Stepping Stones: Foundations in Education

Stepping Stones is our foundational program at the CFD, supporting health professionals in their education roles and activities including teaching, education scholarship, advocacy and academic leadership.

Description

Stepping Stones is a 1-3 year program consisting of both workshops and a journal club. Program goals are:

to promote growth and development of individuals in relation to their educational roles, and
to provide opportunities for educational networking and collaboration across caring and learning environments.

Workshops are offered on a variety of topics related to the roles Stepping Stones supports – teacher, educator, academic leader, scholar and advocate. Examples of topics include: workplace based assessment, learning theories, curriculum development, mentorship, evaluation, equity and wellness. Stepping Stones follows a flexible, adaptive curriculum and participants choose to attend workshops that meet their needs and interests.

Journal club takes place once a month during Year 1 of the program. Journal club facilitates the integration of workshop content, the broader health professions education literature, and participants’ own education practice.

Dates

Registration opens: March 1st

Registration closes: June 30th, or whenever the program reaches capacity. Stepping Stones is a first-come, first-served program.

Required orientation session for all participants to be held on September 18, 2025 from 9am - 12pm, in-person.

Registrants will be required to select one Journal Club site to attend in the first year of the program, choice and registration for Journal Club is on a first-come first-served basis. Journal Club dates for 2025-2026 are below:

Month	Group 1 (Tuesdays)	Group 2 (Wednesdays)	Group 3 (Thursdays)
September	September 18th - Orientation, in-person 9am-12pm	September 18th - Orientation, in-person 9am-12pm	September 18th - Orientation, in-person 9am-12pm
October	Oct 14, 5:30-7:30pm	Oct 15, 3-5pm	Oct 16, 5:30-7:30pm
November	Nov 18, 5:30-7:30pm	Nov 19, 3-5pm	Nov 20, 5:30-7:30pm
December	Dec 9, 5:30-7:30pm	Dec 10, 3-5pm	Dec 11, 5:30-7:30pm
January	Jan 13, 5:30-7:30pm	Jan 14, 3-5pm	Jan 15, 5:30-7:30pm
February	Feb 10, 5:30-7:30pm	Feb 11, 3-5pm	Feb 12, 5:30-7:30pm
March	Mar 10, 5:30-7:30pm	Mar 11, 3-5pm	Mar 12, 5:30-7:30pm
April	Apr 7, 5:30-7:30pm	Apr 8, 3-5pm	Apr 9, 5:30-7:30pm
May	May 5, 5:30-7:30pm	May 6, 3-5pm	May 7, 5:30-7:30pm
June	Jun 2, 5:30-7:30pm	Jun 3, 3-5pm	Jun 4, 5:30-7:30pm

Program Details

For more information, please visit the Stepping Stones Program page.

Access and Inclusion Bursary

We have established the Access and Inclusion Bursary to enhance financial support for our longitudinal programs, recognizing that funding access varies across health professions and institutions. This Bursary will be applied to your program tuition. For more information and application instructions, please click here.

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