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 October 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. 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)

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.

For the inaugural 2021 grant competition, the MEdS team will be accepting short proposals (maximum three pages) with a deadline of December 20, 2021.

Submissions will receive preference if they relate to our 2021 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]

Associate/Full Professor – Director, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine

The Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Toronto is seeking applicants for the position of Departmental Division Director, Nephrology. Applicants must be eligible for a full-time clinical academic appointment as a Nephrologist at the rank of Associate or Full Professor at the University of Toronto.  Applicants must demonstrate excellence in teaching, research, administration and leadership.  The term of appointment is five years, renewable once following a successful review. Effective start date will be January 1, 2022 or an alternative date as mutually agreed on with a transition/mentorship period.

An aspirational leader is sought to advance the academic enterprise of the Division of Nephrology over the next five years. The ideal candidate will be an internationally respected scholar and visionary leader with sophisticated interpersonal skills, and proven success in fostering a diverse cultural environment.  They will meaningfully engage the academic leadership of the University and the affiliated teaching hospitals to build a culture in which all stakeholders – learners and faculty members - will thrive. They will build strong city-wide collaborations, bridge diverse groups, strengthen capacity in research across disciplines, and provide strong mentorship to trainees and faculty at all career stages. The individual will establish an overarching vision and strategic direction for the Division. The Director reports directly to the Chair of Medicine.

The University of Toronto has one of the largest clusters of academic clinical nephrologists in Canada, with 42 full-time and 32 part-time and adjunct clinical faculty. The Residency Training Program is the largest in Canada, with over 60 post-graduate residents and fellows who come from across Canada and abroad to train here. We are dedicated to expanding the knowledge base of causes, treatments and cures for kidney disease; to provide unparalleled care to patients; and to train the next generation of nephrologist practitioners and scientists. The depth of expertise and accomplishments of our faculty, and the breadth and rigor of our training and research activities, as well as our internationally acclaimed sub-specialties, serve to highlight the vigor of our division. 

The Department of Medicine is one of the largest in North America, with over 900 full-time faculty members, 1,000 postgraduate trainees, and 20 sub-specialty divisions located across 6 fully affiliated hospitals, 6 community-affiliated hospitals and more than a dozen additional clinical practice sites. The Department of Medicine is a research powerhouse with $185+ million annual research funding (2018).  For more information about the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, please visit our website at http://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca.

Applicants must hold an MD degree, be eligible for certification in Nephrology by the Royal College of

Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and licensure in Ontario. The preferred hospital site for the

Director’s clinical activities will be negotiated with the successful candidate and be one of the following University’s fully-affiliated sites: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University Health Network, Sinai Health System – Mt. Sinai Hospital or Unity Health Toronto - St. Michael’s Hospital. Estimated total remuneration from all sources will be in the range of $250-350,000 and commensurate with qualifications, experience and clinical work.

Applications will be accepted until November 30, 2021. Should you be interested in this opportunity, please forward a letter of interest (LOI) and up-to-date curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three referees to:

Dr. Gillian Hawker, Sir John and Lady Eaton Professor and Chair of Medicine

c/o melanie.moscovitch@utoronto.ca. 

We are seeking candidates who value diversity and whose efforts advance our commitment to equity. Candidates should include in their LOI a statement of contributions to equity and diversity, which might cover topics including but not limited to knowledge about equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI); a track record of advancing EDI; and plans to advance EDI within Nephrology.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and prove accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca