PREPARINg TRANSfORMATIVE LEADERS
DEVELOPMENT Of TOMORROW’S HEALTH CARE LEADERS AND INNOVATORS LEAD PROgRAM fOR MD STUDENTS effective leadership is essential to the success of health care delivery and the improvement of health and well-being. Developing great leaders and embracing change are well-established characteristics of successful organizations. health care institutions have generally lagged behind other industries. across Canada and internationally, there is growing recognition of the importance of developing physician-leaders. The faculty of medicine’s Leadership education and Development (leaD) program sets the standard for leadership education and development for medical students by drawing on world-class resources within the University of Toronto and
its affiliated health care institutions. The leaD program aims to create a new generation of physician leaders committed to improving health care and the health of our communities. The leaD Scholarship program currently offers nine first-year students the opportunity to expand their leadership skills and experience while they are medical students. Through the faculty of medicine campaign, we aim to extend this unique opportunity to more of our deserving students. Developing clinical and management skillsets at an early career stage keeps more graduates within health care and creates a cadre of talented future physician-leaders.
MD/PHD PROgRAM The growing complexity of biomedical research and health care makes it increasingly difficult for research scientists and physicians to communicate with one another. That is why it is critical to have “translators” who are trained as mDs and phDs. With one foot in the research laboratory and the other in the hospital clinic, physician-scientists are among the few individuals able to straddle the ever-widening breach between the laboratory and bedside. They combine fluency in biomedical research with up-front access to patients and a
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mission to treat and cure disease. given the demands upon Canada’s health care system, it is more important than ever to have individuals who are able to negotiate and manage all sides of research and care. Through programs like the MD/PhD, the University of Toronto is working to facilitate the transfer of research-totreatment, which will lower health care costs, improve patient care and elevate U of T’s reputation as a leader in the field of modern medicine. our campaign will support the faculty of medicine’s commitment to developing the next generation of clinical researchers.
preparing TranSformaTive leaDerS—DevelopmenT of TomorroW’S healTh leaDerS anD innovaTorS