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The Gender and Health Collaborative Curriculum Project (GHCCP) is occurring at a time when medical schools, in Canada and internationally, are recognizing their responsibility to graduate physicians who can meet the needs of all members of society. We intend for this project to challenge educators and students alike to understand gender as a social determinant of health and an equity issue. Gender and Health is about concepts, approaches and understanding that who we are shapes the work we do. Creating educational materials and learning opportunities for this is transformational and demands cultural change in medicine.

In addition to creating learning resources, the project team is focused on identifying the strategies and tools best suited to curriculum development, particularly to address multiple schools situated at long distances. We expect these tools to be useful to other individuals and organizations interested in developing online resources, no matter the focus, and have sought opportunities to collaborate with others, such as Advancing Women’s Health, the virtual, interactive library for sex and gender specific women’s health education resources.

We thank the Ontario Medical School Deans, UE-COFM, the Ontario Women’s Health Council and the consistent work of GIC-COFM for their foresight and generosity in supporting this project.