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Central Enhanced Skills Program Director

Department/Portfolio: School of Medicine (SoM) Education 
Position supervisor: Assistant Dean, Primary Care Education
Contract length: 4 years
Hours of work per week: 0.10 FTE
Position type: Clinical Faculty 
Rate of pay: $1,000 per day, pro-rated to FTE
Start date: December 7, 2026, or as negotiated with the selected candidate.

About the School of Medicine

It’s time to transform medical education. Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Medicine is being designed to shift the paradigm of healthcare delivery and improve the well-being of individuals, families and communities. With a community-driven, intentionally inclusive approach, the new school is training doctors whose cultural awareness and humility are as crucial as their medical skills.

TMU’s School of Medicine draws on the university’s commitment to community, equity, and innovation to address rapidly changing healthcare needs. The school is training a new generation of physicians who are ready to learn, to adapt, and ultimately to be agents of change.

Work across the School of Medicine will be supported by its Section of Community, Culture and Belonging to ensure a focus on Black community health, Indigenous community health, anti-racism (including anti-Black racism, anti-Asian racism, anti-Indigenous racism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia), anti-ableism, disability inclusion and universal design, anti-homophobia and transphobia, to create a positive health environment for LGBTQ2SI+, and to serve and work in partnership with historically under-represented and under-served communities as a positive space.

Brampton/Peel and its surrounding communities, are part of the Treaty Lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit.  We acknowledge that these lands are also the shared space of Anishinabek, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, Ojibway/Chippewa and Métis peoples.

We honour the Indigenous peoples who cared for this land for thousands of years before us, and commit to valuing the Two Row Wampum. This Living Treaty represents settlers and Indigenous peoples moving forward together, in parallel, respecting each other’s ways of being, knowing and doing. 

We honour the Dish with One Spoon Treaty, and in this spirit we strive to treat the land and people of our community with mutual respect, taking only what we need and sharing what is available to ensure sustainability for those that follow us.

The opportunity

Leads the overarching Enhanced Skills (ES) portfolio at the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) School of Medicine (SoM), providing administrative leadership for centralized accreditation, governance, and continuous quality improvement (CQI) across the Enhanced Skills residency programs. Ensures compliance with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) standards for the Central Enhanced Skills Program while supporting domain-specific Program Directors in the day-to-day operations of their respective Category 1 and Category 2 programs. Provides strategic stewardship of current Category 1 programs, including Addiction Medicine, Sport and Exercise Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice Anesthesia, Care of the Elderly, Palliative Care and oversees the development and accreditation of future programs.

Job Qualifications

Minimum level of education and specialty/discipline required

  • Completion of a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or equivalent medical degree.
  • Completion of a Master’s in Education or equivalent qualification in educational program or curricular development (e.g. an area of focused competence in the Clinician Educator program) is preferred.
  • Must have or be eligible for an appointment to the TMU Clinical Faculty at the rank of Assistant Clinical Professor or higher;
  • Must hold an appointment as an Enhanced Skills Program Director at TMU,
  • Must hold or be eligible to hold an appointment at a TMU medicine-affiliated clinical partner institution or academic health centre.

Minimum number of years and type/area of experience required

  • A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience as a member of a School of Medicine clinical faculty or as a senior resident with a clinician educator portfolio.
  • Demonstrated leadership and administrative experience in medical education or health care environment.

Required certifications, designations or licences to complete the key responsibilities of the position

  • Must hold a valid and current licence to practise medicine in Ontario issued by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO).
  • Must hold certification as a Family Physician (CCFP) or Family Physician - Enhanced Skills (CCFP-CAC) through the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Required skills and demonstrated knowledge

  • Superior conceptual, problem solving and oral and written communication skills;
  • Excellent knowledge of the principles and theory of adult education at local, national and international levels;
  • Knowledge of best practices related to strategic program planning and implementation
  • Analytical reasoning skills;
  • Demonstrated expertise in clinical faculty development within a healthcare or academic setting;
  • Commitment to promoting equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility in all aspects of curricular and clinical faculty development programming;
  • Demonstrates agility in working in a fast pace and collaborative team environment;
  • Ability to establish and maintain multi-sectoral relationships (i.e., across university, hospitals, provincial Ministries and other stakeholders). 

In addition to the above, the following TMU Leadership Competencies are required:

  • Acts with Integrity: Demonstrates behaviours aligned with high ethical standards and personal integrity and acts in accordance with TMU values;
  • Builds Relationships of Trust and Collaboration: Actively builds a culture of trust and fosters meaningful relationships;
  • Leads Inclusively: Creates an inclusive environment where everyone is respected, recognized, empowered to achieve their potential and valued for their differences;
  • Demonstrates Organisational Acumen: Understands and respectfully navigates complex internal and external environments by using sound judgement, diplomacy and tact;
  • Drives Vision & Results: Creates and implements a vision grounded in sound decision-making to achieve desired outcomes.

How to apply - Deadline to Apply November 15, 2026

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  • Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority, in accordance with Canadian immigration regulations. Candidates must therefore indicate in their application if they are legally entitled to work in Canada.

About Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)

Serving a highly diverse student population of over 45,000, with 100+ undergraduate and graduate programs built on the integration of theoretical and practical learning and distinguished by a professionally focussed curriculum with a strong emphasis on excellence in teaching, research and creative activities, TMU is a vibrant, urban university known for its culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, community engagement and city-building through its award-winning architecture.

At the intersection of mind and action, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) is on a transformative path to become Canada’s leading comprehensive innovation university. Integral to this path is the placement of equity, diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our institutional culture. Our current Academic Plan outlines each as core values and we work to embed them in all that we do.

TMU welcomes those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of “Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, Anti-Racism & Reconciliation, Decolonization, and Indigenous Resurgence (EDIAA-RDIR) and will assist us in realizing the benefits of embedding these values into the work at every level and in every unit of the university. In addition, to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment in Canada and to bring lived experiences to the work, we encourage applications from members of equity deserving groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples in Canada, First Nations Peoples in the United States, racialized people, Black people, persons with disabilities, women, and  2SLGBTQ+ people. 

In April 2022, the university announced our new name of Toronto Metropolitan University, which will be implemented in a phased approach. Learn more about our next chapter.

Toronto Metropolitan University’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

  • We encourage all First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples or Indigenous peoples of North America, to self-identify in their applications. If you are an Indigenous applicant and require support during the recruitment process, please reach out to James McKay, Indigenous HR Lead at james13@torontomu.ca. 
  • Toronto Metropolitan University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and aims to ensure that independence, dignity, integration and equality of opportunity are embedded in all aspects of the university culture. To find out more about legal and policy obligations please visit the Accessibility and Human Rights websites.
  • Candidates who belong to one or more of the equity-deserving groups recognized at TMU are welcome to contact the Office of the Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion (www.torontomu.ca/equity) at  equity@torontomu.ca. 
  • For any confidential accommodation needs in order to participate in the recruitment and selection process and/or inquiries regarding accessing the application please contact somclinicalfaculty@torontomu.ca.