The Institute for Education Research at UHN
TIER officially launched in September 2019. Please visit our homepage at www.TIERatUHN.ca to read more about TIER.
For our healthcare system to adapt to the needs of the 21st century and to continually advance care, we must imagine, design and implement bold new ways of educating the healthcare workforce. This is the driving force behind The Institute for Education Research at UHN (TIER).
TIER is one of the six research institutes within the UHN. Through the adoption of a unique research model, TIER welcomes researchers and partners from across the healthcare continuum and the university and college sectors, to provide a fulsome view on healthcare education. As a hub for experts to come together, incubate ideas and leverage expertise, TIER is shining a light on an emerging field to develop the future of Canada’s healthcare professionals.
Our research is focused on:
Teaching, Learning and Practice: Exploring how to optimize learning in the professions using cognitive psychology, education science and social science perspectives.
Societies, Systems and Structures: Exploring how the organizational and social structures of health professional education and clinical settings impact education practice and theory.
Technology, Innovation and Simulation: Exploring how innovations in technology, including simulation and artificial intelligence, change the learning and practice experiences of health professionals.
Nikki Woods on Why Education Research Matters
COVID-19 Resources
The UHN Science of COVID-19 Portal is here to provide informational and clinical resources.
On the Portal, you will find:
- General epidemiology, virology and research resources.
- Emerging Evidence: a place where you can ask questions on the science of COVID-19.
- Resources aimed at clinicians needing to "upskill" to critical care or being redeployed to unfamiliar areas of practice.
- Self-care aids to help you maintain wellness and resiliency during this pandemic.
The UHN Teaching and Learning in the Time of COVID-19 Portal is here to provide relevant, reliable sources of information to facilitate knowledge synthesis and mobilization to enable all our teachers and learners to realize the best education and best teaching and learning experience. The Big Pivot in learning and teaching required - very suddenly - a halt of face-to-face learning and the rapid transition to alternate delivery, both academically and clinically.
On the Portal, you will find:
- Teaching resources for remote teaching, clinical teaching, teaching using simulation, and online teaching tools
- A question service for your teaching queries
- Learning resources for students
- Rapid innovation for program delivery
- Coping and resiliency resources
- First person narratives of COVID-19
