Our family medical practice is affiliated with the Department of Family & Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Teaching
We are actively involved in undergraduate medical students and post graduate medical residents. Each of us are have faculty appointments at the University of Toronto. We have an integrated approach, with students and preceptors across disciplines learning from and teaching each other. We provide placements for students from the University of Toronto, around Canada and globally. 

Research
We are active members of the University of Toronto Practice Based Research Network (UTOPIAN). This is a regional network that supports research of questions that arise within medical practice. Will your office blood pressure result differ if it is taken in an exam room with the door closed versus in the nursing station, where it is busier? This is the kind of question we have answered and have had published.

Our our physicians all participate in CPCSSN, the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network. CPCSSN is a database on chronic diseases across the country, created by pulling information from electronic medical records. The information gathered will help health providers better understand and improve the care received by Canadians with chronic disease. CPCSSN was funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada in agreement with the College of Family Physicians of Canada. 

All research endeavours within the practice are approved by the Research Ethics Board at North York General. We are diligent in ensuring that privacy and confidentiality of our patients and ethical research protocols are maintained.