The St. Joseph’s Health Centre (SJHC) Academic Urban Family Health Team, part of the Department of Family & Community Medicine and the Primary and Community Care Program at Unity Health Toronto, invites applications for an Academic Family Physician with a focus on Comprehensive Academic Family Medicine. The option of doing a locum first is available.

Qualifications and Experience:

• MD and CCFP certification from the College of Family Physicians of Canada
• Eligibility for, or existing, academic appointment within the University of Toronto DFCM
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching, education and academic scholarship
• Experience in quality improvement is an asset
• Demonstrated commitment to caring for vulnerable and diverse populations, with experience or interest in one or more of the following: care of the elderly (including home visits), palliative care, addiction medicine, and/or low-risk obstetrics.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive primary care
• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate learners
• Contribute to academic scholarship and quality improvement initiatives
• Participate actively as a member of an interdisciplinary team
• Additional academic leadership roles are in addition to the clinical time

Position Details

• Clinical FTE: 0.6–0.8
• Funded through an Alternate Funding Plan (AFP), with additional FFS opportunities (FMOB, inpatient, C-section assist)

About Us

The SJHC Academic Urban Family Health Team is a dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative group serving Toronto’s west end. We train 22-24 PGY1s and PGY2s each year and 14 clinical clerks in addition to learners from other health disciplines. We provide care to a culturally and economically diverse population of 530,000 and have expertise in addiction medicine, palliative care, low-risk obstetrics, and care of the elderly. Unity Health Toronto is guided by the values of Inclusivity, Community, Excellence, Compassion, and Human Dignity.

We strongly encourage applications from racialized persons, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, and others who contribute to diversity and inclusion.