Welcome to the School of Continuing Education

For 60 years, lifelong learning and professional development have been at the heart of our work at The Michener Institute of Education at UHN. Our humble beginnings in the basement of Toronto General Hospital in 1958 was the spark lit by our founder, Dr. Diana Michener Schatz, to provide medical laboratory technologists in Toronto and the Province of Ontario with professional development that would establish them as critical contributors to health care delivery, quality and safety.

Today, as part of Canada’s largest teaching and research hospital (University Health Network, or UHN), Michener’s School of Continuing Education (SCE) continues in Dr. Schatz’s tradition by reinforcing our commitment to health education by creating programs for you – the busy professionals we rely on to deliver compassionate and safe care.

At Michener, we believe in teaching and learning for a healthier world, and we collaborate interprofessionally with educators and practitioners to bring you courses and programs that demonstrate this philosophy. As the country’s only “school within a hospital,” Michener is a community of educators who deliver cutting edge and meaningful learning to a variety of health care providers nationally and internationally. Our responsiveness to system needs, such as those emergent during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, have pushed our boundaries of educational innovation to include virtual consulting, and adaptation of some certificate programs to ensure seamless experiences for our learners.

SCE is excited to partner with you in your lifelong learning by designing and delivering programs you can participate in anywhere and anytime online, including a suite of continuous, self-study courses you can complete at your own pace as you accelerate your career goals. We welcome you to our 2020-21 academic year and we wish you success in your programs of choice and professional aspirations.

All the best,

Maria Tassone, MSc, BScPT The School of Continuing Education The Michener Institute of Education at UHN