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Essence is a longitudinal faculty development course by the Office of Education Scholarship (OES) at the Department of Family & Community Medicine (DFCM) for physicians and other health professionals that is designed to develop knowledge and skills in education scholarship.
Through a series of workshops and mentoring initiatives spanning one academic year, participants will be supported through the design and execution of a scholarly project of their own choosing. Essence is led by experts in the research field. Participants receive personalized consultations from researchers, including OES faculty and OES Education Scientists from DFCM.
Course applications are currently closed.
Education scholarship is an umbrella term which encompasses both research and innovation in health professions education. Quality in education scholarship is attained through work that is peer-reviewed, publicly disseminated and provides a platform that others can build on.
Interested in applying? We invite you to watch the info session held September 13, 2022, if you would like to get a better sense of the course (30 minutes).
Questions? Contact the Essence Course Co-Directors:
Dr. Risa Bordman, Associate Professor & OES Faculty Development Program Lead, DFCM, risa.bordman@utoronto.ca
Dr. Gurpreet Mand, Assistant Professor, DFCM, gurpreet.mand@utoronto.ca