Sessional Lecturer- eMHIComplexity of Clinical Care Non-Clinicians

Position Details

Title: Sessional Lecturer – eMHI
1002H Complexity of Clinical Care for Non-Clinicians

Posting Date: February 9, 2026

Program: Executive Master of Health Informatics (eMHI)

Sessional Dates of Appointment: Summer 2026, May to June

Existing Vacancy: Yes

Course

Title:

eMHI
1002H Complexity of Clinical Care for Non-Clinicians

In Complexity of Clinical Care, the implications and practical application of the outputs of AI and Machine learning are discussed in class, and in select assigned readings. This class provides an overview of how clinicians can use the outputs of these methods to benefit clinical care. Students complete an assignment where they shadow a clinician and learn about some of the clinical challenges and questions experienced by the clinician.

In a final assignment, students propose solutions to these observed challenges and questions. These solutions may require AI and/or machine learning methods.

• Enhance understanding of the structure and function of the Canadian healthcare system and roles of various health professionals.
• Improve awareness and understanding of the complexity of clinical data collection, processing, management, and use, throughout the patient/consumer-health professional encounter.
• Understand the culture of healthcare, and how culture may influence care delivery and information processing by health professionals across settings.
• Increase awareness of health professionals’ experience with information systems and barriers to successful adoption.
• Appreciate the interaction among organizational processes, information sharing and impact on care delivery and health professionals experience in various clinical care settings.
• Enhance understanding of the powerful role that informatics plays in clinical healthcare.

Class schedule: Modular evening sessions from 5‑9 pm, and Saturday session from 2‑6 pm between May 8 and June 26, 2026.

Delivery mode: Online

Estimated enrolment: 70

Estimated TA support: N/A

• A PhD or Masters level education clinician with experience in clinical and health informatics.
• A robust understanding of clinical/clinician work processes, as influenced by health informatics and related technology.
• Past teaching experience related to health informatics, preferably at the graduate level.
• Prior experience in curriculum development and adult teaching‑learning methods.
• Comfortable with electronic teaching tools such as Learning Management Systems (e.g., Canvas), PowerPoint, as well as online collaboration tools (Blogs, Wikis, Discussion Boards, Webinars, or Video‑conferencing).

• Course co‑instructor for a professional graduate course using competency‑based learning and assessment methods.
• Must be accessible to students outside of classroom hours.
• Available evenings and weekends.

$9,820.70 – Sessional Lecturer I

$10,510.04 – Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term

$10,510.04 – Sessional Lecturer II

$10,760.28 – Sessional Lecturer II – Long Term

$10,760.28 – Sessional Lecturer III

$11,030.36 – Sessional Lecturer III – Long Term

Please note that if rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Please send your CV and cover letter, outlining additional value you will bring to teaching the course via e‑mail to

March 2, 2026

Clinic, Informatics, Curriculum Development, Public Health, Information Systems, Healthcare, Technology, Education

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