Careers
The opportunity to be part of building a new medical school is a rare one. However, TMU offers School of Medicine staff even more than that: a chance to shape the future of healthcare.
Diverse communities need physicians who are not only highly skilled, but who are culturally respectful and ready to make change. To train these doctors of the future, a new approach to medical education is needed: one that is founded on community, equity and innovation. And we need your help to build it.
The following roles are currently available. We encourage you to check back frequently and subscribe to our mailing list (external link) for updates.
Clinical Faculty Leaders
The Thread Lead, Indigenous Health & Ways of Knowing, plays a key role in the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) Medicine Doctor of Medicine Program at the School of Medicine. The incumbent collaborates with other undergraduate medical education (UGME) leaders to support the development and integration of specific thread-related content within the four (4) year MD curriculum.
The Thread Lead, Indigenous Health & Ways of Knowing is responsible for delivering subject matter expertise, knowledge and skills in indigenous history, health, culture, and practices to facilitate effective learning and assessment for students in the MD program. This includes developing a comprehensive blueprint for integration of learning for the identified role within cases and other learning modalities of the Program; and overseeing and engaging in curriculum creation, delivery, assessment, and ongoing improvement across all Program years. The Thread Lead, Indigenous Health & Ways of Knowing ensures medical student education meets the vision of the TMU School of Medicine and the education principles of our university.
The Associate Director, Curriculum plays an integral role in shaping the course of medical education within the School of Medicine. With six distinct Course Programs — Practice of Medicine, Health Systems Sciences, Community and Global Health, Professional and Personal Development, Person-Centred Care, and Indigenous Communities & Health—each Associate Director ensures that their respective program's content aligns with the overarching vision and mission of the School of Medicine and Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU).
The Associate Director, Curriculum, Indigenous Communities & Health at TMU School of Medicine is a pivotal leadership role ensuring alignment with the institutional vision and mission. This involves strategic curriculum development, implementation, and improvement to enhance educational experiences for medical students. In collaboration with various leaders such as the Director and Associate Directors of Curriculum, Thread Leads, and other relevant stakeholders, the Associate Director, Curriculum, Indigenous Communities & Health is a subject matter expert and aims to develop competency-based curricula that are aligned with accreditation standards and evolving medical education needs, providing essential skills for clinical practice.
Clinical Faculty
We are now recruiting both part-time and adjunct clinical faculty! As a member of our clinical faculty, you'll shape the kinds of doctors who care as deeply about the quality of their medical skills as they do about building a practice that is culturally respectful, intentionally inclusive and continuously innovative. You’ll also make an impact by helping to build much-needed physician capacity in Brampton and its surrounding communities.
Leadership Team
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Staff
The Educational Developer, UGME works in a collaborative team environment with the Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) Education Team under the leadership of the Director, UGME to plan and implement curriculum and professional development programming as designed for clinical faculty and relevant staff. Following a reflective and evidence-based practice, the Educational Developer acts as an internal consultant for individuals, groups, and university administration within the School of Medicine (SoM), and specifically the UGME program, offering expertise on the enhancement of pedagogical practices for face-to-face, technology enhanced, online, simulation and blended delivery. This position will take a leadership role in advocating for and creating an institutional environment supportive of teaching and learning excellence.
About the MD Curriculum
Phases
The School of Medicine's MD curriculum will be delivered in a phased approach.
- Phase 1 builds a strong foundation for clinical learning. Students will acquire and apply knowledge, skills and abilities in the basic sciences and in clinical, social and health systems sciences.
- Phase 2 will immerse students in hands-on clinical learning through a Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship primarily based in Family Medicine. Students will also complete clinical learning rotations in specialty areas of medicine across a variety of settings.
- Phase 3 will prepare students to succeed in residency by strengthening their skills via electives, preparation for post-graduate studies and completion of a self-directed learning block at TMU or internationally.
Courses
- Community & Global Health: This course is structured as a large-group and experiential learning course. Through service- and community-focused learning with affiliated organizations, the course introduces concepts and skills and builds capacity in cultural openness and anti-discrimination. Students will explore the ways in which their own assumptions and cultural positionality influence the roles they play in a variety of community and global health contexts.
- Health Systems Sciences: Health systems science is the study of how care is delivered, how health professionals work together to deliver care and how the health system can improve health and health equity. Students will explore the importance of patient, family, community and population contexts within simple and complex healthcare systems and apply a framework for systems thinking that complements biomedical and clinical science.
- Indigenous Communities & Health: This course provides foundational knowledge of governance and healthcare within the context of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities. Through Indigenous Communities & Health, students will learn about working with Indigenous communities; they will also understand how they can dismantle colonialism by interrupting its impacts on the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples through trauma-informed practices and collaborative care.
- Person-Centred Care: Students will learn and apply clinical skills through simulation and longitudinal experiential learning in clinical settings with supervisors from the local community. Using the principles of person-centredness, students will develop skills in history taking, physical exam and communication that are respectful, culturally appropriate and safe for diverse populations.
- Practice of Medicine: This course provides the foundational knowledge, resources and skills for student involvement in culturally safe and inclusive clinical care across the patient lifespan within the Brampton/Peel communities and beyond. The course focuses on the foundational sciences and addresses health determinants, socio-cultural awareness and critical systems through the human lifecycle via case-based learning.
- Professional & Personal Development: This course will focus on students' development as scholarly and ethical professionals, leaders and life-long learners. Through activities and discussion, students will develop their professional identities into future physicians who are ready to learn, adapt and innovate, and who have the professional and personal skills they need to succeed.