Department of Family and Community Medicine / en Six ֱ faculty members named to Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists /celebrates/six-u-t-faculty-members-named-royal-society-canada-s-college-new-scholars-artists-and <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Six ֱ faculty members named to Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </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="2023-09-05T15:16:47-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - 15:16" class="datetime">Tue, 09/05/2023 - 15:16</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/david-dunlap-department-astronomy-astrophysics" hreflang="en">David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-family-and-community-medicine" hreflang="en">Department of Family and Community Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physics" hreflang="en">Department of Physics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-political-science" hreflang="en">Department of Political Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-psychology" hreflang="en">Department of Psychology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6877" hreflang="en">Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/royal-society-canada" hreflang="en">Royal Society of Canada</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Six faculty members at the University of Toronto – renowned for their pathbreaking leadership in a wide range of disciplines – have been appointed to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.</p> <p>“From scientific advances in astrophysics, atmospheric physics and social psychology to timely leadership in climate governance, computer security and privacy, and sexually transmitted infection prevention, these scholars and scientists are making an impact on issues that affect the lives of people across Canada and around the world,” says <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, ֱ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.</p> <p>“The University of Toronto congratulates them on this significant recognition.”&nbsp;</p> <p>The new college members are:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><strong>Jo Bovy</strong> of the David A. Dunlap department of astronomy and astrophysics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Ann Burchel</strong>l of Unity Health and the department of family and community medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Jessica Green</strong> of the department of political science in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professor-nicolas-papernot-elected-to-the-royal-society-of-canadas-college-of-new-scholars-artists-and-scientists/"><strong>Nicolas Papernot</strong> of the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering</a> in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Nicholas Rule</strong> of the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science; vice-principal academic and dean, ֱ Mississauga</li> <li><strong>Debra Wunch</strong> of the department of physics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> </ul> <p>Each faculty member receives a seven-year membership in the college, which&nbsp;recognizes and supports academic leadership and collaboration among those who have received their PhDs within the last 15 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 19:16:47 +0000 lanthierj 302869 at Curtis Handford named Ontario Family Physician of the Year /celebrates/curtis-handford-named-ontario-family-physician-year <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Curtis Handford named Ontario Family Physician of the Year</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </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="2020-12-04T12:42:26-05:00" title="Friday, December 4, 2020 - 12:42" class="datetime">Fri, 12/04/2020 - 12:42</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-family-and-community-medicine" hreflang="en">Department of Family and Community Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/st-michael-s-hospital" hreflang="en">St. Michael's Hospital</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/dr.-curtis-handford-sep-2020-crop.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="Curtis Handford"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Associate Professor <strong>Curtis Handford </strong>of the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine and St. Michael’s Hospital is Ontario’s Family Physician of the Year.</p> <p>The College of Family Physicians of Canada's&nbsp;<a href="https://fafm.cfpc.ca/curtis-handford/">Reg L. Perkin Family Physician of the Year Award</a> recognizes family physicians who provide exceptional patient care and improve the health of communities and well-being of society.</p> <p>A faculty member of the department of family and community medicine at ֱ for 15 years, Handford has mentored students from across Canada in a highly-sought elective course on inner city family medicine, influencing many to choose a career in family medicine.</p> <p>“Dr. Handford treats his patients with equal respect and dignity,” says Dr. Lauren Welsh, a former trainee and now colleague. “His ability to build relationships with his patients is core to his ability to deliver compassionate and patient-centred care.”</p> <p>Renowned for his collaborations with primary care providers, community partners and acute care stakeholders to improve care systems for patients and their caregivers, Handford also led the development of a clinical practice guideline for the use of buprenorphine/naloxone as an opioid maintenance treatment, the first of its kind in Canada. Despite his many accomplishments, says Dr. <strong>Karen Weyman</strong>, the site chief at St. Michael’s Hospital Department of Family and Community Medicine, “Dr. Handford remains a humble and generous colleague who consistently demonstrates an exemplary level of thoughtfulness, collegiality and professionalism to which we can all aspire.”&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="https://www.dfcm.utoronto.ca/news/dfcms-dr-curtis-handford-named-ontario-family-physician-year">Read the Temerty Faculty of Medicine story</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:42:26 +0000 lanthierj 167747 at