Theme Lead, Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Doing

Job Purpose 

The Theme Lead Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Doing is responsible for developing a strategy to incorporate their theme into the curriculum, including overseeing the development, implementation, and continuous quality improvement of key foundational themes within the MD program curriculum at the York University School of Medicine (YUSOM). 

Four themes, Foundational Sciences, Health Services & Systems, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) & Practices, and Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Doing, are woven throughout the three years of the curriculum. For the Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Doing theme, the learners will explore Indigenous perspectives, traditions, and approaches to health, fostering reconciliation and culturally safe care in all aspects of medicine. 

To support course delivery and alignment with the broader MD curriculum and competency-based medical education (CBME) and accreditation standards, the Theme Lead will work collaboratively...