Guidelines for Named Chairs and Professorships

Hospital – University Named Chairs / Professorships

Ten hospitals in the Greater Toronto Area are fully affiliated with the University of Toronto (U of T). A further fifteen hospitals and healthcare sites in southern Ontario are community affiliates of the U of T.

In this environment of shared knowledge and experience, over 140 endowed chairs and professorships have been established jointly by the U of T and its affiliated sites as Hospital-University Named Chairs / Professorships.

To facilitate this process, the U of T Faculty of Medicine has developed (in consultation with the leadership of its affiliated sites) Guidelines to enhance the establishment and management of the Hospital - University Named Chairs / Professorships process.

These Guidelines outline the process for initial establishment of the chair / professorship, as well as recruiting, appointing, reviewing and reappointing the holder of the chair / professorship. Holders of these chairs / professorships are most often physically based at the hospital / healthcare site that has garnered the endowed funding that allows for the establishment of the chair / professorship. The endowed funds for these chairs / professorships are managed by the relevant hospital Foundation.

Hospital – University Named Chairs / Professorships – Guidelines + Checklist 

 
University Named Chairs / Professorships

The U of T Faculty of Medicine has established over 50 University Named Chairs / Professorships. This process has been managed through the U of T Faculty of Medicine Advancement Office.

To facilitate this process, the U of T Faculty of Medicine has developed Guidelines to enhance the establishment and management of the University Named Chairs and Professorships process.

These Guidelines outline the process for initial establishment of the chair / professorship, as well as recruiting, appointing, reviewing and reappointing the holder of the chair / professorship. Holders of these chairs / professorships may be physically based at the U of T St. George campus or at one of the affiliated hospital sites. The endowed funds for these chairs / professorships are managed by the U of T.

University Named Chairs/Professorships – Guidelines + Checklist 

 
For More Information

For more information on process issues relating to Hospital–University or University Named Chairs / Professorships, contact Leslie Bush, Assistant Vice-Provost, Health Sciences at leslie.bush@utoronto.ca / 416-978-7762.