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2.4 ENHANCING OUR ACADEMIC AND EDUCATION MANDATES

Together, all three partners will leverage our individual strengths in education and research to
collectively increase activity in these areas and value for the broader health-care system, as well as for
the people and communities we serve as a larger community-based network.

Expanding our research focused on urban health will increase the wealth of information that can help us
better understand the determinants of health and their impact on the health of our community.
Clinically, we will offer opportunities for medical, nursing and health professionals to train in a variety of
care settings across the full spectrum of care. As a new network, we will be able to recruit and retain
outstanding physician leaders, clinicians, staff and volunteers by offering expanded clinical, education,
research and management experience across multiple sites.

EDUCATION
Our organizations have similar commitments to improving care through education mandates that
include a superior learner experience and educating all healthcare professionals, patients and their
caregivers.

The Fitzgerald Academy for training undergraduate medical students is managed through St. Michael’s
and supported by St. Joseph’s through student placements and teaching. St. Michael’s, Providence and
St. Joseph’s all have academic mandates through a number of established affiliation agreements with
Canadian and international institutions. In the short term, these agreements would not need to
fundamentally change under an integrated model. There are opportunities to maximize and innovate
our approach to academic and community partnerships and streamline management of future academic
affiliations across an integrated health network.

Furthermore, integration would provide future trainees with a wider exposure of learning in diversified
learning contexts across the health-care continuum. Continuing education, professional and faculty
development are also priorities for all three organizations in order to ensure we provide high quality and
safe care that is evidence informed, and education is provided by the most qualified staff and physicians.

All three organizations have an articulated mandate to support patient and family education, as well as
commitments to collaborative learning environments that include all health professions, patients and
their caregivers.

Overall, the organizations believe their academic mandates will be enhanced through integration and
become a driver in attracting and retaining top talent at both trainee and staff levels.

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