Vice Dean, Medical Education

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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 Vice Dean Medical Education 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 Dean, School of Medicine, York University seeks an  inaugural Vice Dean, Medical Education . This is an exciting opportunity to serve as the Chief Academic Officer for education, responsible for the strategic direction and integration of the School’s entire medical education enterprise at a formative moment in its development. The Vice Dean will provide unified leadership across the full continuum of medical education, including the MD program,postgraduate residency training, learner affairs, and faculty development.

Central to this role is ensuring excellence,cohesion, compliance, and innovation, while advancing the School’s social accountability mandate. Working closely with the decanal team and a broad network of academic, clinical, and community partners, the Vice Dean will champion high-quality, learner‑centred education; steward accreditation and continuous quality improvement; andhelp establish York’s reputation as a leader in community‑engaged and socially accountable medical education.
The ideal candidate will be a highly respected academic physician and visionary educational leader with extensive senior‑level experience in medical education administration and oversight. They will bring a demonstrated record of leadership across key domains of the educational mission, including curriculum and assessment, accreditation, continuous quality improvement, learner affairs, faculty development, and…