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Office of Inclusion and Diversity

What We Do

We support  Temerty Faculty of Medicine’s commitment to Excellence through Equity. Our Office collaborates with members of the Temerty Medicine community on:

  • Designing programs and policies that foster an inclusive learning and working environment
  • Offering advice and support on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and human rights
  • Collaborating with learners, staff and faculty on implementing EDI priorities in areas such as admissions, curriculum, education and training, recruitment and retention, and data and research
  • Facilitating ongoing collaboration on EDI matters within and across U of T faculties, Toronto Academic Health Science Network and beyond
  • Leading the Temerty Medicine Diversity Advisory Council (DivAC)

Learn more about what we do

Programs and Initiatives

Learn about past, current and future actions intended to address anti-Black racism across to the continuum of medical education at Temerty Medicine.

Learn about this event series developed by community and for community to (re)connect and build a culturally relevant community of support. 

Are you a Temerty Medicine learner with a great idea for an equity, diversity or inclusion initiative? Transform your idea into action and become an EDI champion through the EDI Action Fund.

Explore resources and acquire knowledge you can apply to educational and academic processes and create a more inclusive culture.

Find out about the groups we chair and support within Temerty Medicine and across other Faculties at U of T. 

Learn about ongoing and upcoming workshops and events related to equity, diversity and inclusion.

May 1, 2025
This spring’s Temerty Medicine Community Connection (TMCC) event, coordinated by the office of inclusion and diversity, will centre the experiences of South Asian community members at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and partner hospitals. The Power of Persistence: Finding Joy in the Journey will take place May 27 in person at U of T's St. George campus. Speakers will include Sunit Das, Naheed Dosani, Vathany Kulasingam, Gurpreet Mand and Samra Zafar.
Apr 21, 2025
Threads Cultural Fashion Show is a student-led initiative at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine that brings the U of T community together to celebrate cultural diversity through fashion, storytelling, and community. This year’s show will take place on April 27, 2025.
Mar 17, 2025
Standards created by the University of Toronto and its partner hospitals on how to safely wear religious attire in sterile hospital environments have been endorsed by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada.

Email the OID at medicine.oid@utoronto.ca when you:

  • Need guidance and support on EDI and human rights issues (such as experiences of discrimination/harassment)
  • Want to collaborate on an current or new EDI initiative
  • Have questions about equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigeneity, or accessibility
  • Want to be connect to other groups, individuals or resources in a specific EDI area

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