✨ Temerty Faculty of Medicine (University of Toronto): Big-City Training, Four Academies, One Unforgettable MD Journey

Thursday, May 7, 2026

The University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine—now proudly called the Temerty Faculty of Medicine since September 2020—has been shaping physicians since 1843. That kind of history doesn't just sit on a shelf; you can feel it in the pace, the expectations, and the “okay, let's do this” energy that hits when you realize you're training at one of the world's top academic medicine institutions . And because it serves a large, culturally diverse metropolitan community, your learning isn't theoretical—it's real, it's human, and sometimes it's a little chaotic (in the best way) .

One standout feature of the Temerty MD Program is how it's built around two campus communities: the historic St. George campus in downtown Toronto and the modern Mississauga campus . New students are assigned to either St. George or Mississauga, and if you're at St. George you'll then be placed into one of three academy sites after admissions wraps up . Mississauga offers are automatically placed with the Mississauga Academy of Medicine . Here's the part that makes planning easier (and also makes it feel very real): your campus and academy assignment stays with you for all four years .

Four Academies, Tons of Clinical Exposure

The Temerty Faculty of Medicine connects students to an impressive network: 9 fully affiliated hospitals and 18 community affiliated sites . That means more settings, more patient populations, more “wait—did that just happen?” moments that turn into lifelong lessons.

• FitzGerald Academy (Fitz): Anchored by St. Michael's Hospital, with sites including St. Joseph's Health Centre and The Hospital for Sick Children. Students learn in a welcoming, supportive environment, and preclerkship clinical skills may happen at St. Michael's or St. Joseph's .
• Mississauga Academy of Medicine (MAM): Established in 2011, with Trillium Health Partners as the anchor and multiple sites like Mississauga Hospital, Credit Valley Hospital, and Queensway Health Centre, plus UTM's Terrence Donnelly Health Sciences Complex .
• Peters-Boyd Academy (PB): Built around Sunnybrook, Women's College Hospital, and North York General. PB students can be based at any of these during foundations, and during clerkship everyone rotates broadly across the GTA .
• Wightman-Berris Academy (WB): Includes major systems like UHN (Toronto General, Toronto Western, Princess Margaret, Toronto Rehab), Sinai Health (Mount Sinai and Bridgepoint), and Michael Garron Hospital, with additional learning sessions at other associated sites .

Why This Matters When You're Choosing Housing in Toronto

Because your academy assignment lasts four years , where you live can seriously shape your daily life—your commute, your sleep, your ability to squeeze in a quick grocery run without it turning into a whole expedition. When your alarm goes beep-beep-beep at an ungodly hour, you'll be grateful you planned ahead. And yes, some days you'll want a quiet place where the only sound is shhh… not street noise, not a roommate's blender.

MedsHousing.com is designed specifically for medical students, residents, fellows, and medical trainees (and their families)—people who are training in medicine, not patients seeking care. If you're heading to the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, having housing that fits your rotation-heavy schedule and big-city rhythm can make the difference between just surviving and actually enjoying parts of the ride. It's intense, it's exciting, and sometimes your week will feel like it's moving too fast, but you'll grow into it. You will, really.

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