| Ritika Goel | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Medical 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.
Early life
Goel was born in India before emigrating to Canada.
Career and advocacy
Goel is a family doctor who works for Inner City Health Associates and a member of the Decent Work and Health Network known for her advocacy around tax reform, and her encouragement of doctors to express solidarity with Palestinians. She is a professor at the University of Toronto's Department of Family and Community Medicine where she was named as the first faculty lead for social accountability.
Selected publications
As a sole author:
Co-authored:
- Gary Block and Ritika Goel, A Multi-level Approach to Treating Social Risk to Health for Health Providers - Chapter 3 of: Tackling Causes and Consequences of Health Inequalities by James Matheson, John Patterson, Laura Neilson, CRC Press, 2020 ISBN 9781351013895
- Goel et al., Implementation and impact of an online tool used in primary care to improve access to financial benefits for patients: a study protocol The BMJ 2017;7:e015947
References
- "After the "white doctor" tirade, doctors of colour discuss racism on the job". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- Mitrovica, Andrew. "A doctor's oath and occupied Palestine". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- "Why Aren't the Doctors Where the Sick People Are?". The Local. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- 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.
- "Dissenting doctors write open letter in support of federal tax reforms". The Toronto Star. 2017-09-17. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- Boisvert, Nick (29 May 2021). "Supporters of U of T doctor describe allegations of antisemitism as 'disingenuous' and stifling". CBC.
- ^ Gerster, Jane (7 Jun 2021). "Following controversy, U of T resumes search for International Human Rights Program director". CBC.
- Karine Levasseur and Fiona MacDonald (25 Sep 2019). "How Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's apology suggests potential for change". CBC.
- 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.