Advancing Family Medicine Through Leadership Development

Advancing Family Medicine Through Leadership Development: A Program for Emerging Women Leaders

Course dates & format:

October 19-December 14, 2023
Hybrid delivery – synchronous and asynchronous content
Flipped classroom model | Weekly synchronous content (90 minutes of small group discussion moderated by DFCM faculty) | Weekly asynchronous content for self-study
Six synchronous sessions on Thursdays, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM (EST)

Audience

Current or emerging early to mid-career women leaders in family medicine from around the world.

Program description

Advancing primary care and family medicine globally requires leadership and advocacy at many levels within a healthcare system. The Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Toronto and its international collaborators have played an important role in advancing leadership curriculum at the undergraduate, postgraduate and faculty level.

This course will foster leadership development for women emerging into family medicine leadership roles globally as women increasingly represent the majority in family medicine, yet leadership development targeting specifically junior family physician women leaders is lacking. Course participants will develop critical skills to support their leadership journey as they advance the discipline of family medicine, while working together to address the challenges unique to emerging women leaders.

Accreditation and Certificate

This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 17.5 Mainpro+ credits.

Upon successful completion of the program, you will receive a certificate of completion. You are required to attend 5 out of 6 synchronous sessions and meet minimum participation requirements to receive a certificate.

Vision statement

Family physician women leaders strengthen healthcare systems and communities globally through effective collaborative leadership.

Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Reflect on the foundational concepts of physician leadership of self, others and systems.

Identify and leverage key enablers that elevate women leaders in primary care, discussed with a gender and culturally contextual lens.

Acquire skills to master challenges faced by mid-career women family physicians in leading oneself, others, and health systems.

Build a community of global women leaders in family medicine by leveraging peer mentorship into a network of support, empowerment, and advancement.

Program delivery

Taught by faculty leaders from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) and international guest faculty, this course will run from October 19 - December 14, 2023.

Dates of virtual synchronous sessions: October 19, October 26, November 9, November 23, December 7, December 14

The course will be delivered over 6 weeks through asynchronous and synchronous sessions with a focus on collaborative learning. The program includes access to the course website, weekly readings, pre-recorded videos, and a weekly 90-minute session delivered live on Zoom on Thursdays at 8:00am EST. Participants will also be able to access virtual mentorship and networking opportunities with participants from around the world.

Weekly synchronous sessions are recorded for future reference.

Course framework

6 sequential and inter-related sessions:

• Leading Self –Articulate your own leadership journey
• Understanding others –Cross-cultural and gender perspectives in leadership development
• Engaging with others –The power of networks and relationships, excellence in communication
• Leading others –Managing conflict gracefully
• Leading Change –Practical tools for effective change management
• Negotiations –How to achieve a win-win situation


Full program coming soon.

For questions, please contact dfcm.globalhealth@utoronto.ca