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Membership

Eligibility

The BBDC membership is a network of individuals involved in diabetes research, education and care from various departments at the University of Toronto and its affiliated hospitals.

Membership is free and open to individuals involved in full or part-time diabetes research, education, or patient care (i.e. scientists, physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, etc.) and whose primary university appointment, or employment (i.e. more than 50% of total salary), is with the University of Toronto or one of its affiliated hospitals listed below.

Postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, undergraduate students, research associates and technicians are not eligible for membership; however, they are welcome to join our e-mail list.

The BBDC occasionally makes membership available  to non-U of T affiliated faculty and health professionals who are invited by the BBDC  to play a major role in the Centre’s activities (eg. those asked to serve on BBDC committees).

Fully Affiliated Hospitals Community Affiliated Hospitals and Sites
  • Baycrest
  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  • Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
  • The Hospital for Sick Children
  • Mount Sinai Hospital
  • St. Michael's Hospital
  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
  • University Health Network (includes Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute)
  • Women's College Hospital
  • Bridgepoint Health
  • Credit Valley Hospital and Trillium Health Centre
  • George Hull Centre for Children and Families
  • Hincks-Dellcrest Centre
  • Humber River Regional Hospital
  • Lakeridge Health Network
  • Markham-Stouffville Hospital
  • North York General Hospital
  • Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
  • Providence Healthcare
  • The Royal Victoria Hospital
  • Scarborough Hospital
  • St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital
  • St. Joseph's Health Centre
  • Southlake Regional Health Centre
  • Surrey Place Centre
  • Toronto East General Hospital
  •  Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care
  • West Park Healthcare Centre

Benefits of Membership

  • Membership allows individuals to become eligible to apply for the Centre's funding programs. (IMPORTANT NOTE: Not all BBDC members are eligible to apply for all BBDC programs. Specific eligibility requirements are outlined for each funding program.)
  • Each research member's diabetes-related activities and contact information are posted on our website which enables local and foreign trainees to locate potential supervisors at the University, and helps facilitate the development of collaborative diabetes-related activities.
  • Membership enables individuals to attend the BBDC's Annual Scientific Day and other events which may be open to members and their trainees only.
  • Members are automatically added to the BBDC's e-mail list so they will never miss announcements regarding the Centre's events or funding programs.

How to Register Your Free Membership

Click here to download the Membership Request Form.  Complete either Section 1 or Section 2 and email your completed form to diabetes.bbdc@utoronto.ca.  The information you provide will be posted on the BBDC's website and all members are automatically added to our e-mail list.

Maintaining Membership Status

All members are required to keep their BBDC membership website profile up to date. This is a pre-requisite for maintaining eligibility for membership and funding.  Once a year, members will be contacted by the BBDC and reminded to update their contact information, description of ther diabetes-related research activities, and recent publications list.


To join our list, send an e-mail to diabetes.bbdc@utoronto.ca with your full name, email address and phone number. Our members and others who join our e-mail list will receive correspondence such as BBDC Seminar notices; BBDC funding program announcements; our quarterly newsletter; announcements of upcoming BBDC events; and all other announcements regarding the Centre's activities. All e-mail addresses are kept confidential and we do not share our e-mail list with others.