Learning Snapshot

Student training days at St. Joe’s

St. Joseph’s continues to provide a rich interprofessional collaborative learning environment for thousands of health care students annually.

In 2011-2012, we provided 23,555 medical training days for our medical students, residents and specialty fellows, and 15,519 training days for students from nursing, rehabilitation sciences, respiratory therapy and laboratory medicine, just to name a few. In total we welcomed over 1,000 students to St. Joe’s this year.

We also provided $75,436 to support applications to our Education Assistance Fund, which assists staff in pursuing job or career related certificates, diplomas, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees, conferences and workshops.

Medical Trainees, Nursing Students and Other Health Professionals
Breakdown by percentage



Medical Trainees 54%
Nursing 31%
Other Health Professionals 15%
Other Health Professions 15% Include:

Sharing our Knowledge beyond St. Joseph's - IP Poster Presentation

  • 2011 DeGroote Interprofessional Health Leadership Conference. Key Note Speaker – Presentation Entitled: Can We Achieve Interprofessional Collaboration? Learning from St. Joseph’s Health Centre Toronto. Michael Heffer, BSc. Phm. RPh. MHSc.
  • 2011 Collaborating Across Borders III - Interprofessional Collaboration: From Concept to Preparation to Practice (Tuscon, Arizona). Workshop entitled: ‘Facilitating Interprofessional Education and Collaboration through Audience Response Technology.’ Marie Eason Klatt, BScOT, Scott Graney MSW, RSW, Chris Ashdown, BScPT.
  • 2011 European Interprofessional Practice and Education Network (EIPEN) Conference (Ghent, Belgium). Workshop entitled: Amuse-bouche: A selection of learning activities to whet the Interprofessional Education appetite. Michael Heffer, BSc. Phm. RPh. MHSc., Scott Graney MSW, RSW, Elizabeth McLaney BA, BScOT, Med, Jeff Dionne, RRT, BSc. Dip. RT.
  • rprofessional Models of Care.' Jeff Dionne BSc RRT, Giancarla Curto-Correia.
  • 2011 IPE Ontario (Toronto, Ontario). Presentation entitled: ‘Celebrating the Spirit of Collaboration: Key Components for Planning an Interprofessional Education Week.’ Elizabeth McLaney BA, BScOT, MEd, Sabrina Divell
  • 2011 IPE Ontario (Toronto, Ontario). Presentation entitled: ‘Adopting and Innovating: Building Interprofessional Education Programs at Community Teaching Hospitals.’ Paula Rowland, BScOT, MA (Toronto East General Hospital), Elizabeth McLaney BA, BScOT, MEd, Mandy Lowe, MSc, BScOT (University of Toronto, Centre for Interprofessional Education).
  • 2011 Collaborating Across Border III-Interprofessional Collaboration: From Concept to Preparation to Practice (Tucson, Arizona). Presentation entitled: 'A Spoonful of Sugar: Essentials of Interprofessional Leadership for Leveraging the Provincial Diabetes Strategy through Sustaining the Roadmap for Co-Creating Interprofessional Models of Care.' Jeff Dionne BSc RRT, Giancarla Curto-Correia.

Active Agreements

  • Algonquin Careers Academy
  • Brescia College
  • Canadian Association of Enterostomal Therapy
  • Cambrian College
  • Centennial College
  • Conestoga College
  • CTS Canadian Careers Academy
  • Dalhousie University
  • George Brown College
  • Humber College
  • King’s University College
  • Laurentian University
  • McMaster University
  • Michener Institute
  • Mohawk College
  • Mount St. Vincent University
  • Niagara College
  • Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
  • Queen’s University
  • Ryerson University
  • Seneca College
  • Sheridan College
  • Sir Sandford Fleming College
  • Trent University
  • Trios College
  • University of Manitoba
  • University of Ontario Institute of Technology
  • University of Prince Edward Island
  • University of Toronto
  • University of Victoria
  • University of Windsor
  • Wilfrid Laurier University
  • York University


Teaching awards

External teaching awards honouring our staff

MS. JANICE WAUGH BENNETT, Speech Language Pathologist, ECHS, Arbor Award, University of Toronto

MS. RHONDA GANNON, Clinical Coordinator, Diagnostic Imaging, Award Of Excellence For ‘Values In Action’, Michener Institute

MS. KATHY DECICCO, Registered Nurse, Renal Management Centre, Award Of Excellence, The Daphne Cockwell School Of Nursing Ryerson University

DR. IAN WITTERICK, Otolaryngology, Charles Mickle Fellowship Award, University of Toronto - Department of Otolaryngology

DR. MARCUS WONG, Anesthesia, Clinical Excellence Award, University of Toronto - Department of Anesthesia

MR. JEFF DIONNE, OLM Coordinator and Clinical Coordinator, Respiratory Therapy, Crystal Apple Teaching Award (Award for Excellence In Clinical Teaching and Supervision)

MS. GITA LAKHANPAL, Patient Education Specialist, Family & Community Medicine, Community Partners Teaching Awards For Outstanding Guest Lecture, University of Toronto - Department of Occupational Therapy

DR. MELDON KAHAN, Department of Family Medicine, Award For Research Excellence, University of Toronto - Department of Family Medicine

DR. NHAGI GHABBOUR, Psychiatry, Dr. Paul Steinhauer Award For Best Postgraduate Teacher, University of Toronto - Division of Child Psychiatry

DR. PRIYA SOOD, Family Medicine, Excellence For New Teachers, University of Toronto - Department of Family & Community Medicine

DR. CHRISTA JENEY, Family Medicine, Excellence In Course/Program Development And Coordination, University of Toronto - Department of Family & Community Medicine

DR. DIFAT JAKUBOVICZ, Family Medicine, Excellence In Faculty Development and Excellence In Teaching, University of Toronto - Department of Family & Community Medicine

MS. HELEN FLYNN, Program Assistant for the Family Medicine Teaching Unit, Excellence In New Administration, University of Toronto - Department of Family & Community Medicine

MS. GABRIELLA HERR, Nurse Practitioner, Family Medicine, Interprofessional Undergraduate Award, University of Toronto - Department of Family & Community Medicine, Undergraduate Medical Education Program Awards

MS. MARIE ROBERTS, Registered Nurse, 6M, Outstanding Clinical Role Model Award, George Brown College School of Nursing

DR. STEVEN RHEE, Emergency Medicine, Outstanding Teaching In A Family Medicine Elective Award, University of Toronto - Department of Family & Community Medicine, Undergraduate Medical Education Program Awards

DR. MARK FELDMAN, Paediatrics, POWER Evaluation Award, University of Toronto - Department of Paediatrics

DR. JOSEPH BREMANG, Anesthesia, POWER Evaluation Award - Highest rating amongst our anesthetists, University of Toronto - Department of Anesthesia

MS. PAT GLOVER, Advanced Practice Clinician in Physiotherapy, ICU/CCU, Recognition Award For Contribution As A Group Project Facilitator, University of Toronto - Department of Physical Therapy

MS. KINNY QUAN-VELANOSKI, Advanced Practice Clinician, Physiotherapy, Recognition Award For Contribution Small Group Facilitator, University of Toronto - Department of Physical Therapy

DR. NAVIKA LIMAYE, Family Medicine, New Teacher Award, University of Toronto - Department of Family Medicine

DR. LINDA WEBER, Family Medicine, New Teacher Award, University of Toronto - Department of Family & Community Medicine

DR. SYBIL JUDAH, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Undergraduate Teaching Award, University of Toronto - Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Internal awards

MS. DANIELA ROSATI, Registered Nurse, Family Birthing Centre, Alumni Award Of Distinction For Nursing Preceptorship

DR. JOSEPH BREMANG, Anesthesia, Best Clinical Teacher Awards 2011 - Department of Anesthesia

DR. MICHAEL FALCIONI, Emergency Medicine, Best Clinical Teacher Awards 2011 - Department of Emergency Medicine

DR. NADINE LARAYA, Family Medicine, Best Clinical Teacher Awards 2011 - Department of Family Medicine

DR. BILL CHAPMAN, Pathology (Laboratory Medicine), Best Clinical Teacher Awards 2011 - Department of Laboratory Medicine

DR. IAN BOOKMAN, Medicine, Best Clinical Teacher Awards 2011 - Department of Medicine

DR. MELANIE CAETANO, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Best Clinical Teacher Awards 2011 - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

DR. MARK FELDMAN, Paediatrics, Best Clinical Teacher Awards 2011 - Department of Paediatrics

DR. KYLE WANZEL, Surgery, Best Clinical Teacher Awards 2011 - Department of Surgery

MR. CHRISTOPHER CHERNETS, Radiological Technologist, Diagnostic Imaging Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award

MS. MANIJA SAMIM, C.T. Vascular Scrub Technologist, Diagnostic Imaging Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award

MS. MARIE EASON KLATT, Professional Practice Leader, Occupational Therapy and Advance Practice Clinician, MTCU Clinical Preceptor Award

MS. KINNY QUAN-VELANOSKI, Advanced Practice Clinician, Physiotherapy, MTCU Clinical Preceptor Award

Distinctions

DR. ZARED AZIZ, Pathology (Laboratory Medicine), Appointed to the RCPSC Examination Board in General Pathology

DR. STEPHEN LEE, Anesthesia, Asked to be a Royal College Examiner in Anesthesia

DR. ANNA BANERJI, Paediatrics, Order of Ontario

SJHC Anesthesia Undergraduate Program Rankings, Ranked 2nd amongst 12 University of Toronto sites as rated by Undergraduate students during their core anesthesia rotations, University of Toronto - Undergraduate Medical Education