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During curriculum renewal in 1991-1992,
the Faculty recognized that much of the undergraduate curriculum would
now be delivered in small groups in the teaching hospital. The Faculty
therefore established 4 Academies within the teaching hospitals, to
provide a supportive social and academic environment in which students
and faculty could work. The original Wightman Academy was comprised of
the (then) 2 sites of The Toronto Hospital - the Toronto General and
Toronto Western sites.
In
1998, as a response to hospital restructuring, the number of Academies
was reduced to 3, and with the addition of the Mount Sinai Hospital and
the Princess Margaret Hospital, the new Wightman-Berris Academy
was created. This, the largest of the 3 Faculty Academies, serves 90
medical students in each of the four years of undergraduate training, as
well as students from other Faculty disciplines of Occupational Therapy,
Physiotherapy, and Speech Language Pathology.
The
Academy consists of sequestered space in each of its 4 sites, containing
medical education offices, seminar and examination rooms, computer labs,
locker and lounge space, all for the exclusive use of Academy students.
It is staffed by a Director, Associates from each of the other Faculty
disciplines, a student support and counselling officer, office staff and
computer support personnel.
Biography of Dr. K. J. R. Wightman
Biography of Dr.
Barnet Berris
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