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Educational and Supportive Resources

Explore learning materials, tools and supports that promote equity, inclusion, and wellness at Temerty Medicine. Whether you're looking to learn, take action, or find support, this page is your starting point for building a more inclusive learning and work environment

Equity Principles

Equity begins with understanding. Explore foundational concepts that help clarify the language, frameworks, and dynamics that shape inclusive environments.

Cultural Competency

Learn about the lived experiences of structurally minoritized groups to cultivate cultural competency, safety and humility.

Equity Integration

Move from awareness to action with tools that help you integrate equity into your teaching, research, clinical practice or operations.

Supportive Resources

Find resources to support your physical, mental, spiritual and professional well-being.

Institutional Resources

Explore additional resources from Temerty Medicine, the University of Toronto and our partners.

Featured Resources

Inclusive Educational Events Planning Guide

The Inclusive Education Events Planning Guide is a practical resource to support Temerty Medicine community members to develop, deliver and evaluate educational events that centre a sense of belonging and respect for all.

Commemoration Resources

Resources on this page support the cultivation of inclusivity and belonging for all members of our community. Learn about dates of recognition, observance and celebration and find supports for religious accommodations.

Equity Principles

Glossaries and Definitions

Department of Medicine - Glossary of Terms: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (webpage)
Ontario Human Rights Commission - Appendix 1: Glossary of Human Rights Terms (webpage)
University of British Columbia - Equity and Inclusion Glossary of Terms (2023; webpage)
University of Kansas - Social Justice Resources: Glossary (2024; webpage)

Allyship

Allyship and Inclusion - Temerty Faculty of Medicine (2024; webpage)

Intersectionality

Columbia Law School - Kimberlé Crenshaw on Intersectionality, More than Two Decades Later (2017; webpage)
Medium - Understanding Intersectionality (2017; webpage)

Microagressions

Duquesne University Center for Teaching Excellence - Pedagogy and Micro-Resistance: A Strategy for the College Classroom (2015; webpage)
Georgetown University School of Medicine - Stop, Talk, Roll (2017; webpage)
Stanford Medicine - Microaggressions in medical training: Understanding, and addressing, the problem (2018; webpage)
University of California Santa Cruz - Tool: Interrupting Microaggressions (document)

Unconscious Bias

Toronto Initiative for Diversity and Excellence (TIDE) - Unconscious Bias Education Modules (2023; eModules)
AAMC - Unconscious Bias Resources for Health Professionals (interactive media)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Bias in Peer Review (interactive media)
Harvard University - Project Implicit (interactive media)
University of British Columbia - Unconscious Bias: Compilation of Studies (2017; document)

Cultural Competency

Accessibility and Disability Inclusion

Accessibility and Disability Inclusion

Accessibility at University of Toronto (webpage)
Duty to Accommodate (Ontario Human Rights Commission) (eModule)
Access Living - Ableism 101 (2019; webpage)
Being Neurodivergent in Academia (webpage)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Health Equity for People with Disabilities (2024; webpage)
Health Sciences Information Consortium - Accessibility and Disability library guide (2024; webpage)
World Health Organization - Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities (2022; book)
Valuing Neurodiversity on Campus: Perspectives and Priorities of Neurodivergent Students, Faculty, and Professional Staff (2024; article)
Verywell Mind - Types of ableist language and what to say instead (2024; webpage)
The Lancet - Legacies of ableism and the pursuit of disability justice in medicine (2025, abstract)
Holland Bloorview - Inspire, Hire, Train, Retain (2025, tool kit)

Anti-racism and Cultural Diversity

Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office - Trainings and Workshops (webpage)
Call It Out: Racism, Racial Discrimination, and Human Rights (Ontario Human Rights Commission) (eModule)
Kaiser Family Foundation - Key Facts on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity (web resources)

Anti-Asian racism

U of T Anti-Asian Working Group Final Report (2023; document)
TMCC: East Asian Learner Experiences (2024; document)
Anti-Asian Racism Alliance Forum Recommendation Report (2022; document)

Anti-Black racism

Black Health Primer (eModules)
TAHSN - Introduction to Anti-Black Racism eLearning Module (eModule)
Black Cultural Competency Toolkit - U of T Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering (eModule)
TAHSN - The Coin Model of Privilege and Critical Allyship: Setting the Stage for Action on Anti-Black Racism (2022; interactive media)
Addressing Anti-Black Racism at Temerty Medicine - Accountability Report (2022; document)
Addressing Anti-Black Racism at Temerty Medicine - Findings Report (2022; document)
Report of the U of T Anti-Black Racism Task Force (2021; document)
Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education (2021; document)
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, U of T - Black Cultural Competency Toolkit (eModule)

Economic Disadvantage

AFMC - MCAT Fee Assistance Program (webpage)
Health Quality Ontario - Income and Health (2016; document)
Price of a Dream (webpage)

Faith-based Inclusion

TAHSN Standards for Religious Attire for Health Care Workers, Learners and Volunteers in Hospital Areas with Sterile Procedures (2022; document)
TAHSN Standards for Religious Attire Videos (2024; video series)
Commemoration Resources (2024; webpage)

Antisemitism

A Dark History, A Persistent Fear, Dialogue, CPSO (2022; webpage)
Reflecting on historical Jewish student quotas in Toronto medical education (2022; webpage)
- In Their Own Words: Jewish doctors, antisemitism, and the restrictive quota system at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine (2022; document)
U of T Antisemitism Working Group reports and supporting documents (webpage)
- Temerty Medicine Response to U of T’s Anti-Semitism Working Group Report (2021; webpage)
Berkeley Hillel - Antisemitism Education (2021; interactive media)
Government of Canada - Combatting Antisemitism (webpage)

Islamophobia

Islamophobia: A Public Health Crisis, Dialogue, CPSO (2022, webpage)
Canadian Medical Education Journal - The conditional inclusion of Muslims in medicine: intersectional experiences of Muslim medical students at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine from 1887-1964 (2024; journal article)
TMCC: Muslim Learner Experiences (2023; document)
Institute for Social Policy and Understanding - Black Muslim Experiences (webpage)
Muslim Student Experiences (U of T Student Life): Insights for Higher Education (2021; document)
Government of Canada - Combatting Islamophobia in Canada (webpage)
Government of Canada - The Canadian Guide to Understanding and Combatting Islamophobia: For a more inclusive Canada (webpage)

Indigenous Sovereignty and Reconciliation

San’yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program (eModules)
Answering the Call Wecheehetowin - Final Report of the Steering Committee for the University of Toronto Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2017; document)
First Nations House (organization)
- Resource Centre (webpage)
Office of Indigenous Initiatives (organization)
- Land Acknowledgements (webpage)
- Training (webpage)
Royal College - Indigenous Health Primer (2019; document)
Toronto Regional Indigenous Cancer Program - Supporting and Enabling Indigenous Ceremonial Practices (document)
Women's College Hospital - Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health (webpage)

Sexual and Gender Diversity

U of T Sexual & Gender Diversity Office (webpage)
Rapid Response Service - Barriers to accessing health care among transgender individuals (2017; document)
Your Journey - A Career Guide for Trans and Nonbinary Students (2020; document)

Equity Integration

Health Care and Medicine

Department of Family & Community Medicine - Social Accountability (webpage)
Fitchburg State University - Systemic Racism: Healthcare & Medicine (2023; webpage)
National Academy of Sciences - The Right Thing to Do, The Smart Thing to Do: Enhancing Diversity in Health Professions (2001; book)
Women's College Hospital Allyship Toolkit (2024; document)

Research and Data

Socio-demographic Data Guide for Program Evaluation - Centre for Research and Innovation Support (2024; webpage)
Resources Hub - Centre for Research and Innovation Support (utoronto.ca) (webpage)
National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada - Strengthening Research Excellence through Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (2017; document)

Curriculum and Pedagogy

Guidelines for Inclusivity (2022; document)
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - A Framework for Integrating Structural Competency into Physician Leadership Curricula (2024; document)
University of Alberta - Public-Facing Resource: Teaching During Global and Geopolitical Crisis (2023; document)

Selections and Recruitment

Admissions

BPAS 2.0: Unconscious Bias Information for Selection Committees (2024; webpage)

Hiring and recruitment

Canada Research Chairs - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Best Practices for Recruitment, Hiring and Retention (2021; webpage)
Guidelines for Department of Medicine Search Committees Using an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Lens (2024; webpage)
Guidelines for Excellence Through Equity - Appointments of Faculty and Academic Administrators (2021; document)
Ontario Human Rights Commission - Interviewing and making hiring decisions (2008; webpage)
U of T Office of the Vice-Provost, Faculty and Academic Life - Strategies for Recruiting an Excellent & Diverse Faculty Complement (2021; webpage)

Search Committees

Strategy and Governance

EDI Action Plan: Final Report from the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan Working Group (2021; document)

U of T Governing Council: Principles of Good Governance and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (webpage)

Events and Communications

Events

Association of American Medical Colleges - Engaging Effectively in Inclusive and Relational Meetings (document)
Commemoration Resouces (2024; webpage)
Inclusive Educational Events (2024; document)

Communications

Social Media Guidelines for Faculty (2023; webpage)
U of T materials for accessible communication (webpage)

Supportive Resources

Faith and Spirituality

Interfaith

Office of Learner Affairs: Religious Supports for Learners (webpage)
Spaces for Worship and Reflection, U of T Multifaith Centre (Webpage)
U of T Multi-Faith Centre for Spiritual Study and Practice (organization)
U of T Student Organization Portal: Spirituality & Faith Communities (webpage)
U of T Vice-Provost, Students: Accommodations for Religious Observances (webpage)

Buddhism

Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies (organization)
U of T Student Organization Portal: Buddhism (webpage)

Christianity

Newman Centre Catholic Mission (organization)
St. Michael's College: Christianity and Culture program (webpage)
U of T Student Organization Portal: Christian (webpage)

Hinduism

Hinduism at U of T (2019; webpage)
U of T Student Organization Portal: Hindu (webpage)

Islam

Ramadan Meals: food court and vending information (document)
Ramadan 2022: What to Know (2022; document)
Muslim Medical Association of Canada (U of T chapter) (organization)
Institute of Islamic Studies (organization)
U of T Student Organization Portal: Muslim (webpage)

Judaism

Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies (organization)
Jewish Medical Students Association (organization)
U of T Student Organization Portal: Jewish (webpage)

Sikhism

Research guide: Introduction to Sikhism (webpage)
U of T Student Organization Portal: Sikhism (webpage)

Safety and Wellness

Canadian Mental Health Association (organization)
Centre for Addictions and Mental Health - Family supports, resources and engagement (webpage)
Connex Ontario (organization)
Hope For Wellness Helpline (organization)
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre - Coping Card (document)
Temerty Medicine - Director of Faculty Wellness (webpage)
Temerty Medicine - GLSE Embedded Counselors (webpage)
Temerty Medicine - Office of Learner Affairs (webpage)
Temerty Medicine - Wellness Resources for Faculty (webpage)
Temerty Medicine - Wellness Resource for Students (webpage)
U of T - Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) (webpage)
U of T - NAVI (interactive media)

Policies and Guidelines

Guideline for Employees on Concerns and Complaints Regarding Prohibited Discrimination and Discriminatory Harassment (Discrimination Guideline) (PDF, 425 kB) (2018; document)
Harassment, Statement on Prohibited Discrimination and Discriminatory Harassment [March 31, 1994] (1994; webpage)
Human Rights, Statement on [July 12, 2012] (2012; webpage)

Professional Development

Mentorship

Diversity Mentorship Program resources (webpage)

Promotions

Manual for Academic Promotion To Associate Professor and Professor Appendix 7.0: Writing a personal EDIIA statement (2023; document)

Institutional Resources

U of T Equity Offices & Institutional Partners

The Institutional Equity Office supports many equity offices and institutional partners that support all U of T students, staff and faculty.

Temerty Medicine Equity Offices

Temerty has three offices committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigeneity, and accessibility for learners, staff, and faculty members.

Departmental equity offices

Many of the educational areas, departments, research centres and other units at Temerty Medicine have designated offices or a committee that is available for support in EDIIA issues.

Temerty Medicine Reports and Resources

A collection of Temerty Medicine reports and resources around equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigeneity, and accessibility (EDIIA).

TAHSN Documents and Resources

Equity and anti-racism guidelines, templates, reports and other resources developed collaboratively through the Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network (TAHSN).

CFD Resource Hub

The Centre for Faculty Development (CFD) hub contains materials related to advocacy, scholarship, leadership and teaching. Many of these resources are helpful in equity-informed practice.