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Community Network Advisory Committee

Version 1, August 2024 

Preamble 

The Community Network Advisory Committee for the York University School of Medicine is being established to provide advice, guidance and support to the development of the new medical school and a proposed undergraduate Bachelor of Interprofessional Health (BIPH). The School is striving to be a community-engaged school addressing the health needs of the communities that it serves. This committee will provide its’ feedback  to the following individuals: Dean of Record/Institutional Lead for the School; Faculty Lead, Curriculum and Accreditation; Advisor, Curriculum and Accreditation; Advisor, Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) Curriculum and Operations; Research; the Co-Chair of the BIPH or delegate; and to Government and Community Relations & Protocol in the Office of the President.  

Vision of the School 

York University’s School of Medicine will prepare the next generation of talented frontline primary care doctors — who represent the diversity of the communities in which they live — to not only thrive in a new, interprofessional, team-based health care environment but to continue to adapt to evolving patient, community and health system needs.  

Purpose 

The Community Network Advisory Committee for the School is being established to provide constructive feedback, suggestions and recommendations on multiple aspects of the new medical school including admissions, curriculum, research foci, and other aspects of the new medical school and to the proposed BIPH program. 

Term 

The Terms of Reference is effective from October 1, 2024 and will continue until October 1, 2025, after which they will be reviewed and revised, as appropriate. 

Membership 

Full members:  

  • Faculty Lead, Curriculum and Accreditation (Co-Chair) 
  • One (1) community representative (Co-Chair); to be determined by the committee 
  • Two (2) representatives from the City of Vaughan 
  • One (1) representative from Mackenzie Health  
  • One (1) Indigenous representative in the School service area 
  • Three (3) non-physician representatives from other communities that will be served by the School 
  • Two (2) Chief of Staffs from hospitals that will be served by the School 
  • Two (2) Non-medical Senior Leaders from hospitals that will be served by the School 
  • Two (2) family physicians from a Family Health Team 
  • One (1) representative from the Toronto District School Board 
  • Two (2) York faculty members with research experience in community health  
  • One (1) representative from a community-based Black organization 
  • One (1) representative from a community-based Disabilities organization 
  • Director, Communications and Community Relations 

Ex-officio members: 

  • Advisor, Curriculum and Accreditation 
  • Advisor, Research 
  • Advisor, UGME Curriculum and Operations 
  • Co-chair of the BIPH working group or delegate 
  • Social Accountability Manager, ICLN 
  • Indigenous Health Programming & Indigenous Community Relations  
  • Chair, Community Relations & Accountability Committee 

Operations 

  • The Community Network Advisory Committee will meet monthly or at the call of the Co-Chairs 
  • The meetings will be 90 minutes in duration  
  • Quorum will be 50% plus one of the committee members 
  • The term of the representatives is one year  
  • Meeting minutes reflecting the activity of the committee shall be recorded 
  • Committee members are expected to attend meetings or, if unable to do so, send advance notice of their absence. 
  • When one Co-Chair is not present, the other Co-Chair will chair the committee. 
  • Key parties of interest, such as advisors internal or external to York University, will be invited to attend on an as-needed basis 
  • The Community Network Advisory Committee reports to the Dean of Record/Institutional Lead for the School and to the Community Relations & Accountability Committee.  

Committee Member Expectations 

  • Attend at least 75% of the meetings 
  • Prepare for meetings in advance 
  • Complete assigned tasks in a timely manner 
  • Solicit collegial input, as appropriate 

Roles and Responsibilities  

  • Provide constructive feedback on a variety of aspects of the new School including 
  • Education 
  • Admissions 
  • Research 
  • Provide advise on how to engage communities in the education of students 
  • Provide advise on how to engage physicians in the education of students 
  • Provide advice and constructive feedback on the proposed BIPH program 
  • Provide advice on priority health needs in the region that the School is serving 
  • Consult other community members and agencies for the new School as requested by the Co-Chairs 
  • Provide recommendations of individuals/organizations who could participate collaboratively with the School to execute its vision 
  • Provide recommendations on a communications strategy for the new School