Partnerships

University of Toronto (U of T)

We are one of nine teaching hospitals fully affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. The Faculty of Medicine provides access to some of Canada's finest clinical and public health facilities for student placements.

Our Peters-Boyd Academy is one of three academies established by the Faculty of Medicine. The academies strive to enhance the education of their undergraduate medical students and develop integrated programs with other health sciences such as occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech pathology.

Toronto East Network (TEN)

The Toronto East Network (TEN) is a group of hospitals in the northeast of Toronto including: Toronto East General, Southlake Regional, North York General, Scarborough, Markham-Stouffville, Lakeridge Health Corporation, and the York Central.

The Chiefs of Medicine from the TEN collaborate on topics of shared interest, including integrated approaches to medical education through the TEN Medicine Outcomes Alliance, as well as best practices, communication, information technology approaches and more.

This network allows cross-training opportunities for our students, permitting them to complete some training at a TEN hospital; a community experience valued by both the students and the network hospitals. 

Ontario Telemedicine Network

Telemedicine uses two-way videoconferencing and advanced information communication technologies to deliver examinations, treatments, clinical, education and administrative services to more than 360 urban, rural, and remote health care sites throughout Ontario.

Cardiac Care Network (CCN)

The Cardiac Care Network of Ontario (CCN) is dedicated to improving quality, efficiency, access and equity in the delivery of cardiac services in the province of Ontario. CCN includes all 17 hospitals in Ontario that perform adult cardiac catheterization, angioplasty or cardiac surgery.

Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)

The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) is an independent, non-profit research organization that evaluates health care services and delivery to meet the changing needs of the people of Ontario. ICES research provides insight on a broad range of topics and issues including popluation health, health system performance, primary care, drug safety and effectiveness, diagnostic services and chronic diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. ICES conducts a myriad of studies each year, many in collaboration with other organizations. Since its establishment in 1992, ICES has been funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. ICES also receives peer-reviewed grants and project-specific funds from provincial and national organizations, including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.