About our work
The Office of Inclusion & Diversity (OID) is part of the Office of the Dean at the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine. The mandate of the OID is to support the Temerty Medicine’s commitment to lead in the area of equity, inclusion and diversity, and to create and promote innovative and accountable diversity and equity related programming in collaboration with other members of the Temerty Medicine community as well as external partners, which include the Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network (TAHSN) and community organizations.
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Our team
MD, MA, FRCPC
ad.oid.tfom@utoronto.ca
I practice General Internal Medicine at the Toronto General Hospital and serve as the Associate Dean, Inclusion and Diversity, as well as the Interim Vice Dean, Strategy at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine.
As a mixed Anishinaabe physician and medical educator, and an education researcher at the Wilson Centre, my focus is on integrating Indigenous and critical perspectives from the social sciences into medical education as well as on organization change and system transformation for cultural safety in healthcare.
EDI Program Coordinator
shari.thompsonricci@utoronto.ca
I facilitate meaningful connections and lead dynamic educational initiatives.
Grounded in an anti-oppression pedagogy, I strive to thread a range of community based and strategic approaches that are aligned in principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigeneity, accessibility (EDIIA). I aim to foster a community of belonging and collaboration at Temerty Medicine and beyond.
Manager, Office of Inclusion & Diversity
sab.khan@utoronto.ca
I lead the strategic and operational management of the Office of Inclusion and Diversity, including planning and oversight of key initiatives and priorities aimed at advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion within Temerty Medicine’s learning and working environments, as well as broader University and hospital-based strategies.
I am interested in utilizing collaborative, culturally safe and strengths-based approaches to develop EDIIA policies, programs, research and resources for faculty, learners and staff at Temerty Medicine.
Our mandate
The Temerty Faculty of Medicine’s 2018-2023 Academic Strategic Plan names “Excellence through Equity” as one of the three Strategic Domains of Focus. The OID is committed to working in collaboration with all departments across Temerty Medicine to achieve this focus and carry out the OID mandate, which includes the following initiatives:
- Design programs and policies that support and promote an inclusive learning and working environment at Temerty Medicine
- Provide advice, guidance, and support on issues of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and human rights on an as-needed basis to all members of the Temerty Medicine community
- Advise and collaborate with Temerty Medicine learners, staff and faculty members on the implementation of equity and diversity priorities for the Faculty in the areas of admissions, recruitment, curriculum education, and retention
- Create ongoing opportunities to collaborate within and across other faculties at U of T on matters of diversity, inclusion and equity
- Coordinate and chair the Temerty Medicine Diversity Advisory Council, a committee dedicated to implementing and moving forward the Faculty’s priority initiatives in the area of diversity, equity and inclusion
Our context
Contact
Email: medicine.oid@utoronto.ca
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Dean's Office
1 King's College Circle, Medical Sciences Building, Room 2358
Toronto, ON. M5S 1A8