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Coaching
Network

Community Objective

This Coaching Network is to support those who are engaging in coaching as part of their leadership practice. We define coaching as “unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them” (Whitmore, 2022: 8), and involves the “art of facilitating the performance, learning and development of another” (Downey, 1999: 15). Unlike mentorship, the context for coaching is more formal, non-directive, and often for a specified and contracted timeframe. There is focused placed on the progress towards the coachee’s own goals (O’Connell et al, 2012).

Members of this community may be in formal or informal leadership roles across the health sciences system, and supporting others in developing themselves across the areas of leadership, teaching, scholarship and advocacy.

Community Description

The Coaching Network is offered in partnership between the Leadership and Development team at Unity Health Toronto and the Centre for Faculty Development. The goals of the network are to:

  1. Create a safe learning environment for coaches to explore their coaching practice dilemmas in academic health sciences spaces.
  2. Consider models and approaches to enhance their coaching practice.
  3. Support each other in their development as coaches.

All members of the community must be  members of the Centre for Faculty Development and should create a user account, with a completed profile. *Please note that staff, physicians, patient and family partners, and learners at both Unity Health Toronto and the Temerty Faculty of Medicine have membership registration available to them at no additional cost.

The Coaching Network will meet 4 times a year.

Contact

Latika Nirula
Community Co-Lead
latika.nirula@unityhealth.to

Jeff Dionne
Community Co-Lead
jeff.dionne@unityhealth.to

Karen Chen
Education Coordinator, Communications & Community
karen.chen@unityhealth.to

Community Overview

Who should join: Formal or informal people leaders across the health sciences system who coach others across the areas of leadership, teaching, scholarship and advocacy.  Members must be registered through the Centre for Faculty Development.

Format: Virtual – with final meeting of the year being in person

Register: Please contact karen.chen@unityhealth.to

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Upcoming Events

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    5
    Dec
    This workshop provides participants with the opportunity to reflect on both providing feedback from the teacher’s perspective and receiving feedback from the learner’s perspective. We will compare and contrast different “conversational choices” available to educators as part of their learning conversations.
    • Stepping Stones
    • Workshop
    Start 09:00 am EST
    End 12:00 pm EST
    Delivery Online
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    12
    Dec
    Change in the complex environment of academic health sciences has always required meaningful engagement of multiple perspectives. In this session, Cate Creede-Desmarais will share insights from more than two decades of leading strategic change initiatives in health and higher education, and will provide an overview of a simple approach to change that integrates the evolution of change theory over the past century.
    • BPER
    • Rounds
    Start 12:00 pm EST
    End 01:00 pm EST
    Delivery Online
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    12
    Jan
    Utilizing short didactic presentations, group discussions, small group activities as well as case scenarios, this highly interactive workshop will provide an overview of the role, scope, strategies and resources faculty/preceptors/supervisors should consider in order to support learners who witness or experience mistreatment.
    • Stepping Stones
    • Workshop
    Start 09:00 am EST
    End 12:00 pm EST
    Delivery Online

FAQs

Q. How do I create and/or activate my account to log into the site?

A. To create a CFD user account please click here. If you have already created an account, click here to log in. Please note you will be required to set up a new account and password for our new website. We will connect your account with your previous CFD event records.

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.

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.

Centre for Faculty Development
Li Ka Shing International Healthcare
Education Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital
209 Victoria Street, 4th floor

Mailing Address:
30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8

cfd@unityhealth.to

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