Ritika Goel

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Ritika Goel
Born
India
NationalityCanadian
OccupationMedical doctor
Organization(s) University of Toronto
Inner City Health Associates

Ritika Goel is a Toronto-based Canadian writer, activist, professor, and family doctor known for public advocacy on social justice matters.

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Early life

Goel was born in India before emigrating to Canada. [1]

Career and advocacy

Goel is a family doctor [2] who works for Inner City Health Associates [3] and a member of the Decent Work and Health Network [4] known for her advocacy around tax reform, [5] and her encouragement of doctors to express solidarity with Palestinians. [6] She is a professor at the University of Toronto's Department of Family and Community Medicine [7] where she was named as the first faculty lead for social accountability. [7]

Selected publications

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Co-authored:

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References

  1. "After the "white doctor" tirade, doctors of colour discuss racism on the job". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  2. Mitrovica, Andrew. "A doctor's oath and occupied Palestine". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  3. "Why Aren't the Doctors Where the Sick People Are?". The Local. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  4. Mojtehedzadeh, Sara (2018-01-19). "Tim Hortons protests sweep the nation after minimum-wage hike". The Toronto Star. ISSN   0319-0781 . Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  5. "Dissenting doctors write open letter in support of federal tax reforms". The Toronto Star. 2017-09-17. ISSN   0319-0781 . Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  6. Boisvert, Nick (29 May 2021). "Supporters of U of T doctor describe allegations of antisemitism as 'disingenuous' and stifling". CBC.
  7. 1 2 Gerster, Jane (7 Jun 2021). "Following controversy, U of T resumes search for International Human Rights Program director". CBC.
  8. "Arkansas Tech sorry for fund bypass; student payments broke law, lawmaker tells university". Arkansas Online. 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  9. Karine Levasseur and Fiona MacDonald (25 Sep 2019). "How Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's apology suggests potential for change". CBC.
  10. Andermann, Anne (2018). "Screening for social determinants of health in clinical care: Moving from the margins to the mainstream". Public Health Reviews. 39: 19. doi: 10.1186/s40985-018-0094-7 . PMC   6014006 . PMID   29977645. S2CID   49361649.