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Director, Curriculum (Phase 1)

Department: School of Medicine
Position supervisor: Assistant Dean, Curricular Innovation
Contract length: 4 years, renewal
Hours of work per week: 0.4 FTE (15 hours per week)
Position type: Clinical Faculty 
Rate of pay: Daily rate for MD's

About the School of Medicine

It’s time to transform medical education. Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Medicine is being designed to shift the paradigm of healthcare delivery and improve the well-being of individuals, families and communities. With a community-driven, intentionally inclusive approach, the new school will train doctors whose cultural awareness and humility are as crucial as their medical skills.

Led by Dr. Teresa M. Chan, a forward-thinking educational leader, TMU’s School of Medicine will draw on the university’s commitment to community, equity, and innovation to address rapidly changing healthcare needs. The school will train a new generation of physicians who are ready to learn, to adapt, and ultimately to be agents of change.

Work across the School of Medicine will be supported by its Social Accountability office to ensure a focus on Black community health, Indigenous community health, anti-racism, anti-ableism, disability inclusion and universal design, anti-homophobia and transphobia, to create a positive health environment for LGBTQ2SI+, and to serve and work in partnership with historically under-represented and under-served communities as a positive space.

Brampton/Peel and its surrounding communities, are part of the Treaty Lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit.  We acknowledge that these lands are also the shared space of Anishinabek, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, Ojibway/Chippewa and Métis peoples.

We honour the Indigenous peoples who cared for this land for thousands of years before us, and commit to valuing the Two Row Wampum.  This Living Treaty represents settlers and Indigenous peoples moving forward together, in parallel, respecting each other’s ways of being, knowing and doing. 

We honour the Dish with One Spoon Treaty, and in this spirit we strive to treat the land and people of our community with mutual respect, taking only what we need and sharing what is available to ensure sustainability for those that follow us.

The opportunity

The Director, Curriculum (Phase 1) is a key leadership position within the UGME Program at the Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) School of Medicine and ensures the Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) learning aligns with the vision and mission of the School of Medicine and Toronto Metropolitan University. The Director, Curriculum (Phase 1) provides academic leadership for the development and implementation of all aspects of UGME learning and participates in leading curriculum integration among courses across Phase 1. This includes overseeing and engaging in Phase 1 creation, delivery, assessment, progression, and remediation. The Director, Curriculum (Phase 1) role includes chairing subcommittees and will ensure the UGME Program achieves success using ongoing quality improvement while meeting all accreditation standards and elements as mandated by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) and the Province of Ontario’s Institutional Quality Assurance Process (IQAP).

The Director Curriculum (Phase 1) works collaboratively across all Phases with Thread Leads, Associate Directors of Curriculum, and other UGME Education Leaders to ensure the delivery of an integrated four-year competency-based experiential curriculum - aligned with the principles of the Master Adaptive Learner.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) or equivalent medical degree.
  • Masters’ in Education or equivalent in educational program preferred. A Diploma for the Clinician Educator Area of Focused Competence will be considered equivalent to Masters’ level training.
  • Must have or be eligible for an appointment to the TMU Clinical Faculty.
  • Must be eligible to hold an appointment at a TMU School of Medicine affiliated clinical partner institution or academic health centre. 
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience as a member of a School of Medicine clinical faculty, preferably with experience in designing and delivering medical education, including curriculum development and innovation.
  • A minimum of three years of experience in medical education and must have evidence of administrative and curricular responsibilities in a Medical School educational activity.
  • Knowledge of and understanding of the implementation of competency-based education.
  • Physician in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of

Ontario (CPSO) and active membership with the College of Family Physicians of

Canada (CFPC) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), or equivalent.

  • Extensive knowledge of undergraduate medical education curriculum so as to lead in and enable design and delivery within and across the UGME curriculum.
  • Ability to construct and lead innovative curriculum and/or assessment practices with change management. 
  • Experience with innovative student-centred pedagogical approaches to learning.
  • Strong leadership, communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
  • Leadership skills and ability to engage in collaborative consultations and effective respectful communications with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Knowledge, understanding and/or experience of quality improvement processes and application through educational evaluation in medical education. 
  • Demonstrated success working in collaborative in-person and virtual teams.
  • Ability to meet pressured and tight deadlines and outcomes.
  • Experience with embedding EDI into administrative activities and leadership practices and insights on integrating these values into the curriculum development.
  • Strong commitment and focus to principles of equity, diversity, inclusion (EDI) in learning, patient care and leadership, with a track record of advancing EDI and decolonization.
  • Record of educational research, and publication/presentations for peer review.

How to apply

The preference is for applications to be submitted online through the Google form available  (google form) here (external link) . If a candidate does not have access to a Google account, applications 

may be submitted via email to medicine@torontomu.ca. Applications submitted by email should include:

  • The position the applicant is applying for
  • The applicant’s name and contact information
  • Whether the applicant is a citizen or permanent resident of Canada

All applications should include the following components as separate attachments:

Curriculum Vitae (CV):

Please provide a detailed curriculum vitae highlighting your relevant education, work experience, skills, and accomplishments. 

Cover Letter:

Please provide a brief cover letter introducing yourself and explaining why you are interested in the Director, Curriculum (Phase 1) position. Be sure to comment specifically on your background and experiences, as noted in the section “Qualifications” above, within medical education and any current or past involvement with the institutions providing healthcare in Brampton and surrounding areas.

Response to Application Question:

  1. Outline your strategic priorities in supporting the Associate Director, Curriculum in completing the planning, content, and assessment decisions for their courses and ensuring representation of the Threads throughout the Phase 1 Curriculum.
  2. What influence will your positionality have over your role as a Phase 1 Curriculum Developer?

Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority, in accordance with Canadian immigration regulations. Candidates must therefore indicate in their application if they are a permanent resident or citizen of Canada.

About Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)

Serving a highly diverse student population of over 45,000, with 100+ undergraduate and graduate programs built on the integration of theoretical and practical learning and distinguished by a professionally focussed curriculum with a strong emphasis on excellence in teaching, research and creative activities, TMU is a vibrant, urban university known for its culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, community engagement and city-building through its award-winning architecture.

At the intersection of mind and action, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) is on a transformative path to become Canada’s leading comprehensive innovation university. Integral to this path is the placement of equity, diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our institutional culture. Our current academic plan outlines each as core values and we work to embed them in all that we do.

TMU welcomes those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion and will assist us in realizing the benefits of embedding these values into the work at every level and in every unit of the university. In addition, to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment in Canada and to bring lived experiences to the work, we encourage applications from members of equity deserving groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples in Canada, First Nations Peoples in the United States, racialized people, Black people, persons with disabilities, women, and  2SLGBTQ+ people. 

In April 2022, the university announced our new name of Toronto Metropolitan University, which will be implemented in a phased approach. Learn more about our next chapter.

Toronto Metropolitan University’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

  • We encourage all First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples or Indigenous peoples of North America, to self-identify in their applications.
  • Toronto Metropolitan University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and aims to ensure that independence, dignity, integration and equality of opportunity are embedded in all aspects of the university culture. To find out more about legal and policy obligations please visit the Accessibility and Human Rights websites.
  • Candidates who belong to one or more of the equity-deserving groups recognized at TMU are welcome to connect with Ahmed Ahmed [a.ahmed@torontomu.ca], Interim Executive Director, Office of the Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion.
  • For any confidential accommodation needs in order to participate in the recruitment and selection process and/or inquiries regarding accessing the application please contact medicine@torontomu.ca.