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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.

Jan 26, 2026

U of T researchers call for new approach to speech sound disorders in children

Researchers at the University of Toronto are urging a reconsideration of how children are assessed for speech sound disorders, a group of conditions that make the correct pronunciation of words difficult. They say mounting evidence suggests more of these disorders result from motor-based problems of the jaw, lips and tongue than previously realized, rather than from cognitive-linguistic issues only, such as sound processing and memory function.

Jan 22, 2026

New family medicine chair in Indigenous health at U of T to be named for trailblazing alumnus John Big-Canoe

The Big-Canoe Chair in Indigenous Health will honour the late John Big-Canoe, a Temerty Medicine alumnus and trailblazing physician from the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation whose professional mission was deeply rooted in patient-centred care and service to Indigenous communities before his life was tragically cut short at age 33.