Lisa Richardson, MD, MA,FRCPC
Associate Dean, Inclusion and Diversity and Acting Vice Dean, Strategy
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Strategic Lead, Indigenous Health, Women’s College Hospital
Dates of Visit: April 7 – 8, 2025
Biography
Dr. Lisa Richardson practises General Internal Medicine at the Toronto General Hospital and is the Associate Dean, Inclusion and Diversity; as well as Acting Vice Dean, Strategy, at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine. She is an education researcher at the Wilson Centre with a scholarly focus on how to integrate Indigenous and critical perspectives from the social sciences into medical education. Dr. Richardson is the Strategic Lead in Indigenous Health for Women’s College Hospital where she founded Ganawishkadawe – The Centre for Wise Practices in Indigenous Health. She is on Council of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and co-chairs the Royal College’s Indigenous Health Committee. Lisa is also a founding executive member of the National Consortium for Indigenous Medical Education and belongs to the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada.
Purpose of Visit
During her visit to CHES, Dr. Richardson will be meeting with individual members of the CHES community to discuss their research ideas, offer advice, and explore areas of joint interest. Dr. Richardson will also be presenting at the CHES Cutting Edge Speaker Series on April 8.