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Faculty

Our faculty and staff are an integral part of our impact and reputation. DFCM is committed to supporting our faculty and staff to grow our excellence as educators, researchers, scholars and health professionals.

DFCM faculty

As a DFCM faculty member you have access to numerous resources and opportunities to learn and grown in your career.

Supporting excellence

All you need to know about growing your career, from appointments and promotions to awards and faculty development opportunities.

Health Professional Educators (HPEs) at DFCM

Are you an educator who teaches family medicine to undergraduate, postgraduate and/or faculty development learners within DFCM but is not a physician by training? 

Learn about our broad community of HPEs and how to receive faculty member status at DFCM to gain the benefits and acknowledgement of a faculty appointment.

Find out more about HPEs

Rural Northern Initiative: Looking for an adventure?

Over just two weeks, you can contribute to a community in need of assistance and help expose DFCM residents to the exciting and rewarding work available in northern Ontario. 

The Rural Northern Initiative (RNI) is a joint project between the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and DFCM that provides medical care in small northern Ontario communities facing a physician shortage.

Learn more about the RNI

May 31, 2023
Menopause remains largely taboo in today's public discourse, creating knowledge gaps among both patients and physicians about how to best manage this natural transitionary period. But how can an experience that impacts almost half of our population remain such an enigma?
May 30, 2023
Five family physicians are recognized by the National Magazine Awards for outstanding work in Canadian Family Physician.
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.