FrançaisMohammad Jay,Hamilton, ON,
McMaster University, Department of Internal Medicine
Recipient of a 2022 CSIM Education and Research Fund Scholarship
The Interdisciplinary Social Accountability Conference in Healthcare (ISACH) will invite healthcare trainees from a broad range of disciplines in Ontario to participate in a single-day inaugural event focused on social accountability in health care. The conference has been supported and facilitated by the Social Medicine Committee within the Internal Medicine Residency program at McMaster University and aims to bring together communities of practice across health care specialties. This event will encompass research presentations, interactive workshops and panel discussions hosted by field experts including those with lived experiences. Our interdisciplinary steering committee is united with a common desire to improve awareness and knowledge of the social determinants of health within the academic sphere. Our goal is to establish this event as a yearly opportunity for the multidisciplinary health community to come together in support of highlighting the importance and feasibility of approaching clinical challenges in a holistic approach.
Dr. Mohammad Jay is a third-year internal medicine resident at McMaster University. He has a special interest in the healthcare of marginalized populations and taking an interdisciplinary approach to address issues around social determinants of health. He has spearheaded various initiatives in the realm of social accountability and interdisciplinary education. In medical school, he co-led the social accountability student advisory committee where he co-founded the social medicine network, an online platform aimed at connecting healthcare trainees and community organizers involved in the care of marginalized populations. He also co-founded and chaired the interdisciplinary student conference in healthcare, an annual conference aimed at enhancing interprofessional collaboration in healthcare. In residency, as the education lead of the social medicine committee, he has spearheaded a case-based curriculum around social determinants of health for the internal medicine residents and is organizing the first provincial social accountability research conference in healthcare.