Council of Health Sciences (CHS)

The Council of Health Sciences (CHS) represents the University of Toronto health sciences sector and facilitates collaboration and enhancement of health science research and education endeavours. All health professional Faculties and programs are represented on the Council. Through the CHS Chair, the CHS reports directly to the Provost.

Mandate

• Advise and report regularly to the Provost on all matters relevant to the health sciences sector and its education and research programs;
• Work collectively on common academic issues and their implementation;
• Identify opportunities for common policies/practices and common management support for education and research across the health sciences sector;
• Promote interprofessional education across all health professional programs and optimize the resources to do so;
• Ensure that the health sciences sector is adequately and appropriately represented at all levels of University governance; and,
• Work collectively on partnership opportunities involving local, national and international organizations of strategic significance to the University.

Membership

The Council of Health Sciences is a standing committee of the Vice-President & Provost.  CHS members include the Dean of each of the seven health sciences Faculties. The main function of the Executive is to serve as a group with equal representation from each of the health sciences Faculties to determine the direction of CHS on matters that need to be discussed and decided at a decanal level for the Faculties represented. Delegates may not be sent on behalf of Executive Members to these meetings. 

Lisa Dolovich, Dean, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Chair)
Adalsteinn Brown, Dean, Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Vice-Chair)
Robyn Stremler, Dean, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
Gretchen Kerr, Dean, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
Laura Tam, Interim Dean, Faculty of Dentistry
Charmaine Williams, Dean, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
Lisa Robinson, Dean, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, and Vice-Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions

Meetings

The Council meets seven times per year from September to June. Pre-arranged guest presentations/discussions by relevant constituencies are welcomed at meetings.

Contact

Meera Rai
Office of the Vice-Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions
meera.rai@utoronto.ca