The Temerty Faculty of Medicine prepare future health leaders, contributes to our communities, and improve the health of individuals and populations, through the discovery, application and communication of knowledge. Founded in 1843 as a school of medicine, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine is an integral component of one of North America's largest health science complexes. In addition to undergraduate, postgraduate and graduate programs in medicine and medical sciences, the Temerty Faculty of Medicine offers programs in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Biomedical Communications, Arts & Science, Community and Public Health, and Speech-Language Pathology, at a variety of academic levels. Through the University of Toronto, the Faculty is affiliated with a network of teaching hospitals and community-based health units that offer the Faculty's students a broad spectrum of educational experiences.
The Temerty Faculty of Medicine has been the site of major breakthroughs in medical research. The discovery of insulin in the 1920s and the development of the cardiac pacemaker in the 1950s are two outstanding examples. More recently, a Faculty research team identified the T-cell receptor gene, a major advance in our understanding of the body's immune system, while another team isolated the gene that causes cystic fibrosis. Many of the Faculty's investigators are recognized internationally as leaders in research. By actively encouraging collaboration, the Temerty Faculty of Medicine ensures that the creative expertise of individuals from many disciplines is focused on resolving the challenges confronting the Canadian health care system, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease and AIDS.
Pharmacy education in Ontario began more than 130 years ago. The Leslie Dann Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Toronto came into being July 1, 1953, when the University assumed responsibility for the school that had been operated by the Ontario College of Pharmacy (now Pharmacists) since 1882, after informal academic experiments tracing back to 1868. A lineal descendant of the Canadian Pharmaceutical Society and its short-lived predecessor, the Toronto Chemists' and Druggists' Association, established in 1867, the Ontario College of Pharmacists remains the provincial regulatory body of pharmacy; it retains vestiges of its educational functions in the practical training of Ontario pharmacy graduates, and in its representation (a reciprocal arrangement) on the Faculty of Pharmacy Council.
The Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education offers three outstanding degree programs — BPHE, MSc and PhD — for students seeking careers in physical activity and health. Our graduates work in universities, research institutes, schools, sports organizations and governments all around the world.
We offer co-curricular opportunities for active physical activity for the entire student body, as well as faculty, staff and members of the community. With 47 intercollegiate teams, multi-tiered intramural leagues in 24 sports, extensive offerings in movement, fitness and dance, and many children’s classes, we conduct one of the broadest programs in North America.
The Faculty is the largest employer of students at U of T.