Kenneth Fung MD FRCPC MSc FAPA DFCPA

Associate Professor

Colin Woolf Excellence in Teaching Award

Continuing Professional Development Awards

Kenneth Fung

Guestbook

  1. Congratulations Kenneth! So well deserved! You continue to be one of my biggest role models and cherished mentors! Your commitment to patient care, particularly your focus on equity and inclusivity in both clinical and academic environments, benefits all of us—patients, their families, healthcare workers and trainees. Thank you for being such an outstanding role model!
    Alpna Munshi

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Biography

Dr. Kenneth Fung is Staff Psychiatrist and Clinical Director of the Asian Initiative in Mental Health Program at the Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network and Associate Professor with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. His research, teaching, and clinical interest include both cultural psychiatry and psychotherapy, especially Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), CBT, and mindfulness. He conducts research related to stigma, resilience, mental health promotion, and immigrant and refugee mental health. He is psychiatric consultant to the Hong Fook Mental Health Association and Mon Sheong Scarborough Long-Term Care Centre. He is the President of the Society of the Study of Psychiatry and Culture and Past Chair of the Transcultural Section of the Canadian Psychiatric Association. He is the past Chair and current Historian of the Federation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies. He is the past Chair of the Ontario Chapter of the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS). He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Canadian Psychiatric Association, Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and Fellow of Association of Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS). He has received numerous awards including the 2015 Social Responsibility Award from the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine; the 2016 American Psychiatric Association Foundation Award for Advancing Minority Health; the 2017 College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Council Award; the 2018 Psychotherapy Award for Academic Excellence from University of Toronto; and the Canada 150 Medal.

In a fast-paced world, educators and learners in healthcare are increasingly focused on pragmatic knowledge and skills, with emphasis on evidence-based interventions and objective evaluation. As important as these are, a narrow essentialized approach can be inherently limiting, with the risk of perpetuating gaps, blind spots, and social inequities. I have had the great fortune of being inspired by fantastic teachers and mentors. I aspire that as educators, we collectively cultivate in the next generation boundless curiosity and wonder; the capacity for deep reflection, critical thinking, and innovation; and an infallible sense of direction guided by values, compassion, and social justice.

About the Award

The Colin R. Woolf Awards were created to recognize outstanding contributions to continuing professional development. They recognize excellence in the following categories: program development and coordination, long term contributions to continuing professional development, and sustained excellence in teaching in continuing professional development.