Nominations for the Advisory Search Committee for Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

PDAD&C #14, 2013-14

To:   Faculty, Staff and Students, Faculty of Medicine

      PDAD&C

From: Cheryl Regehr, Vice-President and Provost

Re:   Nominations for the Advisory Search Committee for Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

CC:   President David Naylor

      The Bulletin

On December 31, 2014, Professor Catharine Whiteside will complete her second term as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Vice-Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions.

In accordance with Section 60 of the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, I am calling for nominations for the advisory committee that will advise the President on the appointment of a new Dean.  The Policy mandates the potential composition of the advisory committee as follows:

*     The Vice-President and Provost (Chair);

*     Three to five members of the teaching staff of the Faculty;

*     One to three students of the Faculty;

*     The Dean of the School of Graduate Studies or representative;

*     A librarian, where appropriate;

*     Two or three other qualified scholars from within or outside this University, but outside the Faculty;

*     In addition, the committee may include an alumnus/a, a member of the administrative staff, and a senior member of the appropriate professional community.

Nominations for the committee should be submitted by October 4, via the Vice-President and Provost's web site online form at http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/committees/advisory/Medicine.htm.

Questions should be directed to Assistant Provost Archana Sridhar at archana.sridhar@utoronto.ca.