The Centre for Education at North York General Hospital advances health professional education by supporting and enhancing the student and teacher experience and fostering education scholarship among students, staff and physicians. The centre engages in, and fosters, partnerships within and outside the hospital. We provide leadership in education through collaboration.
Facts & Figures
NYGH teaches, mentors, trains and supervises health professional learners of the future including learners from 40 different professions and disciplines
Over 1500 learners taught annually including over 700 medical students and residents; over 600 nursing students
NYGH is affiliated with over 50 academic partners, the largest one being University of Toronto
NYGH has one of the largest cohorts of medical learners of any community academic hospital in Canada
Almost all of the NYGH Physicians (over 400) have Faculty Appointments at University of Toronto (with 30% at a rank of Assistant Professor or higher)
9/10 learners at NYGH annually would recommend (or highly recommend) a placement at NYGH to a fellow student
Many of our learners continue to work at NYGH once they complete their training; and 86% of our learners who were surveyed would choose to work at NYGH in the future if the opportunity arose
North York General Hospital provides placement opportunities for many health professions. The links below provide information on specific professions. If you don’t see a link for your profession, contact the Centre for Education for information.
The links below outline the placement prerequisites for specific professions. If you don’t see a link for your profession, contact the Centre for Education for information.
Ann Bickram
Education Coordinator, Nursing, Health Professions, Administrative & Operational ann.bickram@nygh.on.ca
416-756-6000 x4805
Niki Samya
Education Coordinator, Medical Education
Preclerkship
416-756-6000 x4896
Sharita Wimalanathan
Education Coordinator, Medical Program
Medical Students & Residents Onboarding
Faculty Development Sharita.wimalanathan@nygh.on.ca
416-756-6000 x3497
Enela Lumshi
Education Coordinator,
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Faculty Development enela.lumshi@nygh.on.ca
416-756-600 ext. 3829
Centre for Education North York General Hospital
4001 Leslie Street – 6 North Room 630
Toronto ON M2K 1E1
The Centre for Education office is located on 6 North at the end of the hallway.
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
