The Department of Family Medicine’s Faculty Development program is structured around the following core components:
Faculty Development
We are the largest clinical department within the Faculty of Medicine, with over 650 faculty members engaged in clinical care, teaching, and academic leadership.
Our learning environment is grounded in innovative teaching and high-quality patient care, spanning in-unit, community, francophone, and rural settings, and is supported by a strong research presence, reflecting the full scope of family medicine practice.
Our educators bring diverse clinical and academic expertise, with many recognized as leaders in their fields. This breadth supports a rigorous, practice-ready training environment that consistently graduates high-caliber family physicians.
The strength of the program lies in its people. Faculty are committed to training the next generation of physicians and are supported through ongoing faculty development that advances excellence in teaching and scholarship.
Our learning environment is grounded in innovative teaching and high-quality patient care, spanning in-unit, community, francophone, and rural settings, and is supported by a strong research presence, reflecting the full scope of family medicine practice.
Our educators bring diverse clinical and academic expertise, with many recognized as leaders in their fields. This breadth supports a rigorous, practice-ready training environment that consistently graduates high-caliber family physicians.
The strength of the program lies in its people. Faculty are committed to training the next generation of physicians and are supported through ongoing faculty development that advances excellence in teaching and scholarship.
Program
Faculty Development Half Days
Faculty Development Half-Days offer focused learning on timely topics relevant to teaching and clinical practice. Led by faculty experts, these sessions provide practical strategies, encourage discussion, and create opportunities for colleagues to learn from one another.
Faculty Development Half-Day: Winter Refresh
February 19, 2027 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Presentations and discussions:
- Implementing Trans-Affirmative Care in an Educational Family Medicine Setting - Dr. Taunia Rifai and Dr. Justine Callahan
- Best Practices in Documentation in the Age of AI Scribes - Dr. Helen Han-Ning Hsu
- Cultivating Joy in Practice: A Salutogenic Approach to Resident Wellness - Dr. Michelle Prentice and Dr. David Ponka
- Exploring Identity as the Basis of Diagnosis and Therapy - Dr. Leonard Bloom
To register for the Faculty Development Half Day, please visit the dedicated Eventbrite page.
New Faculty Orientation
This workshop is delivered to all unit-based and community preceptors and serves as the formal entry point into teaching within the Department. It provides a structured, half-day introduction to core teaching principles, expectations, and available supports for new faculty.
The session is offered annually during the first week of June and is designed to ensure consistency in onboarding, alignment with departmental educational standards, and early engagement in faculty development.
The next Faculty Orientation event is on Friday, June 4, 2027. More information to come.
View the Faculty Orientation Manual (2026) in French or English.
Contact: Robin Elsamah at [email protected]
Essential Teaching Skills (ETS)
The ETS program was developed to address preceptors’ desire and need to be better teachers and have more in-house faculty development. To date, three courses have been developed.
It also equips faculty with strategies to manage conflict in the clinical setting, whether between a learner and a preceptor, within care teams, or when performance, professionalism, or communication issues affect patient care and the learning environment.
Participants develop the ability to address conflict constructively, maintain psychological safety, and uphold academic and clinical standards, ensuring that both learner progression and patient care are sustained.
More information and training materials are available on Brightspace (FM Corps professoral | Faculty).
Essential Teaching Skills 1 – June 4, 2027
Essential Teaching Skills 1 develops practical skills to support learners within the clinical environment, with a focus on managing challenges encountered in real-world teaching.
The session addresses learner needs across training levels, including early identification of learners in difficulty and the application of structured approaches to feedback and support.
More information to come.
Essential Teaching Skills 2 & 3 – Date to be Announced
Essential Teaching Skills 2&3 builds faculty capability in managing learners in difficulty and addressing professionalism within the clinical training environment.
Faculty will apply structured approaches to identify performance concerns early, develop targeted learning and remediation plans, and document concerns in a clear, consistent, and defensible manner aligned with institutional expectations.
The sessions also focus on teaching and evaluating professionalism, equipping faculty to assess behaviours using observable criteria, address concerns directly, and implement appropriate interventions while maintaining both learner progression and patient care standards.
More information to come.
Faculty Retreat
The Faculty Retreat is an opportunity for our faculty members to enhance their skills as teachers, exchange ideas with colleagues, and connect with members of the Department of Family Medicine community.
Our 2026 Faculty Retreat has now come to an end, and planning is already underway for our next retreat in 2028.
More details, including the event dates, location, program and registration information, will be shared in the coming months as planning progresses.
To learn more about our most recent retreat, please visit our dedicated Faculty Retreat page for more information.
Additional Workshops and Courses
The Office of Continuing Professional Development (OCPD) develops, supports and coordinates learning activities for physicians in practice. They are an integral part of the continuum of medical education that begins with the undergraduate program, extends through postgraduate programs, and continues through life-long learning activities for licensed physicians.
View workshops and courses offered by the Faculty Of Medicine's Office of Continuing Professional Development.