Students

What you do here today will touch lives tomorrow.

Students at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine have an opportunity to learn from health care leaders, and receive innovative training. The resources on this page can help you find everything you need as you prepare for your career.

Dec 19, 2024

Fellowship to improve Barrie kids' diet and activity through community engagement

Matt Orava is a family physician in Barrie and fellow at the Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition. He spoke with Temerty Medicine about his research and a data-driven health promotion project that aims for better nutrition and more activity among children in high-need neighbourhoods.

Dec 19, 2024

U of T study uncovers how a new gut microbe drives the gut-lung axis

A team led by University of Toronto researchers has discovered a new communication pathway between the gut and lung. Their findings highlight how a little-known member of the gut microbiome reshapes the lung immune environment to have both beneficial and detrimental effects on respiratory health.

Dec 18, 2024

Renewing focus on our shared values

As the temperatures drop, my thoughts go out to the individuals and families struggling to stay healthy and safe, not just here at home but around the world in a year that has been marked by political upheaval, violence and distress about humanity’s future.