General Info
VisionThe McMaster Internal Medicine Social Medicine Rotation will provide residents with a foundational exposure to the theory and practice of social medicine. Across a spectrum of social determinants of health, residents will expand upon their knowledge and skills to better serve socially vulnerable patients with unique healthcare needs.
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ObjectivesThe Social Medicine Rotation addresses the Royal College Objectives of Training in the Specialty of Internal Medicine to “respond to individual patient health needs and issues” as well as the “health needs of the communities” while also “identifying the determinants of health of the populations [we] serve.”
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Application ProcessEligibility: McMaster PGY-2 and PGY-3 Internal Medicine residents
Available Blocks for PGY2-3: PGY-2: Elective block (four weeks) OR Clinics block (two weeks paired with Night Float) PGY-3: Elective block (four weeks) OR Clinics block (two weeks paired with Night Float) OR Community block (four weeks) OR JA/selective block (four weeks) Interested in joining? Please contact: [email protected] |
Rotation Experiences
Every two-week social medicine opportunity comprises of either:
1) Two-weeks of inpatient addiction service, OR
2) Two-weeks of clinic-based social medicine experiences.
Every four-week social medicine opportunity comprises of both:
1) Two-weeks of inpatient addiction service, AND
2) Two-weeks of clinic-based social medicine experiences.
Clinic-based social medicine experiences include core and elective clinics:
Core clinics
Inpatient Addictions
RAAM (Rapid Access Addictions Medicine)
HamSmart
Shelter Health Network
The Hamilton Clinic - general addictions clinic
Hemoglobinopathy Clinic
Transitional Beds Program
Aboriginal Health Clinic (*on hold due to pandemic)
Elective clinics (up to 6 based on availability)
AIDS Network Harm Reduction Team
Social Navigator Program (EMS and police crisis team)
TB Clinic with Dr. Muntasir Saffie
SIS (HIV) Clinic with Dr. Shariq Haider
PrEP Clinic with Dr. Kevin Woodward
Hepatitis C Clinic with Dr. Puglia
Rheumatology Clinic in Ohsweken (within Six Nations) with Dr. Adachi
Integrated Comprehensive Care (ICC) for CHF/COPD patients
Trans Community Health Clinic
1) Two-weeks of inpatient addiction service, OR
2) Two-weeks of clinic-based social medicine experiences.
Every four-week social medicine opportunity comprises of both:
1) Two-weeks of inpatient addiction service, AND
2) Two-weeks of clinic-based social medicine experiences.
Clinic-based social medicine experiences include core and elective clinics:
Core clinics
Inpatient Addictions
RAAM (Rapid Access Addictions Medicine)
HamSmart
Shelter Health Network
The Hamilton Clinic - general addictions clinic
Hemoglobinopathy Clinic
Transitional Beds Program
Aboriginal Health Clinic (*on hold due to pandemic)
Elective clinics (up to 6 based on availability)
AIDS Network Harm Reduction Team
Social Navigator Program (EMS and police crisis team)
TB Clinic with Dr. Muntasir Saffie
SIS (HIV) Clinic with Dr. Shariq Haider
PrEP Clinic with Dr. Kevin Woodward
Hepatitis C Clinic with Dr. Puglia
Rheumatology Clinic in Ohsweken (within Six Nations) with Dr. Adachi
Integrated Comprehensive Care (ICC) for CHF/COPD patients
Trans Community Health Clinic
