Exceptional Learning, Research & Innovation
At NYG, delivering a world-class standard of care is fueled by our robust and unique applied community research and education mandates. Our advanced applied research program is focused on the art and science of bringing clinical evidence to the frontline to directly improve patient care.
Five Research Chairs Funded by NYG Donors
Monika Kastner
Research Chair in Knowledge Translation and Implementation
Katie Dainty
Research Chair in
Patient-Centered outcomes
Patrica Trbovich
Badeau Family Research Chair in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Ervin Sejdić
Research Chair in Artificial
Intelligence for Health Outcomes
Recruitment Underway
for the Gordon F. Cheesbrough
Chair in Family and Community
Medicine
Chairs and their teams published in
65
globally recognized peer-reviewed research journals in 2024/25
Advancing Emergency Care with AI
Research is an integral part of advancing innovation at NYG, including driving evidence-based AI development and implementation. From streamlining patient triage to personalizing mental health referrals, the hospital’s AI research projects leverage AI tools to assist clinicians in making informed decisions, improving diagnosis accuracy, and enhancing patient safety.
One project is developing an algorithm that can help optimize how patients are treated in the Charlotte & Lewis Steinberg Emergency department (ED). AI is being used to assist clinicians to efficiently place patients in the most appropriate treatment zone based on the patient’s acuity and the predicted flow of patients in the ED. The goal is to ease the pressure on triage nurses while responding to each patient’s individual needs.
Another tool, funded by the Slaight Family Foundation, will generate tailored community referrals for mental health patients, moving beyond one-size-fits-all discharge planning. AI is also being used to detect high-risk heart attack cases faster and to improve asthma diagnosis using breath sound analysis.
These tools are not designed to replace clinical judgment – but to support it. By integrating AI into ED workflows, we can help clinicians make more informed decisions, faster.
— Dr. Rohit Mohindra, Emergency Physician and AI Research Lead
World-Class Teaching and Learning
North York General continues to be a top destination for learners from a wide spectrum of clinical and non-clinical disciplines. Many are drawn to NYG because of our expertise in community-based care. NYG’s multi-site campus spans acute and outpatient care, primary care, community mental health and addictions and a continuum for seniors’ care including LTC, transitional support, geriatrics, and palliative care. Our robust learning program specializes in “whole person” care, with family and community medicine as a cornerstone.
A strong academic foundation
From a survey of learners
Simulation program
6,574
staff and physicians were trained in
simulated real-world training environments
Preparing Tomorrow’s Primary Care Leaders
Developing the next generation of health care professionals
Over the past year, more than 1,700 learners, including about 800 medical students and residents, furthered their education at NYG. One of them is Dr. Stephanie Park, who is doing her two-year family medicine residency under the supervision of Dr. Kim Lazare, who leads the hospital’s family medicine education program. Dr. Lazare says the strong mentor-mentee relationships between preceptors and residents is a benefit of the program at NYG.
I try to learn about new residents’ personality and interests so I can match them with the right teacher. I was a resident at NYG and my two preceptors became mentors and I am still friends with them to this day.
— Dr. Kim Lazare, Family Physician, Rudy and Rita Koehler Family Teaching Unit
