Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Toronto
Expertise: International Pharmaceutical Graduates, Pharmacy, Health Policy, Internationally-Educated Healthcare Professionals, Health Research
Zubin Austin (BSc Phm MBA MISc PhD FCAHS) is Professor and Murray Koffler Research Chair at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and the Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation – Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the professional and personal development of the health workforce. He has published over 250 peer reviewed papers and authored 4 textbooks.
In 2017, in recognition of the global impact of his work, he was installed as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of the Health Sciences, one of the highest honours for health researchers in Canada. He is also the only University of Toronto professor ever to have received both the President’s Teaching Award for excellence as an educator and the President’s Research Impact Award for the societal significance of his work. He has been named Professor of the Year by students on 20 separate occasions.