The Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) is recognized internationally for its clinical, educational and research excellence.
Our faculty are breaking new ground on issues ranging from emergency medicine, palliative care, addiction medicine, Indigenous health and more.
Encompassing more than 1,900 faculty across the province — from rural areas to urban centres — we are shaping the future of family medicine in Canada.

DFCM hospital sites
Learn about our 15+ hospital sites, four integrated community sites and 40+ teaching practices that provide learners with a mix of urban, suburban and rural clinical training.
Events
Mar
28
Mentorship for Retirement Panel
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Mar 29
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Jun 14
Virtual Toronto International Program to Strengthen Family Medicine and Primary Care (V-TIPS)
ALL DAY
Mar
31
[New Horizons Speaker Series] A Conversation with Dr. Kwame McKenzie
8:00am - 9:00am
Apr
6
Family Medicine Forum: Call for Free-Standing papers & Posters
ALL DAY
Mar 24, 2023
For their contributions to the pandemic response, DFCM faculty Dr. Brian Schwartz and 12 other leaders of the OST were recognized with a U of T President’s Impact Award.
Mar 13, 2023
Rebecca Crawford (MD ’22) shares what inspired her journey into medicine, how she’s creating positive change in the indigenous community and her future plans in addictions medicine.
Mar 8, 2023
After a storied hockey career that culminated in being inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame, Hayley Wickenheiser pursued another childhood dream: becoming a doctor. “I always knew I needed a life after hockey and thought that would be a good one,” says Wickenheiser.