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Developing culturally appropriate health solutions: Indigenous Health Partners Program
DFCM is pleased to welcome the Indigenous Health Partners Program (IHPP) into the Global Health and Social Accountability portfolio.
Mar 10 / 2021
Call for Applications – Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Applications are invited for the position of Chair of the Department of Family & Community Medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. The successful candidate must be eligible for academic appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. The appointment as Chair will be for a 5-year term effective October 1, 2021, renewable following a favourable review.
Feb 26 / 2021
March 1: Black Mental Health Day
Monday, March 1 is Black Mental Health Day, as declared by the City of Toronto and several other cities in Ontario. Black Mental Health Day is a reminder that we must destigmatize mental health challenges and provide culturally appropriate mental health services.
Feb 23 / 2021
DFCM and OCFP launch COVID-19 vaccination learning modules
Primary care teams have a critical role to play in vaccinating Canadians against COVID-19. Dubbed #TeamVaccine, family doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other primary care providers pulled together to vaccinate all Toronto long-term care homes ahead of schedule. But that was just the first step in what will be the largest scale vaccination Canadians have ever seen.
Feb 22 / 2021