Rubeeta Gill

Class of 2021

Rubeeta Gill is a paediatrician who is fascinated by the sociocultural lens through which we view children and medicine. She is curious about what child-rearing practices across cultures and history can teach us about nurturing a child physically, emotionally and spiritually. Currently subspecializing in Developmental Paediatrics at McMaster University, Rubeeta also hopes to create space for childhood disability, generating perspectives that move beyond acknowledgement to celebrate children with unique abilities. From presenting at an International Fairy tale Conference in Budapest as a medical student to incorporating paintings in clinical ward rounds as a resident physician at the Alberta Children’s Hospital, Rubeeta has long advocated for the use of health humanities within medical education. Can art make us better physicians? How do we raise resilient and happy children? Here to report on topics ranging from doctoring to parenting, Rubeeta hopes to find compelling stories that challenge what we hold true about medicine, art and theories of child development.