York University is moving forward with plans to establish a new School of Medicine, and now with the Government of Ontario’s announcement to support further development and planning for a new school, we are accelerating the pace to new medical doctor programs in the fastest growing region in Ontario.
The community will be our campus. Founded on a patient-centred, community-based approach, we envision a School that will prepare the next generation of primary care physicians—trained to leverage the most recent digital health technologies and to work collaboratively within inter-professional health care teams at diverse learning sites.
The University has been working steadily towards this vision, expanding health and health-related programs in multiple faculties over the last 15 years, including the Faculty of Health, establishing an impressive foundation of teaching and research that will inform plans for the School of Medicine. To enhance access and the diversity of students in health fields, the University also intends to offer a two-year bridging pathway for students who may not have considered a career in medicine or health.
“York University’s plans for a new School of Medicine will prepare the next generation of talented frontline primary care doctors — representing the diversity of the communities in which they live and trained to thrive in a new, integrative, team-based health care environment.” - Rhonda L. Lenton, President and Vice-Chancellor, York University
Building on our strengths
8,200
internships, co-ops, capstone projects, community placements and more last year
No. 3
among Canada’s Top 50
in 2019 for health research
creating positive societal change
No. 1
in Ontario for global collaborative research publications
76
industry research collaborations last year
No. 1
Kinesiology and Health Sciences program in Canada and 9th in the world by CEO World Magazine
27th
in the world for progress toward the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal: #17: Global Hubs, Partnerships, and collaborations
280+
global partnerships in 70+ countries
20,000+
Faculty of Health Alumni since the creation in 2006
What's New
January 25, 2024
Two Faculty of Health professors champion equity in education
November 28, 2023
AMS Healthcare awards fund York research on history of medicine