Welcome to the CFD
The Centre for Faculty Development (CFD) is a partnership between Unity Health Toronto and the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine. We are committed to supporting the development of our participants and community members in their multiple roles and activities in health professions education.
Join us on April 3rd for this virtual community event!
Upcoming Events
We provide flexible and adaptable programming that is responsive to emerging needs, facilitates communities and networking, and supports capacity building across the health professions education system. Our offerings include longitudinal programs, individual workshops, communities of practice and monthly rounds. Please click here to view all of our upcoming events.
Latest News
Dr. Ashish Kumar is a neurosurgeon at Sunnybrook and is cross-appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty…
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Upcoming Events
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3AprThis virtual community event is for CFD members to come together to during a lunch and learn to discuss emerging curiosities, questions and tensions within health professions education on the topic of the month. -
4AprParticipants will have an opportunity to explore the instructional design strategy, productive failure, and how it can support the development of adaptive expertise. We will define productive failure, describe how productive failure has been used in health professions education, and illustrate how participants can use productive failure design approaches in their practice. -
6AprThis workshop will guide participants through the application of the “Principles for Anti-Oppressive Program Development in HPE” guiding principles framework to their own program development needs. This principles framework is for anyone who is involved in the process of designing, developing and/or delivering programs in health professions education. It includes key questions around several decision points in this process, including budgeting, recruitment, format, accessibility, content choices, and more.
Our Communities
The CFD cultivates inclusive communities to mobilize knowledge, resources, and expertise to support faculty development across the health system. View the full listing of CFD’s communities to learn more and connect.
Our Programs
The CFD offers a number of exceptional programs to meet current and emerging faculty development needs across the health system. View the full listing of CFD’s programs to determine which may best meet your interests and needs.
Our Communities
The CFD cultivates inclusive communities to mobilize knowledge, resources, and expertise to support faculty development across the health system. View the full listing of CFD’s communities to learn more and connect.