Director, Postgraduate Medical Education

About Toronto Metropolitan

For more than 75 years, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson University) has been shaping the next generation of leaders through its uniquely innovative, entrepreneurial and career-focused approach to higher education. Driven by bold leadership, cutting-edge research and a deep commitment to academic excellence, TMU collaborates with students, faculties, staff and partners to push boundaries, reimagine solutions and create meaningful change in an increasingly interconnected world.

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About the School of Medicine

It’s time to transform medical education. Toronto Metropolitan University’s has been designed from the ground up to shift the paradigm of healthcare delivery and improve the well-being of individuals, families and communities. With a community-driven, intentionally inclusive approach, the new school is training doctors whose cultural awareness and humility are as crucial as their medical skills.

, a forward-thinking educational leader, TMU’s School of Medicine draws on the university’s commitment to community, equity, and innovation to address rapidly changing healthcare needs. The school will train a new generation of physicians who are ready to learn, to adapt, and ultimately to be agents of change.

The Opportunity

The Director, Postgraduate Medical Education will be responsible for the leadership, management and overall administration of the Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) portfolio in the School of Medicine. Reporting to the Senior Director, Clinical Education, the Director provides leadership with respect to program excellence; innovation, creation, delivery, quality and ongoing improvement; outcome metrics; managerial and financial functions; and staffing and learning management system within the framework created by the School of Medicine senior leadership team.

In this role, the Director provides operational and governance leadership across the School of Medicine’s accredited postgraduate programs, currently including sixteen residency programs across Family Medicine and Royal College specialties. The Director ensures effective coordination of program operations, governance structures, and administrative support to sustain high-quality training environments.

The Director will ensure program effectiveness, growth and sustainability aligned with the School’s strategic goals and objectives, the strategic plan and/or special education processes of Toronto Metropolitan University.

Working with the Associate Dean, PGME, the Director will also support the accreditation and implementation of new residency programs as part of the School of Medicine’s strategic expansion of postgraduate training capacity.

This role collaborates closely with shared academic and operational units within the School of Medicine to support both local program needs and broader PGME priorities. Key units include Recruitment and Admissions, Learner Affairs, Clinical Anatomy and Simulation, and Medical Education & Health Technologies.

The Director also supports central PGME planning, operational processes, governance, and represents interests and operational needs of PGME and the School of Medicine in provincial and national settings.

Key responsibilities in this role include:

• Strategic planning and program sustainability
• Program and operational leadership
• Program development and stakeholder outreach
• Program collaborations
• Human resource management

Leadership Competencies

Leaders at TMU are required to demonstrate the following Leadership Competencies:

• Acts with Integrity: Demonstrates behaviors aligned with high ethical standards and personal integrity and acts in accordance with TMU values.
• Builds Relationships of Trust & Collaboration: Actively builds a culture of trust and fosters meaningful relationships.
• Leads Inclusively: Creates an inclusive environment where everyone is respected, recognized, empowered to achieve their potential, and valued for their differences.
• Demonstrates Organizational Acumen: Understands and respectfully navigates complex internal and external environments using sound judgment, diplomacy, and tact.
• Drives Vision & Results: Creates and implements a vision grounded in sound decision-making to achieve desired outcomes.

Qualifications:

To help us learn more about you, please provide a cover letter and resume describing how you meet the following required qualifications:

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in higher education or related field is required
• A minimum of seven years (7) of successful leadership experience conceptualizing, planning, implementing and directing innovative academic programming in a post-secondary education, to include assuming leadership roles in significant projects or programs
• Equivalent experience or a combination of equivalent experience and education may be accepted in place of education
• Minimum of 3 years in medical or health professional education;
• Experience working with and building relationships with multi-sectoral stakeholders
• Management and supervisory skills; ability to provide incentive and motivation;
• Superior conceptual, problem solving and oral and written communication skills;
• Excellent knowledge of the principles and theory of adult education at local, national and international levels
• Knowledge of best practices related to strategic program planning and implementation
• Analytical reasoning skills
• Superior interpersonal/human relations skills
• The ability to handle multiple projects/assignments at once; to plan, manage and evaluate a variety of programs and projects simultaneously
• Time management skills
• Decision-making skills
• Excellent presentation skills and be comfortable making presentations to small and medium-sized groups
• Creative, strategic and an innovative thinker
• Demonstrates agility in working in a fast pace and collaborative team environment
• Ability to establish and maintain multi-sectoral relationships (i.e., across university, hospitals, provincial Ministries and other stakeholders)