Dr. Clara LuStaff Coordinator, Social Medicine Rotation
Founder, McMaster IM Social Medicine "Social Medicine has been the wind in my sails since I was an early trainee being welcomed into this space by mentors with a fierce commitment to health advocacy. Year after year, it is beyond heartening to welcome and work with our next generation of internist advocates." |
DR. INNA BERDITCHEVSKAIA
PGY-3 Internal Medicine
Chair "I am interested in social medicine because of the ability to care for all aspects of a patient, beyond just their “presenting concern”. I am most interested in shelter medicine and is passionate about equity and fair wages." |
DR. SHAMAL KHATTAKPGY-3 Internal Medicine
Rotation Lead |
Dr. SAMA ANVARIPGY-3, Internal Medicine
Finance Lead "I am interested in social medicine because it is an opportunity to improve healthcare at both the individual and community levels and serve our most vulnerable patients. I am involved with our funding subcommittee as well as graphic design for our website and social media!" |
DR. MoHAMMAD jAYPGY-3, Internal Medicine
Education Lead "I am interested in social medicine because it ties together my passion for social determinants of health and education. I am currently involved with a project aimed at incorporating social medicine into the residency case-based-learning sessions." |
DR. BRIAN LAUZONPGY-3, Internal Medicine
Publicity Lead "I am interested in social medicine because disparities in access to healthcare, housing, nutrition, etc. have an enormous impact on the overall health of our patients. I am involved in the publicity subcommittee of the group and am excited to share our upcoming projects with the community (Follow @macsocialmed on Twitter!)." |
DR. BRITTANY DENNISPGY-3, Internal Medicine
General member "An investment in social medicine initiatives is central to improving the health of all patients! A country, community, and health care system should be judged by how it treats its most vulnerable populations. Working with the social medicine committee has afforded me an incredible opportunity to promote education, health advocacy, and foster research opportunities for my resident and staff colleagues who share an interest and compassion for refugee and First Nations health initiatives in addition to dedicated support for vulnerable populations including addiction, impoverished, and elderly communities." |
DR. Mercedes LupoPGY-3, Internal Medicine
Education Subcommittee "I am interested in learning more about how I can practice medicine in a way that considers the social determinants of health. Currently, I am involved with the education subcommittee where I am working on integrating discussion of these social determinants of health into our program's case-based learning for residents!" |
Dr. Julia BrysonPGY-2, Internal Medicine
Education Subcommittee Junior Lead "I am interested in social medicine because I see daily how social factors have profound impact on health and wellbeing, and I am passionate about ensuring physicians are well equipped to identify and address these challenges in partnership with our patients as we have the opportunity to make a tangible impact. I am involved with the education subcommittee, working to integrate social medicine into resident learning." |
DR. RAZAN FRANCISPGY-3, Internal Medicine
General member |
DR. MARY SEDAROUSPGY-3, Internal Medicine
General member "I am interested in social medicine because I strive to play a small part in creating a future where healthcare disparities no longer exist. Until then, I hope to continue to be inspired by and walk alongside vulnerable populations disproportionately affected. I am involved with facilitating the social medicine selective for IM residents." |
DR. YASMIN JAJARMIPGY-3, Internal Medicine
Publicity Subcommittee "I am interested in social medicine because, through each patient encounter, I see evidence that providing good medical care necessitates an understanding of the social determinants that impact our population, and in turn, impact our patients. I am involved with the publicity subcommittee of our social medicine group, and feel excited to help share our committee’s vision with others. (Follow @macsocialmed on Twitter for more!)" |
DR. Nicole changPGY-1, Internal Medicine
General member "Having witnessed how social determinants can impact on health, wellbeing and illness regardless of culture and country, I am eager to be a part of a group that seeks to actively incorporate elements of social justice, health equity and immigrant/refugee health in our day-to-day work as residents and also hopefully set the pattern for our work as future physicians as we serve the needs of our diverse populations and communities!" |
DR. Mina garasPGY-1, Internal Medicine
General member "I am interested in social medicine because it is a daily reminder to integrate social determinants of health into our medical practice, recognizing that our well-being is influenced by factors beyond just medical care. Social medicine addresses the root causes of health disparities, which aligns with my passion for creating a more equitable and healthier society for all." |
DR. Sarah gePGY-1, Internal Medicine
General member "I'm interested in social medicine because I want to care for the person beneath my patient. From my experiences working in global health and refugee health through medical school and residency, I appreciated that good medicine is different for each person. The best medicine is the one the patient takes; the best doctor is the one the patient sees. I hope through understanding the psychosocial intricacies of medicine, I can continue to provide the humanism and medical insight that guide patients and families through difficult experiences." |
DR. Arnav agarwalPGY-5, General Internal Medicine
General member "I am interested in social medicine because it is what we practice every day as physicians, regardless of the medical specialty we are in; and because I believe the health and wellbeing of our patients relies on more than diagnostic tests and pills." |
DR. LESLIE MARTINMcMaster IM Program Director, McMaster University
"In order to truly provide patient-centred and optimal care to individuals within our community, we must continue to seek to address the social and economic conditions that drive health outcomes. Through our work, we hope to provide resources, education and inspiration to allow the future generation of health professionals to accomplish positive change in this realm!" |
DR. JOHN NEARYStaff Physician, McMaster University
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DR. TIM O'SHEAStaff Physician, McMaster University
"Being involved with the social medicine rotation is one of the best parts of my job. Learning alongside the residents as they explore the subject matter of this elective is exciting and inspiring and continually renews my optimism for the future of medicine." |
