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Membership

Eligibility

Membership is free and open to individuals involved in full or part-time diabetes research, education, and patient care (i.e. scientists, physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, etc.), and whose primary appointment/employment (more than 50% of total salary) is with the University of Toronto or one of its affiliated institutions 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 distribution list to receive announcements regarding the Centre's programs and events.

Fully Affiliated Institutions Community Affiliated Institutions
  • Baycrest
  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  • Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
  • 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
  • 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
  • St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital
  • St. Joseph's Health Centre
  • Scarborough Hospital
  • Southlake Regional Health Centre
  • Surrey Place Centre
  • Toronto East General Hospital
  • Trillium Health Centre
  • West Park Healthcare Centre

Not sure if you are a member?

Check the following sections to see if you are listed: Profiles of BBDC Members Involved In Diabetes Research  or  Profiles of BBDC Members Involved In Diabetes Care & Education. 

Benefits of Membership

  • Membership is free and allows individuals to become eligible to apply for the Centre's various funding programs. (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 the BBDC's 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 BBDC members and their trainees only.
  • Members are automatically added to the BBDC's E-mail distribution list (see below). Therefore, they will never miss announcements regarding the Centre's events and funding programs.

How to Register Your Free Membership

To request free membership, contact the BBDC by e-mail at diabetes.bbdc@utoronto.ca with the following information:

  1. Your name, complete mailing address, phone, fax, and e-mail address. Links to other web sites where your profile appears may also be provided.
  2. University of Toronto faculty: Please provide your University departmental affiliation, faculty appointments held, and hospital appointments if applicable.
    Allied health care professionals: Please provide your U of T hospital affiliation and professional titles.
  3. Those involved in research: Provide a brief description of your current diabetes-related research interests (maximum 200 words). If applicable, provide references of up to 3 papers published within the last two years related to the research described.
    Those involved in care and education: Provide a brief description of your diabetes-related activities (maximum 200 words).

The information you provide will be posted on the BBDC's website and all members are automatically added to our e-mail distribution list (see below).

Maintaining Membership Status

All members are required to keep their BBDC website profile up to date.. This is a pre-requisite for maintaining eligibility for membership and funding.  Once a year, members are reminded to provide the following:

  1. Up-to-date contact information including address, phone, fax, e-mail and other web site profile links.
  2. Description of current diabetes-related activities (research, clinical, and/or educational). Maximum 200 words.
  3. If applicable, references of up to 3 papers published within the last two years related to the diabetes research described.

Join Our E-mail Distribution List

The BBDC sends all of its correspondence by e-mail. Our members and others who join our e-mail distribution 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 anyone. If you wish to be added to this list, send an e-mail to diabetes.bbdc@utoronto.ca. Please note that we only e-mail BBDC-related announcements. We can, however, post other diabetes-related event notices in the Educational Activities and Events section of our website upon request.