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The world is changing. Family medicine and primary care are the foundation of all high-performing health systems. At McMaster University, our full-time faculty are leading the transformation of health care through clinical excellence, education, research, and system-level impact.

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Family Medicine Obstetrics (FMOB) Opportunities Available Apply now

We offer:

  • full-scope family medicine obstetrics in a busy urban teaching hospital surrounded by a dynamic team of family physicians and interprofessional staff
  • enhanced care to equity deserving populations including newcomers and families struggling with substance use disorders
  • dedicated time as a full-time faculty member to provide prenatal care in a hard-call model with support for clinical coverage while on call and dedicated post-call time
  • ability to role model full-spectrum cradle-to-grave family medicine with support and mentoring for full-scope family medicine obstetrics and teaching opportunities in intrapartum care and women’s health (medical abortion, LARC clinics)
  • scholarly opportunities in reproductive education and research in equity deserving populations
  • competitive salary with benefits and mentorship through the promotion and tenure process

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The role

Our full-time faculty contribute broadly to the academic mission of the Department of Family Medicine through:

  • Clinical care grounded in continuity, compassion, and community-based practice
  • Teaching and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate learners
  • Research, scholarship, and innovation in primary care
  • Leadership and service within the department and across the health system

Our faculty are not only educators, scholars and clinicians, but also leaders at provincial and national levels—contributing to professional and regulatory bodies, curriculum and standards development, and policy planning and reform.

Clinical settings

Full-time faculty practice primarily within an integrated clinical environment that supports both patient care and teaching.

This includes:

  • McMaster Family Health Team, comprised of:
    • McMaster Family Practice
    • Stonechurch Family Health Centre
    • Maternity Centre of Hamilton
  • Hamilton Health Sciences
  • St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

These settings provide opportunities to deliver full-spectrum family medicine while working in interprofessional teams and supporting learners across all stages of training.

Our culture

Our faculty contribute to the advancement of family medicine locally, nationally, and globally. Through academic leadership, research, and policy engagement, they help shape the future of primary care.

We are a community grounded in:

  • A commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenous Reconciliation
  • A belief in teamwork, mentorship, and collective growth
  • A drive toward innovation, discovery, and continuous improvement
  • A shared purpose of improving health outcomes for individuals and communities

Together, our full-time faculty are making a difference in the lives of patients through clinical care, education, postgraduate training and assessment, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

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Connect with Cathy

As a department, we are about caring and learning from our patients, shaping future generations of health care practitioners – and using our scholarship, advocacy and leadership to inform policy and system design.

We are also about supporting one another through the ups and downs of doing work that is both meaningful – and also, at times, demanding.

We’re particularly excited to connect with physicians who want to build careers at the intersection of comprehensive clinical practice, teaching, scholarship, and leadership. Whether you’re a family physician committed to obstetrics, an established academic leader, a clinician-researcher, or an exceptional early-career physician seeking mentorship and growth, we would welcome a conversation.

Come join our team. Bring your heart, your imagination, your energy, your curiosity – and your sense of humor!

– Cathy Risdon, Chair

Clinical Expectations Clinical Support
Maintain a Ministry of Health rostered practice size of 900 patients High functioning family health team in state-of-the-art clinic facilities
Supervise 1 to 3 family medicine residents Video monitoring, electronic competency tracking, faculty development
Participate in collective development of all learners As above plus collegial “pro-learning” environment
Weekday on-call and evening clinics – 2 to 4 times per month* Clinical admin; 1:1 daytime hour trade for evening hours
Weekend on-call – 2 to 3 times per year* Associated on-call stipends

*For FM-OB providers: OB call in lieu of family medicine call

Long-term Academic Contributions
 Academic Support
Participate in teaching opportunities outside of the clinic Time protected for academic pursuits
Participate in departmental leadership and administration with research and/or education Protected time and partnership with expert professional staff
Systematic contribution to discipline of family medicine and primary care Membership in the David Braley Primary Care Research Collaborative
Curiosity, a collective mindset, willingness to take risks Great colleagues, culture of innovation, discovery and mutual support

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Are you ready for a career in academic family medicine?

Do you want to contribute to better health and a brighter world and be a part of something bigger in academic family medicine?

Do you like being involved in a variety of clinical and non-clinical activities and find joy in teaching different learners at different stages of development?

Are you committed to the health of the collective and transforming the health system through teaching, learning, and scholarship?

Are you committed to Indigenous Reconciliation, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and making health care accessible for all?

Are you interested in supporting existing and emerging department priorities (including EDI, planetary health, obstetrics, and health system transformation), and developing leadership skills for collective action in clinical and educational transformation?

Are you the kind of person who loves the give and take of teamwork? Of caring about and being cared for by your colleagues?

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Position description

The Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University is seeking physicians who are interested in an academic family medicine career with a focus on family medicine obstetrics.

Do you want to make a difference in the world? Are you interested in providing full scope family medicine, including obstetrics, while helping to shape the future of primary care? The Department of Family Medicine is a dynamic environment of enthusiastic and dedicated individuals who share a passion for clinical excellence, teaching, and scholarship. The current landscape of primary care is dense with challenges, but also opportunities. If you want to be involved in the reimagining of primary care in Ontario and Canada, consider this opportunity at McMaster University, where creativity and passion fuel the innovation and discovery for which McMaster is renowned.

The successful candidate will join an interprofessional teaching practice within the McMaster Family Health Team (MHFT), providing comprehensive family medicine care alongside a defined role in family medicine obstetrics (FMOB). This position offers the opportunity to practice in a supportive urban teaching environment with a structured obstetrical call model and strong collegial support for both clinical and academic work.

Clinical responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive family medicine care within a rostered practice (900-1000 patients)
  • Deliver full-scope FMOB care, including prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care
  • Participate in an obstetrical call model (in lieu of family medicine call)
  • Supervise 1-3 family medicine residents in clinic and obstetrical settings
  • Contribute to a collaborative, team-based approach to care for diverse urban populations

What we offer:

  • A high-functioning family health team with modern clinical and teaching facilities
  • A supported FMOB practice, including:
    • Structured call schedule with stipends
    • Clinical coverage and protected post-call time
  • Strong mentorship for early- and mid-career faculty
  • Opportunities to contribute to departmental priorities including reproductive health, EDI, and primary care transformation
  • Access to research and scholarly collaborations

Qualifications

  • Registered with the Canadian College of Family Physicians (CCFP)
  • Eligibility for licensure in Ontario
  • Experience in family medicine obstetrics

Commitment to Inclusive Excellence

We highly encourage candidates with a diverse range of lived experiences. The department is deeply committed to Indigenous reconciliation and a culture that seeks inclusive equity. We expect all full-time faculty members to demonstrate a commitment to working through an EDI, ARAO (anti-racism & anti-oppression) and decolonial lens, with strong valuing of Indigenous ways of knowing and wisdom.

In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity, and has a strong commitment to employment equity. The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. The University seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. While all qualified candidates are invited to apply, we particularly welcome applications from women, persons with disabilities, First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, members of visible minorities, and LGBTQ+ persons. Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact the Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247) or the Faculty of Health Sciences Human Resources office at ext. 22207 to communicate accommodation needs.

Important Note

All qualified applicants are encouraged apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be considered first for this position. To comply with the Government of Canada’s reporting requirements, the University is obliged to gather information about applicants’ status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens.  Applicants need not identify their country of origin or current citizenship; however, all applications must include one of the following statements: “Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada” or “No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.”

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit:

  • Curriculum vitae
  • Cover letter outlining academic interests and leadership experience

Applications can be sent to:

Dr. Cathy Risdon
Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine
McMaster University

risdonc@mcmaster.ca

Do you want to make a difference in the world? Are you interested in deepening your understanding of the importance of primary care to the health of communities? The Department of Family Medicine is a dynamic environment of enthusiastic and dedicated individuals who share that passion. The current landscape of primary care is dense with challenges, but also opportunities. If you want to be involved in the reimagining of primary care in Ontario and Canada, consider this opportunity at McMaster University, where creativity and passion fuel the innovation and discovery for which McMaster is renowned.

McMaster University and the Department of Family Medicine invites applications for full-time faculty member positions with responsibility for clinical supervision of a teaching practice and active staff appointment at the McMaster Family Health Team (MFHT).  In partnership with the Indigenous Health Learning Lodge, we encourage Indigenous applicants who wish to incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing and practicing into their academic career. There are also opportunities to support existing and emerging department priorities including equity, diversity & inclusion (EDI), planetary health, obstetrics, and health system transformation/primary care advocacy. Applicants should also be interested in developing leadership for collective action in clinical and educational transformation.

The successful candidate will join an interprofessional practice and department, providing a full scope of comprehensive family medicine care, serving patients in a variety of urban and inner-city settings. The average practice size in our teaching clinics is 1,000 patients, cared for by a very cohesive and supportive interprofessional team in state of the art clinical and teaching facilities.

This position connects you to an environment that’s intentionally infused with support and mentorship opportunities for development within academic family medicine driven by clinical excellence, teaching, and scholarship interests. Academic activities include teaching family medicine residents and medical students, contributing to the academic development and administration of the Department of Family Medicine, and participating in scholarly activities to further the discipline of family medicine.

If you are an early career physician, there is no better place to learn and be supported. You will receive clinical mentorship, resources for developing scholarly ideas, and support for leadership development. You will have the opportunity to explore and identify what your passions are and how you want to contribute to better health and a brighter world. If you are mid-career physician, you will have an opportunity to contribute to health system transformation and educational leadership.

We highly encourage candidates with a diverse range of lived experiences. As a department, we are deeply committed to Indigenous reconciliation as well as the creation of a culture which seeks inclusive equity. We expect all full-time faculty members to demonstrate a commitment to working through an EDI, ARAO (anti-racism & anti-oppression) and decolonial lens, with strong valuing of Indigenous ways of knowing and wisdom.

Not only will you experience a professionally enriching work environment but also an environment rich in recreational and cultural opportunities. You will enjoy the hidden secrets of Hamilton, bordered by the Niagara Escarpment, wine country, and the Bruce Trail.

The successful candidate must have a CCFP and a license to practice in Ontario. Comprehensive family medicine experience is a requirement. Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

We encourage you to review the recruitment section on our website to better understand if you might be a fit for us. If you self-identify as part of an equity-deserving group (EDG), we invite you to explore the resources available for employees at the departmental, faculty and university level.

To apply, please forward: 

  • A letter of interest along with a curriculum vitae;
  • A brief statement describing any contributions made or planned in relation to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion or inclusive excellence in teaching, research or service within higher education, community-based or other profession settings (2-page maximum)
  • Provide the names of at least three referees; letters of reference are not required and will not be reviewed at the application stage; the Department will request letters of recommendation from referees at later stages of the search process.

Applications can be directed to:

Dr. Cathy Risdon
Chair and Professor, Department of Family Medicine
McMaster University, David Braley Health Sciences Centre, 6th Floor
100 Main Street
Hamilton, Ontario L8P 1H6
risdonc@mcmaster.ca