Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education; UGME

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Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME)

York University, School of Medicine
Location:North York, ON

York University is one of Canada’s top-ranked institutions , recognized for its commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and social impact. Located across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), one of the most diverse and dynamic communities in the world, York offers a vibrant and inclusive environment for teaching, research, and community engagement. York University’s School of Medicine , embedded within the Faculty of Health , is a newly established medical school launching in 2028 with an ambitious mission to shape the next generation of physicians through innovation, compassion, and discovery.

Guided by the School of Medicine Strategic Plan , the School is at a pivotal moment of foundation building, requiring leaders who are energized by the opportunity to help shape its future and build meaningful partnerships with communities and health systems across Ontario. Through its Integrated Community-based Learning Network (ICLN), the School is advancing a distributed model of medical education that connects learners to diverse clinical settings, reinforcing its commitment to community engagement from the outset.

The School of Medicine at York University invites highly qualified applicants for a Clinical Associate or Clinical Full Professor position to commence August 2026 or as mutually agreed, with consideration of candidates beginning immediately. The successful candidate will be appointed as Associate Dean Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) with an initial 5-year term, with the possibility of renewal. The role is expected to require 2 to 4 days per week, with flexible scheduling intended to complement active clinical practice.

This is an open clinical faculty appointment in the Clinical Professorial Stream, as described in the University’s Clinical Faculty Appointments Policy . The successful candidate will identify a home department to be appointed (i.e., Family Medicine, Medicine, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Surgery, Community & Population Health & Health Systems Transformation, Anesthesia, Medical Imaging, or Pathology, Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine) in the School of Medicine or a joint appointment across two departments.

Reporting to the Vice Dean, Medical Education, School of Medicine, York University seeks an inaugural Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education to serve as the senior program lead for the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program. This is a foundational leadership opportunity within a new School of Medicine, offering an exciting chance to develop, deliver, and continually assess a high‑quality MD program from its inception.

The Associate Dean will provide strategic and operational academic leadership across curriculum design and delivery, learner assessment, accreditation, quality assurance, and continuous quality improvement, ensuring alignment with the vision, mission, and values of the School and University. Working collaboratively with academic leaders, clinical partners, learners, and staff across the School’s distributed education network, the Associate Dean will foster an inclusive, learner‑centred, and community‑engaged educational environment for all medical learners.

The ideal candidate will be a respected academic physician and accomplished educational leader with experience in Canadian medical education. They will bring a strong record of senior academic leadership in curriculum development, assessment, and program governance, with demonstrated expertise in competency‑based medical education (CBME) and continuous quality improvement. The…