Zubin Austin

Zubin Austin is Professor and Koffler Research Chair at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, and the Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. His research focuses on the professional and personal development of the health workforce. He has published over 200 papers and authored 4 reference textbooks including the recently-published Communication in Interprofessional Care: Theory and Applications. In 2017, in recognition of the societal impact of his research, he was installed as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of 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 sustained excellence as an educator and the President’s Research Impact Award for the significance of his research. He has been named undergraduate Professor of the Year by students on 20 separate occasions.