Equity, Diversity, Indigeneity, Inclusion, Accessibility (EDIIA)

We will make inclusion and equity essential components of how we define and foster excellence in scholarship, practice and health outcomes.

Temerty Faculty of Medicine's Diversity Statement

Community of Support (COS)

The COS program is a collaborative and longitudinal initiative that supports prospective students at every stage of their journey to physical therapy school.

What is our mission? Our goal is to increase diversity in healthcare by supporting students who are underrepresented in healthcare fields.

Who is eligible? The COS program supports prospective health professions students who are Indigenous, Black, Filipino, 2SLGBTQ+, financially disadvantaged, disabled, and/or self-identify with other historically marginalized social groups.

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Mentor Sign-Up

If you would like to be a mentor for COS please sign up here.

Student Sign-Up

If you are a student and would like to join please sign up here.

Programs & Services

Here are some of the services we offer.

Admission Events

Prior to each application cycle, Community of Support (COS) will hold webinars focused on the admission process, student life, what the COS program can do for you, application advice, and demystifying the Computer Administered Profile (CAP). Potential applicants will have the opportunity to ask questions of our panelists which will include administrators, current students, and physiotherapists.

Applicant Mentorship

In collaboration with the MScPT program at the University of Toronto, Black PT Association, and the Ontario Internationally Educated Physical Therapy Bridging Program Alumni Association, this prospective student mentorship program provides COS members applying to the physical therapy program with a mentor to guide the application process and provide feedback before it is submitted. The following assistance will be provided, depending on mentor availability:

sharing information on career paths
providing guidance, motivation, and role modeling

RASI

Research Application Support Initiative (RASI) is a program designed to help COS members with research interests through:

providing information/workshops on how to create a good academic CV, professionalism in communicating with principal investigators, characteristics of a good refer, etc.
one –to-one mentorship to help them develop research CVs and apply for research roles, graduate applications, and applications for thesis
a limited number of paid research roles