Education scholarship is about ideas. It’s about taking an idea about teaching and learning — something you are curious about or even a frustration — and developing that into findings that can be shared and acted upon.
The Office of Education Scholarship (OES) is here to help you! Book an Education Scholarship Chat to have an informal conversation with an OES faculty member and explore our programs and services below.
“We are creating the future of family medicine education through rigorous scholarship, collaboration and capacity building.”
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The OES is a source of knowledge, guidance and mentorship in scholarly activities related to teaching and education in family medicine. Our faculty work with individuals, leaders, programs and teaching sites. We can help you take a question through the scholarly process to a stage where the results of your work can be shared with a peer group. We can support and help build your own capacity to engage in your everyday work in a scholarly manner.
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.
Not only do Toronto's northwest communities face some of the most inequitable outcomes in the city, it has also been described as a primary care desert. To address what is quickly becoming a dire situation in primary care in the area, Humber River Hospital has recently joined DFCM as their newest teaching hospital site.
Many routine health care practices had to be adapted quickly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With quarantining and social distancing measures put in place to mitigate the spread of the virus, family doctors and learners swiftly turned to alternatives for in-person care with some more prepared than others to acclimate to the virtual environment.
“We are creating the future of family medicine education through rigorous scholarship, collaboration and capacity building.”
