Faculty
Development Leads
Community Objective
Faculty Development leads is an evolving ‘community of practice’ for faculty developers and aims to provide a forum for the sharing of new ideas and practices in faculty development, peer mentorship and collaborative learning about the practices and impact of faculty development.
Community Description
Established in 2011, the Faculty Development Leads Community brings together a growing number of local faculty development leads (at a departmental, hospital, program or faculty level).
Faculty Development Leads meets 3-4 times a year with a fluid agenda that adapts to the needs of the community
Meet our Community
Coming soon.
Contact
Latika Nirula
Community Co-Lead
latika.nirula@unityhealth.to
Laura Dempster
Community Co-Lead
l.dempster@dentistry.utoronto.ca
Karen Chen
Education Coordinator, Communications & Community
karen.chen@unityhealth.to
Who should join: Health Professional Faculty Development Leads
Format: Virtual
Register: Please contact karen.chen@unityhealth.to
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Upcoming Events
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3AprThis workshop provides participants with the opportunity to both explore wellness tensions and identify ways to address them. Participants identify where tensions exist for their own roles that impact wellbeing and discuss approaches to ‘navigating’ these tensions. -
8AprHow will AI transform what it means to be an expert healthcare professional? Join the conversation to explore how health professions educators can prepare the next generation for a world where expertise extends across human-AI partnerships, and where effective patient care emerges from the thoughtful orchestration of both human and artificial intelligence. -
14AprThis workshop provides an overview of the content and structure of an effective teaching dossier. It provides participants with the opportunity to develop a plan for assembling and strengthening their own dossiers. They will also be led through the first steps of composing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy.
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.