Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health / en 91Թ receives $25-million gift from Myron and Berna Garron for Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health /news/u-t-receives-25-million-gift-myron-and-berna-garron-scarborough-academy-medicine-and <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">91Թ receives $25-million gift from Myron and Berna Garron for Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2024-09/Garron-web-story-crop.jpg?h=e7cc91f6&amp;itok=w-IuqHO6 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2024-09/Garron-web-story-crop.jpg?h=e7cc91f6&amp;itok=qv4Hbufp 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2024-09/Garron-web-story-crop.jpg?h=e7cc91f6&amp;itok=--8Jdg88 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2024-09/Garron-web-story-crop.jpg?h=e7cc91f6&amp;itok=w-IuqHO6" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-09-23T09:58:19-04:00" title="Monday, September 23, 2024 - 09:58" class="datetime">Mon, 09/23/2024 - 09:58</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p><em>(Image supplied)</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/advancement-staff" hreflang="en">Advancement Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/david-palmer" hreflang="en">David Palmer</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/lawrence-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/scarborough-academy-medicine-and-integrated-health" hreflang="en">Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/leslie-dan-faculty-pharmacy" hreflang="en">Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/meric-gertler" hreflang="en">Meric Gertler</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">91Թ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">The donation supports the much-needed training of health professionals in the underserved Scarborough and Eastern GTA region</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A $25-million gift from <strong>Myron</strong> and <strong>Berna Garron</strong> will contribute significantly to the construction of a new state-of-the-art facility at 91Թ Scarborough that will house the <a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/samih/">Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health</a> (SAMIH). The gift will also support programming and faculty development –&nbsp;in collaboration with hospital partners such as Scarborough Health Network and Michael Garron Hospital – helping to ensure that SAMIH learners have access to a world-class education right in Scarborough and the Eastern GTA.</p> <p>The 91Թ will name the new building the Myron and Berna Garron Health Sciences Complex, in honour of the Garrons’ exceptional generosity.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>“Myron and Berna Garron’s extraordinary benefaction will help us to realize our vision for the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health – to educate health-care professionals from the region, in the region and for the region,” said&nbsp;<strong>Meric Gertler</strong>, president of 91Թ. “On behalf of the 91Թ, I thank them for their leadership in the advancement of this crucial mission.”</p> <h4>Helping to revitalize the health-care landscape</h4> <p>SAMIH, the first hub for educating health professionals in Scarborough and the Eastern GTA and the only medical school in the region, was established to address the critical shortage of&nbsp;family physicians and specialists&nbsp;in the fast-growing area&nbsp;by&nbsp;training health providers who reflect the community. The training will take place in partnership with local hospitals,&nbsp;primary care centres and community agencies.</p> <p>Once the program is fully up and running, SAMIH will have 160 medical students and a combined total of 252 physician assistants, physical therapists and nurse practitioners enrolled.&nbsp;Three top-ranked 91Թ faculties – the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, the&nbsp;Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy – will expand educational programming to this hub.&nbsp;These students will be based at&nbsp;the new Myron and Berna Garron Health Sciences Complex, which will also serve as a base for 91Թ Scarborough undergraduates studying health sciences.</p> <p>The Myron and Berna Garron Health Sciences Complex, currently under construction, will feature an anatomy lab for medical students, two large classrooms equipped with state-of-the-art technology, a 25-bed clinical skills lab and 10 instructional labs.&nbsp;To provide hands-on learning and serve the community directly, the facility will&nbsp;house three teaching clinics offering public services: a clinical psychology clinic, a nurse practitioner clinic and a satellite of 91Թ’s Discovery Pharmacy.</p> <p>SAMIH medical trainees will undertake clinical rotations at several area hospitals, including&nbsp;Scarborough Health Network, Lakeridge Health, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences and&nbsp;Michael Garron Hospital – named in memory of Myron and Berna Garron’s late son, who was born there and later died of cancer at the age of 13. The Garrons’ $50-million donation in 2015 to what was then Toronto East General Hospital has resulted in remarkable benefits for people in the region.</p> <p>"We envision SAMIH as closing the circle on providing for total patient care, from educating professionals to delivering care bedside,” said&nbsp;<strong>Myron</strong> and <strong>Berna Garron</strong>. “In an era of extensive shortages of vital health practitioners, we are proud to help fill this educational and training gap, especially for the underserved area of Scarborough and the Eastern GTA."</p> <p>SAMIH&nbsp;is expected to provide numerous benefits for the area.&nbsp;By increasing the number of health providers who will have received 91Թ’s top-tier education, SAMIH will help improve access and care for patients who live in the region, extend the availability of various health-care services via its public clinics, provide opportunities for local students from diverse backgrounds to consider becoming a health professional and increase the likelihood of health professionals trained in Scarborough to practice locally.&nbsp;</p> <p>Furthermore, the partnerships with Scarborough Health Network and Michael Garron Hospital will strengthen research and teaching links between the university and the hospitals.&nbsp;</p> <p>“This generous investment from Myron and Berna Garron is a commitment to the future of health care; through their support of SAMIH and their partnership with Michael Garron Hospital, they’re enabling knowledge creation and sharing that will benefit our communities locally and more broadly,” said&nbsp;<strong>Melanie&nbsp;Kohn</strong>, president and CEO of Michael Garron Hospital. “The Garrons’ gift to our hospital will establish our first chair in education, in partnership with the 91Թ, which will advance our ability to train tomorrow’s outstanding health-care leaders.”</p> <h4>A community of support</h4> <p>SAMIH was made possible by&nbsp;the Government of Ontario’s commitment to fund the expansion of medical education&nbsp;as part of its strategy to address the critical shortage of health professionals in the province.</p> <p>“On behalf of Premier Doug Ford and our government, I want to thank Myron and Berna Garron for their generous donation to the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health,” said&nbsp;<strong>Sylvia Jones</strong>, Ontario’s deputy premier and minister of health. “Your support builds on the largest expansion of medical education that our government has undertaken in 15 years, training more doctors in the GTA than ever before to ensure people can access care in their communities for years to come.”</p> <p>In a further boost for funding the building’s construction, Myron and Berna Garron’s donation triggers $10 million in matching funds from a $25-million gift to SAMIH from Orlando Corporation in 2022.&nbsp;</p> <p>The five-storey, purpose-built Myron and Berna Garron Health Sciences Complex is located at U&nbsp;of&nbsp;T Scarborough at the intersection of Military Trail and Morningside Avenue, across from the Toronto Pan Am Centre, and is expected to open in the fall of 2026.&nbsp;</p> <p>“This gift speaks to Myron and Berna Garron’s appreciation of how health-care education enables healthy lives – a key priority of Defy Gravity: The Campaign for the 91Թ,” said&nbsp;<strong>David Palmer</strong>, vice-president of advancement at 91Թ. “We are deeply grateful for this generous donation and the impact it will have on the health of those in Scarborough and the Eastern GTA. The Garron family’s generosity exemplifies how philanthropy can help address inequities and help shape the future of health care in our communities.”</p> <hr> <h3>91Թ leaders react</h3> <p>“As home to the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health, the 91Թ Scarborough is delighted for this opportunity to increase our impact on the community. SAMIH will attract a diverse pool of local talent and afford graduates the ability to&nbsp;establish their careers in Scarborough and the Eastern GTA – an asset for students with personal ties to the region and for a population in great need of more accessible health care.”</p> <p><em>—<strong>Linda Johnston</strong>, 91Թ vice-president and principal of 91Թ Scarborough</em></p> <p>“Building a new health sciences complex to house this region’s first medical academy is a historic undertaking. Creating an academy that is advancing health equity as a key priority is even more exceptional. This is a unique opportunity for Temerty Faculty of Medicine to expand the reach of our world-class programs, innovate teaching models and play a critical role in a pipeline that will infuse the health-care system with a steady stream of much-needed physicians and other health-care professionals.”</p> <p>—<em><strong>Lisa Robinson</strong>, dean, Temerty Faculty of Medicine and vice-provost, relations with health-care institutions</em></p> <p>“Thanks to the Garrons’ substantial support of the new Myron and Berna Garron Health Sciences Complex, students from the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing will have the opportunity to advance their nursing expertise in a clinic that is embedded within the community. This unique interprofessional environment will ensure graduates of our nurse practitioner program are well-equipped to meet the urgent need for primary health care in the region.”</p> <p>—<em><strong>Robyn Stremler</strong>, dean, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</em></p> <p>“We’re thrilled that 91Թ pharmacy students will train on rotation at the Discovery Pharmacy within the new Myron and Berna Garron Health Sciences Complex. This additional location offering clinical training in an interdisciplinary setting&nbsp;will be a boon to the profession, given how the scope of practice for pharmacists continues to expand and evolve to better support the people and communities we serve.”</p> <p>—<em><strong>Lisa Dolovich</strong>, dean, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br> <br> &nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:58:19 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 309504 at Linda Johnston appointed 91Թ vice-president and 91Թ Scarborough principal /news/linda-johnston-appointed-u-t-vice-president-and-u-t-scarborough-principal <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Linda Johnston appointed 91Թ vice-president and 91Թ Scarborough principal </span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/%5Bdate%3Acustom%3AY%5D-%5Bdate%3Acustom%3Am%5D/190601_092449-crop.jpg?h=81d682ee&amp;itok=jBWP5hb- 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/%5Bdate%3Acustom%3AY%5D-%5Bdate%3Acustom%3Am%5D/190601_092449-crop.jpg?h=81d682ee&amp;itok=25rSDO91 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/%5Bdate%3Acustom%3AY%5D-%5Bdate%3Acustom%3Am%5D/190601_092449-crop.jpg?h=81d682ee&amp;itok=Gia6S50o 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/%5Bdate%3Acustom%3AY%5D-%5Bdate%3Acustom%3Am%5D/190601_092449-crop.jpg?h=81d682ee&amp;itok=jBWP5hb-" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-06-27T17:29:14-04:00" title="Thursday, June 27, 2024 - 17:29" class="datetime">Thu, 06/27/2024 - 17:29</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p><em>(supplied image)</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/adina-bresge" hreflang="en">Adina Bresge</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/provost-trevor-young" hreflang="en">Provost Trevor Young</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/scarborough-academy-medicine-and-integrated-health" hreflang="en">Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/governing-council" hreflang="en">Governing Council</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/lawrence-s-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/president-meric-gertler" hreflang="en">President Meric Gertler</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/university-toronto-scarborough" hreflang="en">91Թ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Professor <strong>Linda Johnston</strong>, a renowned nursing researcher and institutional leader, has been appointed vice-president, 91Թ, and principal, 91Թ Scarborough for a five-year term.</p> <p>The Governing Council approved the appointment at a meeting on June 27. Effective July 1, 2024, Johnston’s appointment will run until December 31, 2029, and includes a six-month administrative leave.</p> <p>A professor in the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Johnston has been serving as acting 91Թ vice-president and principal of 91Թ Scarborough since January 1, 2024, during which time she has won the respect and support of the campus’s leadership team and broader community.</p> <p>“Professor Johnston has demonstrated a genuine passion for and dedication to 91Թ Scarborough,” President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong> said. “She brings a depth of experience to this important role and is committed to implementing and building on the clear vision established by the 91Թ Scarborough community under <a href="/news/u-t-s-wisdom-tettey-named-president-and-vice-chancellor-carleton-university">the leadership of outgoing Vice-President and Principal <strong>Wisdom Tettey</strong></a>.</p> <p>“I’m delighted to welcome her to the vice-presidential team.”</p> <p>Johnston said she has a deep appreciation for the comprehensive nature of 91Թ Scarborough and is looking forward to continuing to work closely with the UTSC community.</p> <p>“I have been tremendously impressed by the scale and rigour of 91Թ Scarborough’s academic mission and the commitment to student success,” Johnston said.</p> <p>“91Թ Scarborough continues to advocate for, and achieve, the goals of promoting health and wellbeing, environmental sustainability, and inclusive excellence in teaching and learning; research prominence; and community engagement.”&nbsp;</p> <p>Johnston has also been highly engaged in the <a href="/news/historic-moment-event-marks-official-launch-scarborough-academy-medicine-and-integrated-health">Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health</a>, which is slated to launch in 2026 and will play an important role in helping to build better and more inclusive health care in Scarborough and eastern Toronto, said Vice-President and Provost T<strong>revor Young</strong>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Young pointed out that, during her tenure as dean of the Faculty of Nursing from August 2014 to December 2023, Johnston fostered and promoted excellence at all levels of the faculty, which currently ranks first in Canada and fifth in the world in <a href="/news/u-t-ranks-among-top-20-globally-across-all-five-broad-fields-tracked-qs-world-university#:~:text=In%20the%20five%20broad%20fields,and%2019th%20in%20natural%20sciences.">the QS University Rankings by Subject</a>.</p> <p>“Professor Johnston also positioned the Faculty of Nursing as a central player in Toronto’s Academic Health Science Network, created new collaborations with our partner hospitals and cultivated international partnerships with peer institutions,” Young said.</p> <p>Johnston previously led the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Queen’s University Belfast, where she significantly enhanced teaching quality, research output and international partnerships. She is globally recognized for her contributions to nursing and patient care and holds honorary and visiting professorships at top institutions in Australia, China and Hong Kong.</p> <p>She earned her PhD and bachelor of science from the University of Sydney. She completed her undergraduate nursing education in the United States and has extensive experience working in neonatal intensive care in the U.S., Australia and the Middle East.&nbsp;</p> <p>Johnston will be taking a planned leave from July 1, 2024 to Sept. 30, 2024, during which time Professor <strong>Bill Gough</strong> will serve as acting vice-president, 91Թ, and principal, 91Թ Scarborough. He currently serves as acting vice-principal, academic and dean, at 91Թ Scarborough.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:29:14 +0000 lanthierj 308320 at Geoffrey Hinton tops Toronto Life's list of most influential people /news/geoffrey-hinton-tops-toronto-life-s-list-most-influential-people <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Geoffrey Hinton tops Toronto Life's list of most influential people</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-11/UofT93635_2023-10-04-Geoffrey-Hinton-and-Fei-Fei-Li_Photo-Polina-Teif-20-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=WUGq73KA 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2023-11/UofT93635_2023-10-04-Geoffrey-Hinton-and-Fei-Fei-Li_Photo-Polina-Teif-20-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=fMfe3QdX 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2023-11/UofT93635_2023-10-04-Geoffrey-Hinton-and-Fei-Fei-Li_Photo-Polina-Teif-20-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Q0LEht1i 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-11/UofT93635_2023-10-04-Geoffrey-Hinton-and-Fei-Fei-Li_Photo-Polina-Teif-20-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=WUGq73KA" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-11-21T14:42:00-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 14:42" class="datetime">Tue, 11/21/2023 - 14:42</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p><em>(photo by Polina Teif)</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/scarborough-academy-medicine-and-integrated-health" hreflang="en">Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/artificial-intelligence" hreflang="en">Artificial Intelligence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/computer-science" hreflang="en">Computer Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-law" hreflang="en">Faculty of Law</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/geoffrey-hinton" hreflang="en">Geoffrey Hinton</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/rotman-school-management" hreflang="en">Rotman School of Management</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/st-michael-s-hospital" hreflang="en">St. Michael's Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/toronto-life" hreflang="en">Toronto Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">91Թ Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">91Թ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">Hinton among several 91Թ community members highlighted by the magazine</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Geoffrey Hinton</strong>, a&nbsp;<a href="http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a>&nbsp;emeritus of computer science at the 91Թ and the “godfather of AI”, has been ranked <a href="https://torontolife.com/deep-dives/the-50-most-influential-torontonians-2023/">the most influential of 2023 by <em>Toronto Life</em> magazine</a>.</p> <p>After Hinton announced he was leaving his job at Google to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9cW4Gcn5WY">warn the world about the existential threat of AI earlier this year</a>, the magazine reports he received more than 1,000 interview requests about the future of the tech he helped create.</p> <p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invited Hinton to dinner to discuss what Canada should do about AI and he fielded calls from the White House and 10 Downing Street.</p> <p>“When he speaks, everyone pays attention,” writes&nbsp;<em>Toronto Life</em>, <a href="https://torontolife.com/deep-dives/geoffrey-hinton-sounding-alarm-artificial-intelligence/">which also published an in-depth profile of Hinton</a>.</p> <p>Hinton was one of more than&nbsp;15 91Թ alumni, faculty and community members that made the magazine’s&nbsp;annual list of movers and shakers.</p> <p>Others include: <strong>Tiff Macklem</strong>, governor of the Bank of Canada and former dean of the Rotman School of Management;&nbsp;<strong>Ilya Sutskever</strong>, an alumnus and co-founder of OpenAI; <strong>Gregg Lintern</strong>, retiring Toronto chief planner and 91Թ alumnus; <strong>Anita Anand</strong>, Treasury Board president and a professor in the Faculty of Law (on leave); <strong>James Maskalyk</strong>, an emergency doctor at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health, and a faculty member in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine;&nbsp;<strong>Raquel Urtasun</strong>, CEO of self-driving truck startup Waabi and a professor of computer science; <strong>Leigh Chapman</strong>, Canada’s chief nursing officer and 91Թ alumna;&nbsp;<strong>Sam Ibrahim</strong>, an entrepreneur and philanthropist <a href="https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/news-and-stories/partnership-will-boost-inclusive-entrepreneurship-and-innovation/">who is a major supporter of 91Թ Scarborough</a>; and <strong>Carlo Fidani</strong>, a businessman, philanthropist and <a href="/news/honorary-degree-recipient-carlo-fidani-made-lasting-impact-local-health-care">91Թ honorary degree-holder</a> who has supported the Mississauga Academy of Medicine at 91Թ Mississauga and whose Orlando Corporation has made a major investment in the&nbsp;<a href="https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/news-and-stories/orlando-corporation-gift-to-scarborough/">Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH)</a>.</p> <p>Members of the 91Թ community were also featured in <a href="https://torontolife.com/deep-dives/toronto-rising-stars-2023/#:~:text=Dalia%20Ahmed%2C%2027%2C%0AAlexandra%20Assouad%2C%2025%2C%0Aand%20Akanksha%20Shelat%2C%2027">the magazine’s list of rising stars</a>, published in the same issue.</p> <h3><a href="https://torontolife.com/deep-dives/the-50-most-influential-torontonians-2023/">Read the full list in <em>Toronto Life</em></a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:42:00 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 304592 at 91Թ breaks ground on state-of-the-art building for training health professionals in Scarborough /news/u-t-breaks-ground-state-art-building-training-health-professionals-scarborough <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">91Թ breaks ground on state-of-the-art building for training health professionals in Scarborough</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-11/05._GrounFloorAtrium-feature-image-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=XSsI9EyR 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2023-11/05._GrounFloorAtrium-feature-image-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=EWE3p2BT 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2023-11/05._GrounFloorAtrium-feature-image-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=pllXJ5VO 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-11/05._GrounFloorAtrium-feature-image-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=XSsI9EyR" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-11-06T14:23:00-05:00" title="Monday, November 6, 2023 - 14:23" class="datetime">Mon, 11/06/2023 - 14:23</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p><em>A rendering of the SAMIH building's ground floor&nbsp;(image courtesy of Diamond Schmitt Architects and MVRDV)</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/advancement-staff" hreflang="en">Advancement Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/david-palmer" hreflang="en">David Palmer</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/scarborough-academy-medicine-and-integrated-health" hreflang="en">Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/wisdom-tettey" hreflang="en">Wisdom Tettey</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/division-university-advancement" hreflang="en">Division of University Advancement</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/health" hreflang="en">Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/lawrence-s-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/leslie-dan-faculty-pharmacy" hreflang="en">Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/meric-gertler" hreflang="en">Meric Gertler</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">91Թ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">A dynamic new facility will house the vital Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health – and help meet an urgent need for health professionals in the Eastern GTA</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The 91Թ has made history, breaking ground on a building that will house a much-needed new medical academy.</p> <p>The first of its kind in Scarborough, the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH) will train physicians, nurse practitioners and other health-care professionals right in the region – to serve the region.</p> <p>A recent $25-million gift from Orlando Corporation will support the construction of the building. SAMIH itself has received funding as part of the Government of Ontario’s plan to increase the number of health-care workers in the province.</p> <p>“We are so grateful for the gift from the Orlando Corporation and the investment by the Ford Government, which have led us to this exciting day,” said 91Թ President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong>. “This state-of-the-art building will enable 91Թ to cultivate a bold new generation of health leaders who reflect the communities they serve.”</p> <p>“We expect that the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health will attract many local students from Scarborough and the Eastern GTA,” said <strong>Wisdom Tettey</strong>, 91Թ vice-president and principal of 91Թ Scarborough. “These talented individuals will play an important role in meeting the health-care needs of under-served communities and helping to advance health equity.”</p> <p>The purpose-built, five-storey building will occupy 144, 482 square feet and sit at the corner of Military Trail and Morningside Avenue – a prominent gateway to 91Թ Scarborough, directly across from the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.</p> <p>“This vibrant new hub for health education in Scarborough is critical to increasing access to health care,” said <strong>Patricia Houston</strong>, interim dean of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and interim vice-provost, relations with health-care institutions. “It will help provide equitable, integrated and compassionate care in the Eastern GTA – and, ultimately, it will help improve lives across the region.”</p> <p>To support the vision for this new academy, the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and 91Թ’s Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing will expand their training to 91Թ Scarborough. Building on the university’s history of educating tens of thousands of health professionals – a legacy that extends back over a century – SAMIH will graduate approximately 40 physicians, approximately 60 physician assistants, 30 nurse practitioners and 40 physical therapists per year. More than 300 new health sciences students will join 91Թ Scarborough’s campus, further strengthening SAMIH as a key hub for health education in the Eastern GTA. The newly revamped health sciences undergraduate program offers unique placement opportunities and paid co-ops, enabling students to learn in a close-knit campus setting.</p> <p>This new generation of health-care professionals will help fill a serious gap, with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care having identified Scarborough as an area in high need of physicians. The shortage includes family doctors, as well as other specialists such as child and adult psychiatrists, geriatricians, nurse practitioners and emergency medical physicians.</p> <p>“Our government is proud to support this historic medical school expansion,” said Premier <strong>Doug Ford</strong>. “The Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health will build on the investments we’re making to help ensure Scarborough and the Durham Region have the health care workers they need now and into the future.”</p> <p>The impact on the region will be significant. Projected to open in September 2026, the building will include a clinical psychology clinic; a pharmacy clinic (Discovery Pharmacy) led by faculty and students from 91Թ’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy; and clinical settings in which nurse practitioner students, under supervision, can provide direct care to the community. The building will also feature an anatomy lab for medical students, two large technology-enhanced active learning (TEAL) classrooms, a 21-bed clinical skills lab and 10 case-based learning instructional labs.</p> <p>“A dynamic learning space can make all the difference in education – especially when attracting the best and brightest students,” said <strong>Anna Kennedy</strong>, chair of 91Թ’s Governing Council. “This building is an example of one such space. We anticipate that many of the students who will fill its hallways will go on to become some of the region’s top health-care professionals.”</p> <p>Construction began on the site in early fall 2023, with a ground blessing conducted by 91Թ Scarborough’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives in October. Excavation is anticipated to start in January 2024. The project team includes the construction services company EllisDon and the architecture firms Diamond Schmitt and MVRDV.</p> <p>The Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health will strengthen connections across numerous hospitals and networks. Its partners will include the Scarborough Health Network, Michael Garron Hospital, Lakeridge Health and Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. 91Թ will build upon existing relationships with local community partners to develop new research and teaching opportunities.</p> <p>This dynamic hub will bring 91Թ’s nurse practitioner program to the region. The program is highly sought after for its approach to providing personalized, holistic and high-quality health care to clients and patients across their lifespans.</p> <p>“This incredible building will help foster a vital pipeline for nurse practitioners,” said <strong>Linda Johnston</strong>, dean of the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. “Nurse practitioners play a critical role in the health of communities, and future graduates of the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health have the potential to make a huge difference in the lives of people in Scarborough and the Eastern GTA.”</p> <p>Similarly, the Discovery Pharmacy at SAMIH will provide pharmacy services and interprofessional experiential learning opportunities for students in the Doctor of Pharmacy program. It will also help enhance connections with practising pharmacists in health networks in the surrounding area.</p> <p>“As the scope of practice for pharmacists in Ontario continues to expand, finding new ways to collaborate across health professions is central to redefining health education and how we deliver health care” said <strong>Lisa Dolovich</strong>, dean of Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. &nbsp;</p> <p>The new building is poised to bring enormous benefits to the region. In addition to enabling the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health to meet the health-care professional shortage by creating a pool of talented graduates, the new facility will help drive innovation and economic growth.</p> <p>“The Orlando Corporation’s benefaction stands as a model for visionary philanthropy,” said <strong>David Palmer</strong>, 91Թ’s vice-president of advancement. “It’s a beacon of extraordinary generosity with the potential to inspire other transformative investments in Scarborough and the Eastern GTA.”</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:23:00 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 304263 at Historic $75-million gift from Orlando Corporation will strengthen health care and health education in Scarborough and the Eastern GTA /news/historic-75-million-gift-orlando-corporation-will-strengthen-health-care-and-health-education <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Historic $75-million gift from Orlando Corporation will strengthen health care and health education in Scarborough and the Eastern GTA</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UTC_collage_1140x760_1c.jpg?h=959b83e5&amp;itok=h5p7i7dt 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/UTC_collage_1140x760_1c.jpg?h=959b83e5&amp;itok=zOFDo6Vk 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/UTC_collage_1140x760_1c.jpg?h=959b83e5&amp;itok=tOidQdNs 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UTC_collage_1140x760_1c.jpg?h=959b83e5&amp;itok=h5p7i7dt" alt="a collage of images showing researchers in labs, a surgeon, doctors and a man wearing two prosthetic legs"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-09-28T16:55:45-04:00" title="Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 16:55" class="datetime">Wed, 09/28/2022 - 16:55</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">By supporting new facilities, this generous donation to Scarborough Health Network and 91Թ will modernize Scarborough's hospitals, train the next generation of health-care professionals in the region and have a positive impact on community health.</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/advancement-staff" hreflang="en">Advancement Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/scarborough-academy-medicine-and-integrated-health" hreflang="en">Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/health" hreflang="en">Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/meric-gertler" hreflang="en">Meric Gertler</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">91Թ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p style="margin-bottom:11px">An unprecedented $75-million donation from Orlando Corporation aims to strengthen the ability of the Eastern GTA to provide world-class care for the community and train future health-care professionals.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">With its gift, the company is investing $50 million in <a href="https://www.lovescarborough.ca/">Scarborough Health Network</a>’s (SHN) Birchmount Hospital, mental health needs and other urgent priorities, and $25 million in the 91Թ’s Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH). This gift will advance the health needs of this dynamic region’s nearly 1.3 million residents.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">Scarborough and the Eastern GTA is a vibrant, diverse region – but it is also rapidly growing and now faces a critical shortfall of family physicians, nurse practitioners and specialists, as well as aging health-care facilities. The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated these challenges, with the community seeing the second highest number of COVID-19 cases in the province.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">“On behalf of the 91Թ, I would like to express our profound gratitude to Orlando Corporation for this outstanding act of philanthropy,” said <b>Meric Gertler</b>, president of the 91Թ. “Your leadership will make a major difference in the lives of people and communities in Scarborough and the Eastern GTA, strengthening health care and improving the quality of life for generations to come.”</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">“This donation is momentous for Scarborough Health Network, and is the largest gift in our history,” said SHN Foundation President and CEO <b>Alicia</b> <b>Vandermeer</b>. “We are incredibly grateful to Orlando Corporation for hearing the message of our <i>Love, Scarborough</i> campaign and investing in equitable health care for our diverse community. Their gift will support the Birchmount Hospital redevelopment, including expanding and innovating the emergency department, mental health care across the Network, and other urgent needs, allowing us to offer more care with fewer barriers.”</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">“Every resident in Scarborough and the Eastern GTA deserves to live a healthy life and to have access to excellent health care whenever they need it,” said Orlando Corporation President <strong>Blair Wolk</strong>. “The Scarborough Health Network and the 91Թ are two institutions that can help make this goal a reality and we’re pleased to be able to support them."</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 11px;">The largest gift in the history of Scarborough Health Network</h4> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">This $50-million gift from Orlando Corporation to Scarborough Health Network is the largest in SHN’s history and contributes to the <a href="https://www.lovescarborough.ca/">Love, Scarborough</a> campaign, which is focused on addressing health inequities and closing the gap between SHN’s world-class care and its aging hospital facilities. It will usher in a new era of equitable health care, helping to update and expand their hospitals to match the world-class care SHN provides. The gift will help redevelop the Birchmount Hospital to put it at the forefront of equitable, leading-edge patient care for the growing community, including the creation of the Orlando Corporation Emergency Department. It will also support the hospital’s most urgent needs, including removing barriers to mental health care, by creating the Orlando Corporation Mental Health Centre of Excellence across SHN.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">Expansion of the Birchmount Hospital is the largest redevelopment in SHN history and will feature a new patient care tower. The new tower will be a dramatic expansion in Scarborough, meeting the growing demands of the community by significantly increasing the capacity for patient care. The Orlando Corporation Emergency Department will be part of SHN’s no-wait emergency department, placing a physician at the front of the house. This is a new face for Birchmount Hospital that will more than double the number of beds and ensure timely access to emergency care.</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/SHN%20Birchmount.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 552px;"></p> <p><em>An architectural rendering of the Birchmount Hospital site, which will be home to the Orlando Corporation Emergency Department&nbsp;(rendering courtesy of DIALOG)</em></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">The new Orlando Corporation Mental Health Centre of Excellence at SHN will advance the health network’s mandate to focus on a recovery-oriented model of care by making possible critical improvements to infrastructure inside hospitals, which will in turn support programming needs in the community. This Centre of Excellence will position SHN as a leader in compassionate and culturally sensitive mental health care.</p> <p>At an event celebrating the gift, the premier of Ontario delivered remarks thanking the Orlando Corporation for this generous gift and reiterated its importance to the people of Scarborough. Also in attendance were Jill Dunlop, Minister of Colleges and Universities, Sylvia Jones, Minister of Health and Vijay Thanigasalam, MPP for Scarborough Rouge-Park.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The Orlando donation builds on a commitment made by the Government of Ontario earlier this year to fund the expansion of medical education at the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health. The Government of Ontario committed an incredible $1.2 billion to support this redevelopment, along with other urgent priorities across SHN. Together with government partners and the backing of generous donors like Orlando Corporation, SHN will begin to transform the health experience for Scarborough and beyond.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">A portion of Orlando Corporation’s $50-million gift to SHN is a pledge by Orlando to match, dollar for dollar, donations from the community. Of the generous gift, $15 million will be matched and support SHN’s areas of greatest need.</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Supporting advanced health training at 91Թ</h4> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">Orlando Corporation’s $25-million donation to the 91Թ will support the construction of a new building at 91Թ Scarborough that will be equipped with the state-of-the-art facilities necessary for the <a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/samih/">Scarborough Academy</a>’s advanced health training programs. In addition to increasing the number of doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and physical therapists&nbsp;in Scarborough and the Eastern GTA, a health sciences hub of this size and quality will provide economic stimulus and professional employment in the region. This gift contributes to the university’s <a href="https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/">Defy Gravity</a> campaign, which is the largest alumni engagement and fundraising effort in Canadian history and aims to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. To galvanize support for this vital new training hub, $10 million of the company’s $25-million gift to 91Թ is a pledge to match donations from the community to support the construction of SAMIH.</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/SAMIH.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 472px;"></p> <p><em>An architectural rendering of the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health&nbsp;(rendering courtesy of ooee studio)</em></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">The Temerty Faculty of Medicine at 91Թ currently has four academies spread across the university’s St. George and Mississauga campuses, which leverage community relationships to address local health-care needs. The new Scarborough Academy will bring Temerty Medicine’s world-class expertise to 91Թ Scarborough alongside that of 91Թ’s Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. SAMIH will work with Scarborough Health Network and four other local hospitals to train health professionals within the region.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">SAMIH is expected to attract students from Scarborough and the Eastern GTA, including individuals who reflect the region’s diverse community, and will provide local professional clinical experience that will encourage them to establish their careers in the area.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">The academy will leverage the university’s partnerships in the Eastern GTA as well as its long history of excellence in medical education and research, with its nursing and medical faculties both ranked among the top in the world. SAMIH will also feature a nurse-practitioner-led clinic as part of its training program – the only one of its kind in Canada. Led by the Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, the clinic will enable students to provide direct care while under supervision.</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 11px;"><span style="background:white">Building momentum for these important projects</span></h4> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="background:white">The new Scarborough Academy will help the university</span> realize its vision for up to 1,520 students per year in the life sciences, medicine, nursing and other health professional programs. SAMIH has also received funding as part of the government of Ontario’s plan to increase the number of doctors in the province, with support for <span style="background:white">30 new medical school seats by 2025 and 45 new postgraduate speciality positions by 2027. The g</span>overnment has also confirmed a commitment of $19.8&nbsp;million per year at steady state in operating costs for the academy. It is a key supporter of numerous priorities at Scarborough Health Network as well, and is making considerable investments in Centenary Hospital, General Hospital and the Birchmount redevelopment project.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">Orlando Corporation is Canada’s largest privately owned industrial real estate developer. Founded 70 years ago, the company has given generously to numerous causes, particularly institutions dedicated to health care and health-sciences research. They have championed the health and well-being of people across the GTA, contributing immensely to the region’s global leadership in health care and the biomedical sciences.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">The company’s gift will build significant momentum and inspire additional support for these important projects at 91Թ and SHN, which are set to have a widespread impact on community health in Scarborough and the Eastern GTA.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px">To learn more about 91Թ and SHN’s ambitious campaigns, visit <a href="https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/">defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca</a> and <a href="https://www.lovescarborough.ca/">lovescarborough.ca</a>.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/orlando-corporation-donation-scarborough-health-network-university-of-toronto-1.6599787">Read more about the gift at CBC</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/this-is-who-just-donated-75m-to-scarborough-health-network-and-university-of-toronto-1.6087471">Read more about the gift at CTV</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/09/28/scarborough-health-network-university-of-toronto-donation/">Watch a report about the gift at CityNews</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:55:45 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 176962 at 91Թ Scarborough and Scarborough Health Network deepen ties to advance health care in eastern GTA /news/u-t-scarborough-and-scarborough-health-network-deepen-ties-advance-health-care-eastern-gta <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">91Թ Scarborough and Scarborough Health Network deepen ties to advance health care in eastern GTA</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/SAMIH-EXT-STREET-20-%282%29_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=7X7sPih9 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/SAMIH-EXT-STREET-20-%282%29_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Hpoo64P3 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/SAMIH-EXT-STREET-20-%282%29_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=znv-h2La 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/SAMIH-EXT-STREET-20-%282%29_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=7X7sPih9" alt="Rendering of the exterior of the new SAMIH building"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-08-12T09:23:59-04:00" title="Friday, August 12, 2022 - 09:23" class="datetime">Fri, 08/12/2022 - 09:23</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">91Թ Scarborough and Scarborough Health Network are collaborating on an upcoming academy of medicine, along with other projects</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/alexa-battler" hreflang="en">Alexa Battler</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/scarborough-academy-medicine-and-integrated-health" hreflang="en">Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">91Թ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>When medical students complete their residencies, they’re not just getting real-world experience – they help keep doctors on their toes.&nbsp;</p> <p>“Students ask great questions. They push us to know the evidence and remember things that perhaps we have long forgotten or took for granted,” says respirologist&nbsp;<strong>Sacha Bhinder</strong>, interim corporate chief of medicine at&nbsp;Scarborough Health Network and a lecturer in the 91Թ’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine.</p> <p>“When we see that across the entire spectrum of health disciplines, it improves the knowledge base of the staff, physicians and allied health colleagues.”</p> <p>That’s among the reasons 91Թ Scarborough and <a href="https://www.shn.ca/">Scarborough Health Network</a> (SHN), a network of three hospitals and health-care sites across the eastern GTA,&nbsp;are collaborating on projects that seek to revitalize health care in Scarborough,&nbsp;strengthen medical research and training, and have a widespread positive impact on community health.</p> <p>As part of that ongoing effort, SHN and 91Թ Scarborough will co-host&nbsp;<a href="http://utsc.utoronto.ca/research/shaping-the-future-of-care">Shaping the Future of Care&nbsp;2022</a>,&nbsp;a conference bringing together academics, health-care professionals and community members in the eastern GTA. The two-day conference, which&nbsp; takes place on Nov. 25 and 26 at 91Թ Scarborough’s Highland Hall, will cover information on the&nbsp;<a href="/news/u-t-scarborough-launches-new-academy-medicine-eastern-gta">Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health</a> (SAMIH), ideas and innovations in health-care, and updates on work to establish Scarborough as a leader in health-care research and education. Specific topics&nbsp;include&nbsp;lessons from the pandemic, innovations in education, continuing medical education and medical science&nbsp;updates, integrated health, mental health and community health.&nbsp;</p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/SAMIH-int-atrium-18-white-copy-%281%29-crop.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>A rendering of the atrium in the upcoming&nbsp;Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH) at 91Թ Scarborough.&nbsp;</em></p> <p>SHN has&nbsp;long been an affiliated teaching site for 91Թ’s <a href="https://dfcm.utoronto.ca/">department of family and community medicine</a> and hosts residencies for medical students. 91Թ Scarborough’s Highland Hall was also the location of a&nbsp;COVID-19 assessment centre and&nbsp;several <a href="/news/u-t-scarborough-hosts-weekly-pop-vaccine-clinics-area-residents">vaccine pop-up clinics</a> operated by SHN.&nbsp;The institutions are continuing to strengthen ties as Scarborough’s health-care system struggles to meet the region’s needs.</p> <p>“This collaboration is an important opportunity at a crucial time for Scarborough,” says&nbsp;<strong>Irena Creed</strong>, vice-principal, research and innovation at 91Թ Scarborough.&nbsp;“Developing stronger ties between the university and the hospital will help us come together to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the health-care system.”&nbsp;</p> <p>Recent news about shortages of health-care professionals highlights the stress currently on the system, which SAMIH will help address. Supported by the SHN, the academy will graduate&nbsp;up to 30 physicians, 30 physician assistants and 30 nurse practitioners, as well as 40 physical therapists and 300 life sciences undergraduates every year.&nbsp;Many of those students may choose to complete their residencies in SHN hospitals and health-care sites.</p> <p>“SAMIH will allow those who live in Scarborough to learn in Scarborough, to receive their degree and training in Scarborough, to practice in and support the very community that they represent. This will organically build a foundation of expertise in medical education and practice across health disciplines,” Bhinder says.</p> <p>Bhinder adds that the collaboration will allow more students to interact with the diverse range of patients in Scarborough, adding that “it's a valuable collection of resources coming to a community that is hungry for those resources.”</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="media_embed" height="422px" width="750px"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="422px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ApUiZf9ZXXU" title="YouTube video player" width="750px"></iframe></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The deepening relationship between 91Թ Scarborough and SHN&nbsp;is also part of a larger goal: to create a health district in Scarborough, similar to downtown Toronto’s hospital district or Waterloo’s tech district. Such an area would rely on strong connections between institutions&nbsp;such as universities, health-care providers and community groups.&nbsp;</p> <p>“A health district means institutions work closely together to understand and address the specific needs of the community, across teaching, research and innovations in health-care,” says Creed.&nbsp;</p> <p>The need for a health district was an emerging theme at <a href="/news/u-t-hosts-experts-and-advocates-seeking-more-equitable-health-system-eastern-gta">a&nbsp;day-long 91Թ Scarborough event in March</a>, which also saw advocates, researchers and health-care experts from the eastern GTA advocate for community-based solutions. &nbsp;</p> <p>“Scarborough has always had a strong legacy of thought-leadership in healthcare,” says David Graham, SHN’s interim president and CEO. “That history is now getting recognized with an incredible conference that will mark this time of positive change and help propel us into a bright future as a hub for healthcare study and applied research.”</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:23:59 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 175918 at 91Թ President Meric Gertler highlights university’s role in attracting and retaining talent at workforce summit /news/u-t-president-meric-gertler-highlights-university-s-role-attracting-and-retaining-talent <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">91Թ President Meric Gertler highlights university’s role in attracting and retaining talent at workforce summit</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UofT88616_u-of-t-engineering_51682078896_o-lpr-2.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Ll6IvRvH 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/UofT88616_u-of-t-engineering_51682078896_o-lpr-2.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=yXdi437S 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/UofT88616_u-of-t-engineering_51682078896_o-lpr-2.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=2G3vwggU 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UofT88616_u-of-t-engineering_51682078896_o-lpr-2.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Ll6IvRvH" alt="Students walk across kings college road with the CN tower in the background"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-03-31T17:04:41-04:00" title="Thursday, March 31, 2022 - 17:04" class="datetime">Thu, 03/31/2022 - 17:04</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">(Photo by Daria Perevezentsev)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/geoffrey-vendeville" hreflang="en">Geoffrey Vendeville</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/scarborough-academy-medicine-and-integrated-health" hreflang="en">Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/entrepreneurship" hreflang="en">Entrepreneurship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/innovation-entrepreneurship" hreflang="en">Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/meric-gertler" hreflang="en">Meric Gertler</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/startups" hreflang="en">Startups</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">91Թ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The 91Թ and other post-secondary institutions play a key role in fueling Canada’s economic prosperity and supporting a research and innovation ecosystem that prepares workers for the jobs of the future, 91Թ President <b>Meric Gertler </b>said during a workforce summit this week.</p> <p>He made the remarks at an event titled <a href="https://workforcesummit.bot.com/">“Workforce Summit 2.0: Closing the Talent Gap”</a> that was hosted by the Toronto Region Board of Trade.</p> <p>The summit, which took place in-person and virtually, brought together senior leaders from business, academia and government – including Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Monte McNaughton, Ontario’s minister of labour, training and skills development – to discuss how to leverage strong local talent pools and tap into global talent to contribute to the success of the GTA’s economy.</p> <div class="image-with-caption left"> <div><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/UofT13287_20170720_PresidentMericGertler_004-crop_1.jpg" alt><em><span style="font-size:12px;">Meric Gertler (photo by Lisa Sakulensky)</span></em></div> </div> <p>“Our knowledge economy is quietly the talk of North America,” President Gertler said, referring to <a href="/news/toronto-quietly-experiences-massive-tech-boom-new-york-times">a recent <i>New York Times</i> article</a> that described Toronto’s meteoric rise as a tech hub.</p> <p>Toronto now ranks third in North America – behind only Silicon Valley and New York City – when it comes to the number of tech workers, and its growth has outpaced all cities in the United States, according to data cited by the newspaper.</p> <p>To take one recent example: Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. said Tuesday – the same day as the Toronto Region Board of Trade event – that it will <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8718876/meta-facebook-toronto-engineering-hub-ford/">launch an engineering hub in Toronto that’s expected to create up to 2,500 jobs</a> over the next five years.&nbsp;</p> <p>Premier Ford, who attended Meta’s announcement, said the company’s expansion in Toronto demonstrated the strength of the province’s workforce.</p> <p>“There is no better place than Ontario to build the digital economy of tomorrow,” he said at the summit.</p> <p>President Gertler, meanwhile, told summit attendees that universities are important talent pipelines that help draw tech giants –&nbsp;the likes of Meta, Uber and Google – to the region and that the presence of these “anchor companies” spurs further innovation and prosperity.</p> <p>He cited Professor <b>Raquel Urtasun</b>’s <a href="/news/globe-and-mail-raquel-urtasun-discusses-milestone-self-driving-car-development">self-driving technology start-up Waabi</a> as a recent example. Urtasun, who previously headed Uber’s self-driving research and development lab in Toronto, launched Waabi in June of last year after the Uber division was sold to Aurora. The start-up <a href="/news/u-t-s-raquel-urtasun-raises-100-million-self-driving-startup-waabi-reports">raised more than $100 million</a> in initial financing.</p> <p>Cohere, another <a href="/news/ai-language-processing-startup-cohere-raises-us125-million-globe-and-mail">much-vaunted start-up that aims to embed natural language processing capabilities in business tools like chat bots</a>, was co-founded by 91Թ alumni who worked with 91Թ <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a> Emeritus and deep learning pioneer <b>Geoffrey Hinton</b> at Google.</p> <p>“Once here, these anchor companies have a profound impact on the evolution of the regional economy, often in surprising and unexpected ways that defy the conventional wisdom,” President Gertler said.</p> <p>He also noted that Toronto is a major centre of health education, training and innovation, with <a href="/news/u-t-scarborough-launches-new-academy-medicine-eastern-gta">the recent launch of the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH)</a> at 91Թ Scarborough marking the latest addition to the ecosystem.</p> <p>“This partnership among the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, the Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and local hospitals will leverage the exceptional talents of students in the eastern GTA to meet the urgent need for physicians and other health-care professionals in the area, and grow the pipeline of life science graduates,” he said.</p> <p>With 95,000 students at 91Թ, and more than half of its domestic undergraduates coming from households of modest means, President Gertler emphasized that universities not only contribute to regional prosperity, but also to social mobility and cohesion. 91Թ plays a key role in ensuring that Toronto’s talent pipeline remains diverse and inclusive, and that the benefits of technology-led growth are widely shared, he said.</p> <p>“Of course, excellence and inclusion are mutually reinforcing. Welcoming a diverse array of creative and talented people has been a vital part of successful regional clusters around the world, from London to Singapore to Silicon Valley,” he said.</p> <p>“And we need to support both home-grown success stories and inbound investment from abroad to drive local prosperity. We need to ramp up both our production of well-educated graduates and immigration – both/and, not either/or.”</p> <p>McNaughton, Ontario’s minister of labour, training and skills development, underlined the opportunity costs associated with a lack of skilled workers in certain sectors of the economy – particularly clean-tech and biotech.</p> <p>“Unfilled jobs cost Ontario billions of dollars in lost productivity every single year. Worse, they can force companies to close or relocate, affecting local jobs and families,” he said.&nbsp;</p> <div class="image-with-caption left"> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/UofT84102_pearson-scholars-with-dean-chris-yip_48842221077_o-headshot_0.jpg" alt><em><span style="font-size:12px;">Christopher Yip (photo by Roberta Baker)</span></em></p> </div> <p>During a panel discussion focused on strengthening talent pipelines, <b>Christopher Yip</b>, dean of 91Թ’s Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering, discussed initiatives that help students get on-the-job experience and an exposure to different fields. They include 91Թ Engineering’s <a href="https://engineeringcareers.utoronto.ca/work-experience-programs/professional-experience-year-co-op-program-pey-co-op/">Professional Experience Year Co-Op Program</a>, which he said has helped undergraduate students get a foot in the door at desirable employers such as Apple, Procter &amp; Gamble and Tesla through 12- to 16-month placements.</p> <p>“Right now, we’re seeing 92 per cent of our first years are now registered to do a Professional Experience Year,” Yip said.</p> <p>He added that he’s also noticed more engineering graduates are interested in non-traditional career paths.</p> <p>“What we’re seeing right now is our students, especially in engineering – they don’t want to be pushed into silos,” he said. “They want to get such a broad-based education, they want to get opportunities, work on multi-disciplinary teams and they want work opportunities that reflect that.”</p> <p>To that end, 91Թ Engineering offers a range of minors and certificates that give students the opportunity to explore other subjects, including music. Yip underlined his point by giving a shout-out to the Skule Stage Band, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbl5n5RqZjp/">who he recently posted about on Instagram</a>.</p> <p>Yip said the university needs to work collaboratively with partners in other sectors to ensure the prosperity of the city and the province.</p> <p>“From the university’s perspective, one of the key challenges and key opportunities for us is actually having the realization that we all work together in a full continuum,” he said.</p> <p>“What’s really important is the diversity of ways that individuals, companies and government can all work with the university to build partnerships … to build and grow what’s important for Ontario.”</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 31 Mar 2022 21:04:41 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 173837 at ‘A historic moment’: Event marks official launch of Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health /news/historic-moment-event-marks-official-launch-scarborough-academy-medicine-and-integrated-health <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">‘A historic moment’: Event marks official launch of Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health </span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/SAMIH-presser-weblead.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=vH_j2OG8 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/SAMIH-presser-weblead.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=TIaZORxY 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/SAMIH-presser-weblead.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=zC0V-TG9 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/SAMIH-presser-weblead.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=vH_j2OG8" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-03-23T13:48:06-04:00" title="Wednesday, March 23, 2022 - 13:48" class="datetime">Wed, 03/23/2022 - 13:48</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">From left to right: Vijay Thanigasalam, Jill Dunlop, Wisdom Tettey, Raymond Cho, Prabmeet Sarkaria and Aris Babikian at the launch event for the new academy of medicine at 91Թ Scarborough (photo by Ruilin Yuan)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/don-campbell" hreflang="en">Don Campbell</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/scarborough-academy-medicine-and-integrated-health" hreflang="en">Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/wisdom-tettey" hreflang="en">Wisdom Tettey</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/lawrence-s-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">91Թ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The new academy of medicine at the 91Թ Scarborough will look to help build a more inclusive and compassionate health care system for Scarborough and the eastern GTA.</p> <p>Plans for the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/samih/">Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health</a> (SAMIH) were officially announced Tuesday at an event held at the site of the academy's future home on campus.</p> <p>Professor&nbsp;<strong>Wisdom Tettey</strong>, 91Թ vice-president and principal of 91Թ Scarborough, told attendees the academy will be unique in that it will recruit students from local communities in Scarborough.</p> <p>“Many of the students will be talented individuals intentionally drawn from our neighbourhoods, reflecting our diverse communities, and enabling us to serve our population the best way possible,” he said.&nbsp;</p> <p>Tettey added&nbsp;that SAMIH will partner with 91Թ Scarborough’s recently established Institute for Inclusive Health Research, which will explore themes related to health, well-being&nbsp;and resilient communities.</p> <p>“For us, this is yet another manifestation of UTSC’s vision of inclusive excellence.”</p> <p>Vijay Thanigasalam, MPP for Scarborough-Rouge Park, called SAMIH a “historic moment” for Scarborough that will help address a critical need for health-care investments in the eastern GTA. He said training future health-care professionals at the campus will also help inspire local youth and serve the needs of Scarborough’s diverse, multicultural communities.</p> <p>“It’s a dream for many young people growing up in Scarborough to go to medical school in their local community,” Thanigasalam said. “This will help make that dream a reality.”</p> <p>SAMIH received funding as part of the Ontario government’s recently announced plan to increase the number of doctors in the province.&nbsp;Scheduled to open in 2025, SAMIH will have the capacity to graduate&nbsp;30 physicians, 30 physician assistants, 30 nurse practitioners and&nbsp;40 physical therapists per year, as well as 300 life science undergraduate students per year once fully operational.</p> <p>Jill Dunlop, Ontario’s minister of colleges and universities, said the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how critical health-care professionals are to health and long-term care. It also revealed the vulnerabilities in Ontario’s health-care system and the need to strengthen its workforce.&nbsp;</p> <p>“This new medical campus will help address the health care needs of Scarborough and the Durham Region, and promises to be a major health-care hub for training in this community,” she said.&nbsp;</p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/minister-Jill-Dunlop-embed.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>Jill Dunlop, Ontario’s minister of colleges and universities, said SAMIH will help address the health care needs of Scarborough and Durham Region&nbsp;(photo by Ruilin Yuan)</em></p> <p><strong>Patricia Houston</strong>, acting dean of 91Թ’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine, said SAMIH will be more than just a medical school. She noted that, in addition to doctors, SAMIH will educate physical therapists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and clinical psychologists.</p> <p>The academy will also work alongside local community organizations and health-care providers to design education programs and support new models of care that meet the needs of Scarborough residents. Students will be embedded within local hospitals, primary care facilities and community agencies as part of their training and education.</p> <p>Houston thanked the Ontario government and acknowledged the contributions from the Scarborough Health Network, Lakeridge Health, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Michael Garron Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in developing the proposal for SAMIH.</p> <p>“I am delighted to share this vision of SAMIH with you today,” she said. “There is considerable work ahead, but also remarkable opportunities to realize this vision together.”</p> <p>Ontario’s Treasury Board president, MPP Prabmeet Sarkaria, said the creation of SAMIH will change how health care is delivered in Scarborough. He said Scarborough has been “underrepresented and underserved” for too long when it comes to health care funding.</p> <p>He added that 91Թ is an ideal venue to house the academy in Scarborough given the university’s world-renowned research and medical school.</p> <p>“A new generation of eager students will have the opportunity to become the physicians and health-care professionals that they’ve always dreamed of in their communities,” he said.</p> <p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1R-T1dDsnNw" title="YouTube video player" width="750"></iframe></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:48:06 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 173701 at