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The Centre for Faculty Development (CFD) is looking for Journal Club Leaders for its Stepping Stones Program.

Stepping Stones is a two-year foundational faculty development program offered at the CFD. It provides support to health professionals in their multiple education roles and activities as teachers, educators, academic leaders, scholars, and advocates and provides opportunities for networking and collaboration across caring and learning environments.
Journal Club takes place monthly in the first year of the program.  Each Journal Club group has 2 leaders and approximately 15 participants. The goals of journal club are for participants to critically appraise the health professions education literature and thoughtfully consider how they might integrate what is presented and discussed in the articles into their practices as educators.

Responsibilities:

• Leading monthly sessions from September to June, 2 hours;
• Attending an annual Stepping Stones Faculty Event, bi-annual Journal Club Leader check-ins and other Faculty Development offerings;
• Reading and critically appraising  the assigned articles;
• Role modeling the co-facilitation process;
• Providing feedback to participants as they practice their skills of co-facilitation;
• Facilitating and encouraging dialogue;
• Underpinning facilitation with principles of equity and inclusion;
• Inviting and respecting different forms/sources/types of expertise and knowledge. (e.g. lived experience, theoretical, practical);
• Being flexible and responsive to the needs of the group;
• Encouraging the generation of new questions and possibilities.

Qualifications:

• Experience in faculty development;
• Experience in health professions education;
• Experience facilitating an interprofessional group;
• Experience organizing and facilitating dialogue via Zoom.

Dates:

Journal Club Leads will need to be available to facilitate at ONE of the following times:

Tuesdays 5:30-7:30pm ET
Wednesdays 3:00-5:00pm ET
Thursday 5:30-7:30pm ET

Openings:
3

Stipend:
$2000/year

Application Process:
Please submit a letter of intent outlining your interest in the role, and a short (4 page) CV outlining your relevant experience to Lindsay.Baker@unityhealth.to

Application Deadline:
February 28, 2025

Start Date:
June 2025 (This is a 2-year renewable contract)

The Resource Hub houses faculty development resources related to multiple topics of interest in health professions education. The hub is meant to be a one stop shop for faculty development resources across professions, and learner contexts.

As a member of the Resource Hub Editorial Committee you will be invited to:

1. Review 1-2 resources a year in your identified area(s) of expertise
2. Review current resources on the hub in your identified area(s) of expertise for continued relevance; and,
3. Recommend ways to improve resource hub – including gaps in content, or ways to (re)organize

If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, please email Alexandria.Suliman@unityhealth.to.

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