadline for applications is June 21, 2022.

The Master Teacher Program is a two-year faculty development program designed to meet the learning needs of each participant. Participating physicians attend the program one half-day per week. Classes for the cohort beginning September 2022 will take place on Wednesday afternoons. The program provides a series of interactive seminars on medical teaching and education topics and opportunities to present participant teaching methods through clinical teaching practicum.

The core series includes sessions on essential teaching topics: small and large group teaching techniques, bedside teaching, assessing learner needs, promotion of understanding and retention of knowledge, evaluation and assessment, feedback, teaching in difficult situations, competence by design, equity, diversity and allyship, along with many other teaching and education topics of relevance. Participants may also elect to take additional relevant graduate courses offered at the University.

Click here for detailed information about the Master Teacher Program and the application form.

Completed application forms can be sent to:

Program Administrator, Master Teacher Program
Elizabeth Cho
mtp@utoronto.ca

For further information, please contact either of the Co-Directors, who welcome individualized discussion to ensure that the Master Teacher Program will meet the applicant’s needs:

Danny Panisko, MD MPH FRCP(C)
Co-Director, Master Teacher Program
danny.panisko@uhn. ca

Umberin Najeeb, MD, FCPS (Pak), FRCP(C)
Co-Director, Master Teacher Program
Umberin.Najeeb@sunnybrook.ca

Contact

mtp@utoronto.ca

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of McGill University invites applications for the position of:

Canadian Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Metabolism and the Brain

Please see the PDF file (English) for more information.  (French version)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University is seeking to recruit an internationally recognised scientist with a strong track record in innovation and research leadership to direct a new program in “Metabolism and the Brain” that is supported by a prestigious CERC award. The CERC Program supports Canadian universities in their efforts to build upon Canada's reputation as a global leader in research and innovation through recruitment of world-leading researchers to Canada. CERC awards are amongst the most prestigious and generous available globally. 

The CERC chair-holder will be mandated to build a multidisciplinary research team encompassing a diversity of lived experiences, identifies and career stages in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences with expertise at the intersection of metabolic disorders and neuroscience. The goal of this CERC is to establish a cutting-edge research program at this interface. This program will study the critical role of the brain in the development of obesity and diabetes and address the important roles of disordered metabolism in the development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. The chair-holder will be expected to create links with industrial partners to accelerate translation of research results into improved health outcomes, while ensuring equitable access to the knowledge produced and to the social and health benefits that will flow from that knowledge.

The CERC program will build on existing strengths in the Metabolic Disorders and Complications (MeDiC) Program of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and those in Neuroscience at the RI-MUHC, the Montreal Neurological Institute, and other McGill-affiliated sites. The chair-holder will be based at the RI-MUHC. The program will benefit from a dynamic environment that involves strong collaborative links between investigators working in central nervous system control of energy metabolism, neuroimaging, cognitive determinants of feeding, cognitive neuroscience and psychology of self-control, nutrition, aging, clinical and fundamental aspects of neurodegenerative disorders, and computational neuroscience from the Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, and Science. This vibrant research and translational ecosystem is further enhanced by several McGill Research Centres and three McGill-affiliated hospitals. Technology platforms at these sites provide state of the art equipment and facilities for conducting leading edge research in fundamental science, clinical investigation and trials, health outcomes and epidemiology.

The successful candidate is expected to:

• Possess a PhD and/or MD degree. 
• Be qualified to hold an academic position at the rank of Full Professor or be an Associate Professor who is expected to be promoted to Full Professor within one or two years of the nomination.
• Have expertise at the interface of metabolic disorders and neuroscience research, in areas such as: obesity, diabetes, metabolism, neurodegenerative disorders, neuroimaging, or cognitive neuroscience as demonstrated by an excellent record of publications in internationally recognised scientific journals, success in obtaining external funding, and prior leadership roles in large-scale, interdisciplinary projects.
• Familiarity with directing or collaborating on research employing varied methods at different levels of resolution, ranging from bench science to animal models, to studies in humans, including clinical-translational approaches, will be an asset.
• Understand and personally champion equity, diversity and inclusion through the  development of research relevant to marginalized communities, and the creation and coordination of teams in which members are from different backgrounds and areas of expertise.
• Have the skills to promote a shared vision that will engage and motivate diverse collaborators and stakeholders in support of the program.
• Demonstrate the ability to work well with internal and external partners and potential stakeholders, such as funding agencies, charities, patient advocacy groups, private companies, and the public. 
• Participate in all aspects of McGill’s academic mission, including teaching, supervision of graduate students, and service.

A further important role of the CERC chair holder will be to contribute to strong and innovative training in metabolism and neuroscience at McGill. Candidates will be expected to possess the skills needed to recruit, teach, and mentor a diverse group of researchers and trainees, reflecting McGill’s commitments to equity and diversity as set out in core institutional documents including McGill’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Strategic Plan , Taskforce on Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Education and Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism .  

Finally, all McGill faculty members are expected to contribute to service activities within their units, the University, and the wider scholarly community.

The appointment will be at the rank of Full Professor or Associate Professor. The successful applicant will be eligible for a tenure stream position.  If appropriate, the successful applicant may also be considered for the Garfield Weston Chair in Nutrition.  Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. 

Application Process

Applications must be submitted on-line at: https://mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill_Careers/job/MUHC-GLEN/Canadian-Excellence-Research-Chair--CERC--in-Metabolism-and-the-Brain--L001753-_JR0000023377 

The following supporting documents are required:

• Cover letter and curriculum vitae
• Statement of research interests
• Names and contact information of three referees

CERC guidelines state that researchers who are currently at another Canadian institution are eligible as candidates if there is demonstrable net benefit to the country in moving the researcher from one Canadian institution to another.

Date of publication: March 3, 2022

Please submit your application within 30 days of the publication date.

Use a personal email address when creating an account in Workday to submit your application. Do not use @mail.mcgill.ca or @mcgill.ca email accounts to apply.

Commitment to Equity and Diversity

McGill University is committed to equity and diversity within its community and values academic rigor and excellence. We welcome and encourage applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities.

At McGill, research that reflects diverse intellectual traditions, methodologies, and modes of dissemination and translation is valued and encouraged. Candidates are invited to demonstrate their research impact both within and across academic disciplines and in other sectors, such as government, communities, or industry.

McGill further recognizes and fairly considers the impact of leaves (e.g., family care or health-related) that may contribute to career interruptions or slowdowns. Candidates are encouraged to signal any leave that affected productivity, or that may have had an effect on their career path. This information will be considered to ensure the equitable assessment of the candidate’s record.

McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated equity groups to self-identify. It further seeks to ensure the equitable treatment and full inclusion of persons with disabilities by striving for the implementation of universal design principles transversally, across all facets of the University community, and through accommodation policies and procedures . Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, this email  or phone at 514-398-2477.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Nominate your outstanding colleagues for the Department of Medicine Prizes and Awards.

This call is for nominations for the Department of Medicine Prizes and Awards for both 2021 and 2022. Awards for each year will be given at our 2022 Annual Day celebration. Eligibility criteria limitations (e.g., within 10 years of appointment to the department for the Goldie Prizes) and the impact of the pandemic on academic productivity will be taken into consideration in the adjudication process.

The awards:

• Department of Medicine Academy of Master Clinicians
• Department of Medicine Award in Quality and Innovation
• Department of Medicine Teacher of the Year Award
• Eaton Scholar Researcher of the Year Award – Basic Science
• Eaton Scholar Researcher of the Year Award – Clinical Science
• Michael Gordon Award for Humanism in Medicine
• Robert Hyland Award for Excellence in Mentorship
• William Goldie Prizes and Travel Award – Education
• William Goldie Prizes and Travel Award – Quality & Innovation
• William Goldie Prizes and Travel Award – Research
• William Goldie Prizes and Travel Award – Teaching

General criteria:

• Individuals with a primary appointment to the Department of Medicine during the 20-21 or 21-22 academic years are eligible.
• Self-nominations are not permitted.
• Unless otherwise specified, nominations are welcome from members of the Department of Medicine, undergraduate and post-graduate trainees, and allied health professionals.
• A past recipient of an award is ineligible for re-nomination of that specific award
• The Department of Medicine is strongly committed to promoting a culture of inclusion and encourages nominations of racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who have contributed to our goal of achieving inclusive excellence in our department.

Award-specific criteria:

To view specific criteria for each award, select the award in the drop-down menu on the awards nomination webform.

Nominations:

Please nominate your outstanding colleagues for the Department of Medicine Prizes and Awards. All nominations must be received by Monday, March 28, 2022, at 9:00 AM.

The Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto invites you to submit an abstract for the 2022 Annual Barrie Rose Research Day in Palliative Medicine. Submissions on research projects at any stage of preparation are welcome, including proposals in development, research in progress, or completed research. The deadline to submit abstracts is March 25th (deadline extended). Please use the abstract submission form attached and return it to me Thomas.Kais-Prial@uhn.ca. Further information about the abstract review process and event are also contained therein.

• Abstract Instructions and Form 2022 (word document)

2022 Virtual GIM Research Day  
 
Friday, June 24, 2022
12:00-1:30 PM
 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
  
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2022

Abstract Form

Abstract Submission Guidelines

CQuIPS, Canada’s leading quality improvement and patient safety training centre, is looking to add an Education Lead to its leadership team.

CQuIPS, Canada’s leading quality improvement and patient safety training centre, is looking to add an Education Lead to its leadership team. This individual will play a key role in the development, organization and scholarship of its education programs. They will be involved in curriculum development and evaluation, and education research. They will also work towards the Centre’s key themes of health system resilience and health equity through learner recruitment, faculty development and education programming.

The successful candidate will receive an annual stipend to support this work. The position is for a 3-year term with the opportunity to renew and will require a commitment of 0.1 FTE.

The individual must have either:

• Advanced training in QIPS (e.g., certificate, MSc in QIPS, etc.) with a strong interest in education; OR
• Advanced training in education (e.g., certificate, MEd, etc.) with a strong interest in QIPS.

The application deadline for the position is December 17, 2021. Learn more and apply: https://cquips.ca/call-for-applications-cquips-education-lead/

About CQuIPS

The Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS) is an extra-departmental unit of the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine, supported jointly by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children and Women’s College Hospital. CQuIPS has an international reputation as a leading centre in building capacity among healthcare providers and leaders to implement change at a health-system level to improve the quality of care that patients and families experience. The CQuIPS strategic plan for 2020-2024 lists learning as one of its three domains of work, with the other two being scholarship and networking. CQuIPS currently delivers two longitudinal QI education courses for healthcare providers, a Co-Learning QI program for physician trainees, and a Fellowship course for healthcare providers and QI researchers. The Centre also supports the Veterans Affairs Quality Scholars program in Toronto and has partnerships with the IHPME Masters QIPS program.

This grants program aims to support Medical Education Scholarship (MEdS) projects with a defined and timely objective, and will have a preference for pilot projects aiming to generate data for applications to external funding agencies. The funding available for any individual project will range from $5,000 to $10,000, depending on the period of funding required. Up to $25,000 will be awarded for each competition.

The MEdS team will be accepting short proposals (maximum three pages) with a deadline of March 31, 2023.

Submissions will receive preference if they relate to our 2023 Priority areas:

• Promoting research and scholarship in areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion;
• Competency-based medical education; and
• Innovations in teaching and assessments of teaching effectiveness.

Project proposals that extend beyond these priority areas will also be considered.

Click here to read the detailed competition guidelines, eligibility and proposal requirements [PDF]

• Click here to download the Grant Competition Cover Page [PDF]

This grants program aims to support Medical Education Scholarship (MEdS) projects with a defined and timely objective, and will have a preference for pilot projects aiming to generate data for applications to external funding agencies. The funding available for any individual project will range from $5,000 to $10,000, depending on the period of funding required.

The MEdS team will be accepting short proposals (maximum three pages) with a deadline of November 11, 2022.

Submissions will receive preference if they relate to our 2022 Priority areas:

• Promoting research and scholarship in areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion;
• Competency-based medical education; and
• Innovations in teaching and assessments of teaching effectiveness.

Project proposals that extend beyond these priority areas will also be considered.

Click here to read the detailed competition guidelines, eligibility and proposal requirements [PDF]

• Click here to download the Grant Competition Cover Page [PDF]

Contact

Dr. Ryan Brydges (ryan.brydges@utoronto.ca), Dr. Christie Lee (Christie.Lee@sinaihealth.ca) and Judy Tran (judy.tran@utoronto.ca)

This grants program aims to support Medical Education Scholarship (MEdS) projects with a defined and timely objective, and will have a preference for pilot projects aiming to generate data for applications to external funding agencies. The funding available for any individual project will range from $5,000 to $10,000, depending on the period of funding required.

The MEdS team will be accepting short proposals (maximum three pages) with a deadline of March 31, 2022.

Submissions will receive preference if they relate to our 2022 Priority areas:

• Promoting research and scholarship in areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion;
• Competency-based medical education; and
• Innovations in teaching and assessments of teaching effectiveness.

Project proposals that extend beyond these priority areas will also be considered.

Click here to read the detailed competition guidelines, eligibility and proposal requirements [PDF]

• Click here to download the Grant Competition Cover Page [Word document]

Contact

Dr. Ryan Brydges (ryan.brydges@utoronto.ca), Dr. Christie Lee (Christie.Lee@sinaihealth.ca) and Judy Tran (judy.tran@utoronto.ca)