Message from the Clerkship Director | Dr. Bonnie Meatherall
Welcome to clerkship! On behalf of myself and our Internal Medicine clerkship team, we hope you find your time with us to be both enjoyable and rewarding. Internal medicine is an incredibly diverse area of medicine and the knowledge you acquire during your rotation will be applicable to any field of medicine you chose to practice.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions, suggestions or concerns. Our aim is to make the Internal Medicine rotation a memorable and valuable experience for all of our trainees.
Message from Class of 2025 Clerkship Reps
Welcome to your Internal Medicine rotation! Your MTU core and IM selectives are exciting and fulfilling blocks. These rotations can be overwhelming at times but as your clerkship student representatives, we are here to help ensure that you have the best educational experience possible.
The IM program at UCalgary is constantly evolving to enhance students' clerkship and learning experience. We do our very best to voice and address any concerns and general feedback you have about your rotations.
If you have any questions or concerns about your rotations, we're always happy to chat - whether by email, over Zoom, or in person. Please feel free to reach out anytime!
- Huneza Nadeem (huneza.nadeem@ucalgary.ca) and Simran Pherwani (simran.pherwani@ucalgary.ca)
Message from the Internal Medicine Chief Residents
Hi Clerks!
We cannot wait to meet you on the Medical Teaching Unit (MTU) and Internal Medicine wards! Regardless of what career path you ultimately plan to pursue, we hope to make your time on Internal Medicine a worthwhile learning experience that will be relevant wherever your career takes you.
While MTU can be a busy rotation, it is also a great opportunity to grow your skills and independence by becoming the expert on your assigned patients and by being on-call. Having said that, you will always have a team around to support you - some combination of other clerks, junior residents, a senior resident and an attending staff. Our rotations are excellent opportunities to cover teaching and bedside physical exam topics of interest to you. Please let your team know if you have any particular learning objectives or presentations you hope to see during the rotation. We continuously strive to improve the educational experience for our trainees, so we encourage you to share your feedback with us any time during or after your block.
If you have particular interest in Internal Medicine, we host information sessions and we would love to have you join us.
We are passionate about and proud of our program, the people in it, and the patients we care for. We hope you enjoy your experience on Internal Medicine as much as we do! We are here to support you every step along the way, so please feel free to reach out any time to calgarychiefs@gmail.com or to any of us individually. See you on the wards!
Faisal, Christina, Adina & Shivani