Chief, Department of Paediatrics, Unity Health - Toronto, Canada - University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Date Posted:06/28/2023

Closing Date: 08/31/2023, 11:59PM ET

Req ID: 32300

Job Category:
Faculty - Clinical

Faculty/Division:
Faculty of Medicine

Department:
Dept of Paediatrics - Unity Health, St. Michael's Hospital

Hospital Affiliation:
Unity Health Toronto - St. Michael's

Campus:
St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Applications are invited for the position of Chief, Department of Paediatrics at the St. Michael's Hospital site of Unity Health Toronto. The anticipated start date is November 1, 2023 or as mutually agreed upon. This appointment is for a five-year term renewable upon successful review.

St. Michael's Hospital is a leading academic health science centre, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. St. Michael's Hospital along with St. Joseph's Health Centre and Providence Healthcare forms Unity Health Toronto, a network of Catholic Healthcare institutions.

The Department of Pediatrics at St.

Michael's Hospital has developed diverse neonatal and pediatric services for southeast Toronto's diverse inner city population, and is considered a leader in urban neonatal, child and youth health care as well as social pediatrics.

Supporting the hospital's mission, the team is dedicated to caring for vulnerable children whose social circumstances may act as a barrier to accessing child and youth medical, developmental and mental health care.

The Department of Pediatrics has a strong pediatric ambulatory program providing consultative care as well as at multiple outreach clinics, including schools, family medicine health teams, child and family centres and adolescent homeless shelters.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a fully-funded 20-bed, Level IIc NICU with over 550 neonatal admissions per year.

The Department of Pediatrics is part of the Unity Health Toronto, Women's and Children's Health Program. St.

Michael's pediatric facilities are valued for providing quality education programs, including community based-type learning experiences for undergraduate medical students, family practice and pediatric residents.

The department has developed impressive academic initiatives and clinical pediatric research activities, which include studies focusing on physical and developmental outcomes of "at-risk" infants and children.

Thomas G. Parker MD, FRCPC, FACC

Executive Vice President, Clinical Programs and Chief Medical Officer

Unity Health Toronto-**_