Dr. Danielle Martin
Read the Chair's message | January 2025
The University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) is the largest academic department of family and community medicine in the world.
Our 2,000+ faculty of teachers and researchers are recognized internationally for excellence in teaching, research and clinical care.
Together, we are breaking new ground in comprehensive primary care, from office-based family practice to emergency medicine, palliative care, care of the elderly, mental health, Indigenous health and more.
Bringing Health Home: Elevating care in our communities
Join us on May 13, 2025 for this one day event at Highland Hall, UTSC campus, featuring keynote lectures, research presentations, interactive workshops, oral papers and poster presentations.
Nomination packages for the DFCM Awards of Excellence are due April 15, 2025. Visit the DFCM Awards of Excellence page for details and submit your completed nomination form and corresponding award application documentation in a single PDF file by email to dfcm.awards@utoronto.ca. For program awards details visit https://dfcm.utoronto.ca/program-awards.
2022-2027 DFCM Strategic Plan
You shared and we listened. After extensive consultation with faculty, learners and staff, clear themes and priorities have emerged to shape DFCM’s strategic plan. And now, we are ready to share it with you.
Learn more about where we will focus our efforts over the next five years in our 2022-2027 Strategic Plan.
DFCM News
Apr 9, 2025
From improving health-care outcomes and patient satisfaction to reducing clinician burnout, team-based primary care strives to address the complexities of modern health-care.
Apr 8, 2025
Having been in family and community medicine for almost four decades, Dr. Dave Wheler has been a pillar in the DFCM and Scarborough community. But, for Dr. Wheler, teaching has been one of his greatest professional accomplishments.
Mar 7, 2025
DFCM is honouring the women in primary care who lead, inspire and break barriers every day
Events
Mar 19
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Apr 23
2025 CMPA Council elections
ALL DAY
Apr
22
Deadline: Harinder K Gaind Bending the Arc Award
ALL DAY
Apr
25
Deadline for submissions: Family Medicine Forum
ALL DAY
Apr
25
New Horizons: Building narratives of hope | A conversation with Marshall Ganz, senior lecturer at Harvard University
8:00am - 9:00am