Membership
Mondays
Community Description
The Membership Mondays Community is for CFD members to engage in informal conversations on emerging curiosities, questions and tensions within health professions education.
This community comes together virtually, three times a year. Topics are responsive to the needs of the community. Please join us to engage in thoughtful dialogue.
If you have any topics you would like to bring to Membership Mondays, please contact cfd@unityhealth.to.
Upcoming Sessions
October 27, 2025 – 12:00-1:00pm EDT – Exploring the Tensions between AI and Planetary Health
February 23, 2026 – 12:00-1:00pm EDT – Does education work in the absence of trust?
May 25, 2026 – 12:00-1:00pm EDT – Student leadership experiences as opportunities to transform health systems
To receive calendar holds for Membership Mondays, please submit your email below:
How Do I Join?
If you are a CFD member already, register for the upcoming lunch and learns on the Upcoming Events page on our website.
If you would like to become a CFD to access Membership Mondays as well as many other discounts and perks, please visit the Membership Page on our website.
Contact
Karen Chen
Education Coordinator, Communications & Community
karen.chen@unityhealth.to
Who should join: CFD Members interested in emerging curiosities, questions and tensions within health professions education.
Format: Virtual
Register: Please see our events page for upcoming Membership Mondays.
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Upcoming Events
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29AprParticipants 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. -
11MayThis workshop seeks to better-equip faculty to meaningfully integrate planetary health into their teaching by building their knowledge base, providing them with pedagogical tools and guidance, and connecting them with a like-minded interdisciplinary academic community. -
21MayWhether you're creating your first dossier or refining an existing one, this workshop will help you move forward with clarity and confidence—transforming your dossier into a reflective and strategic showcase of your work as an educator.
FAQs
Q. How do I create and/or activate my account to log into the site?
Q. Is there a cost to attend your programs?
A. There is a cost to participate in some of our programs. The cost of each of our programs varies and in some cases, the cost varies depending on your status with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at University of Toronto and/or in which hospital you work as well as whether or not you have an annual CFD Membership.
Q.I do not have a faculty appointment in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Can I still attend your workshops, programs and/or events? Is there a fee?
A. Anyone whose education activities include teaching, leading, scholarship and advocacy are welcome to attend our workshops, programs and/or events. Specific pre-requisite criteria may apply. Please refer to each workshop, program or event page for details. All fees and discounts (where applicable) can be found in the workshop, program and event pages.
Q.I am interested in having one of your workshops offered at my home site/department. Do you offer this type of service?
A. Please contact us for further information. The availability of this service is dependent on the resources and capacity of the CFD at the time the request is made.
Q: Is having a CFD Membership the same as having a CFD account?
A: No, a CFD Membership is not the same as a CFD account. However, in order to complete your CFD Membership registration you will be prompted to create a CFD account if you do not already have one. To register for a CFD General Membership and create your account click here.
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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.