Wellness Resources
These supports assist with a variety of concerns, including learner wellbeing, learner rights, and concerns around harassment and disability
U of T Resources
OLA Learner Life Specialists
Learner Life Specialists (LLS) provide confidential individual counselling, system navigation and support to learners on both the St. George and Mississauga campuses. The primary goal of the LLS is to support learners through their academic journey. Learner Life Specialists often support learners with self-care strategies, relationship issues, and work/life balance. LLS’s are trained mental health professionals with graduate degrees in either social work, counseling psychology or occupational therapy. There is no cost to see a Learner Life Specialist.
Learn more about personal counselling services at the Office of Learners Affairs.
TFOM Student Health Initiatives & Education (SHINE) Wellness Ambassadors
A SHINE Wellness Ambassador (WA) is a medical student peer who can act as a hub for wellness resources for Year 1 & 2 medical learners. Wellness Ambassadors are not counsellors, but are medical learners with knowledge of many campus and community wellness resources. Although WAs are able to provide informal peer support, their main focus is on resource navigation.
Health Centres
U of T provides a range of health services for your physical and mental health, wellness programs and information to help support you in achieving your personal and academic goals. Available to learners in the MD Program, MD/PhD, Medical Radiation Sciences, Occupational Therapy, and Physician Assistant programs.
Health & Wellness – St. George (UTSG)
studentlife.utoronto.ca/department/health-wellness
Health & Counselling Centre (HCC) – Mississauga (UTM)
utm.utoronto.ca/health
Telus Health Student Support (formerly My SSP)
U of T Telus Health Student Support offers free, real-time and/or appointment-based confidential, 24-hour support for any concern. You can call or chat with a counsellor directly from your phone wherever you are in up to146 different languages.
Peer Support Service
studentlife.utoronto.ca/service/peer-support
U of T Health & Wellness peer support is here to help. With a single click, chat with a trained U of T student peer about whatever is on your mind, right away. Support is offered in a one-on-one, drop-in, non-judgmental, confidential and accessible virtual space. Peer support is open to all undergraduate and graduate students at the U of T St. George Campus who are physically located in Ontario. You don’t have to be on campus to access the service, but you must be in the province.
Available to learners in the MD Program, MD/PhD, Medical Radiation Sciences, Occupational Therapy, and Physician Assistant programs.
Community Safety Office (CSO)
The U of T CSO is a tri-Campus service that offers short-term support and assistance to students, staff, and faculty members of the U of T community who have experienced personal safety concerns including:
- Stalking and Harassment
- Bullying and Intimidation
- Threats
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Family Violence
- Workplace Conflict and Volatile Behaviour
communitysafety.utoronto.ca
416-978-1485
Campus Safety App
The U of T Campus Safety App is a personal safety app that was developed in partnership with the Community Safety Office.
Key features include Live chat with Campus Safety, connecting with U of T safety staff in real-time; TravelSafer, allowing Campus Safety to monitor a user's route while travelling in and around campus; and mobile Bluelight, which sends the user's on-campus location to Campus Safety in a case of crisis. Additional features - such as Friend Walk and Support Services - assist users anywhere in the world.
Navi - U of T Resource Finder
Navi is a virtual tool to help you navigate through the mental health resources available at U of T. It’s a good starting point to learn about the range of resources available or to narrow down your options to find what suits you best. You can use Navi to connect to community resources beyond U of T as well.
External Resources
CAMH Mental Health Supports
Explore CAMH's collection e-guides, resource lists, self-care tools, virtual care and professional support groups geared towards health care workers.
Echo (Project Echo – Ontario Mental Health at CAMH and The University of Toronto)
A community of practice for healthcare workers across Canada.
Family Planning
Check out the Family Planning for Docs website and podcast for stories, advice and discussions on family planning and building for medical learners.
Primary Care Providers
MD Program & MD/PhD
Please visit your Elentra page and follow these links to find a physician:
- Go to the Elentra
- My Communities
- Office of Learner Affairs
- Find a Physician (MD Learners)
- View the PDF
Postgraduate Medical Education, Medical Radiation Sciences, Occupational Therapy & Physician Assistant
If you are seeking a family physician please contact Health Care Connect, a service in which a nurse will search for a physician for you.
Register online or by phone at 1-800-445-1822, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
International Postgraduate Medical Education Learners
University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) for yourself and your family can be purchased through the PGME office.
Find a list of preferred physicians, clinics, labs, and other health care providers that accept UHIP or submit a claim directly on the UHIP website.