Category: The People of Primary Care
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Meet Dr. Heather McCarrel: Practicing medicine from ringside to bedside
Welcome to our new series, The People of Primary Care: the human stories behind the healthcare you receive at your doctor’s office or healthcare hub. Dr. Heather McCarrel has always enjoyed doing a little bit of everything. “As a kid, I’d always say ‘I’m bored’,” she says. “I’d go from wanting to be an astronaut,…
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Meet Sharon Tanyi, Clinical Receptionist
Welcome to our new series, The People of Primary Care: the human stories behind the healthcare you receive at your doctor’s office or healthcare hub. Please introduce yourself. My name is Sharon Tanyi and I’m a Clinical Receptionist. What is the role of a Clinical Receptionist? A Clinical Receptionist is the first point of contact…
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Meet Dr. Mike West: Caretaker of stories, families, and one moody donkey named Gracie
Welcome to our new series, The People of Primary Care: the human stories behind the healthcare you receive at your doctor’s office or healthcare hub. For Dr. Mike West, a family physician at Drs. Nash, Prangley & West in Dundas, family medicine is all about stories. In this bustling clinic, listening to his patients is…
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Patient-Centered Care with a Clinical Pharmacist
Welcome to our new series, The People of Primary Care: the human stories behind the healthcare you receive at your doctor’s office or healthcare hub. Please introduce yourself. My name is Cait Luther, and I am a clinical pharmacist. What is a clinical pharmacist? I work alongside the physicians and nurse practitioners in their offices…
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Interconnections and Community in Social Work
Meet Mona Huang HFHT social worker, who shares what a social worker does, how they got started in this profession and what brings them joy.
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Nourishing Health Through the Work of a Registered Dietitian
Meet Diana Al-Farraji, HFHT Registered Dietitian, who shares what a registered dietitian is and how they got started in this profession.