Associate Chair, Department of Medicine - Wellness
Dr. Natalie Dayan
Physician in Division of General Internal Medicine
The Wellness Task Force includes members representing all hospital sites: McGill University Health Centre (MUHC); Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH); Montreal General Hospital (MGH); Lachine General Hospital (LGH) campus; Jewish General Hospital (JGH); St. Mary’s Hospital Centre (SMHC) as well as early-career, and non-MD faculty.
Current and past members include:
Dr. Deborah Da Costa
Clinical psychologist and clinical epidemiologist at the MUHC
Dr. Patricia Dobkin
Clinical psychologist and faculty member of McGill programs in Whole Person Care
Dr. Michelle Elizov
Physician in General Internal Medicine at JGH & Associate Dean of Faculty of Development, FMHS
Dr. Julian Huertas Garcias
Physician General Internal Medicine at LGH and early career representative
Dr. Nathalie Ng Cheong
Physician in Nephrology at SMHC
Dr. Mark Smilovitch
Physician in Cardiology at MUHC & faculty member of McGill Programs in Whole Person Care
Dr. Thomas Hutchinson
Physician in Nephrology and Palliative care and founder of McGill Programs in Whole Person Care
Ms. Amanda Cervantes
Clinical nurse, Department of Pediatrics, external member & consultant on Schwartz Centre Rounds
The task force meets every 3 to 6 months to review priorities, discuss communication strategies, discuss needs assessment and outcome measurement, and develop new or adapt existing programs and resources for faculty. Some example programs developed and launched include the “Wellness corner” within the weekly DOM-wide communication channel