Resident Physician of the Month

Neurology
University of  Calgary

I was born in Calgary and completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Calgary. I had the privilege of being a part of the Leaders in Medicine Program as joint MD/MSc student, with a Master’s specializing in Health Services Research in the Department of Community Health Sciences. I am currently a second year Adult Neurology Resident at the University of Calgary. I aim to become a strong clinician and scientist focused on improving the quality of life and medical care for adults with neurological conditions.

When I am not at the hospital, I enjoy playing tennis (as a previous University of Calgary Dino’s competitive tennis player, I love to play doubles.) My other passions include cross-country skiing, opera and art history.

Thank you to my outstanding mentors for their wisdom and support and to my phenomenal co-residents, staff neurologists and all other work colleagues who inspire me daily. Most importantly, thank you to all the patients I have had the privilege of meeting, who humble and inspire me daily.

A colleague shared this about Dr. Subota:

"Dr. Subota is an outstanding resident physician who embodies several key characteristics that make her an ideal candidate for Resident Physician of the month. The first is her incredible work ethic. She showed up to work each day with a positive attitude, a passion for learning, and a desire to deliver excellent patient care. Even when tasked with the most complicated consults, she always was excited to dig into her cases, identify unturned stones and overlook no pertinent detail. Beyond her diligent work, she had a passion to delivery excellent patient care. She was a strong advocate for her patients and took time to get to know them, while identifying and ameliorating barriers to effective care. It is rare to see this level of engagement in an off-service resident and speaks to her strong character. Beyond her excellent bedside care, she has a passion for her home specialty of neurology, including several research pursuits. She frequently shared her previous scholarly experiences on rotation and it was clear she had a passion for epidemiology and advancing her learning in this sphere through future research endeavours. Above all, Dr. Subota made coming to work fun. This is truly what makes residency amazing: getting to know one another, sharing stories and learning something new. Dr. Subota frequently discussed her travel, interest in all matters of “nerdy” things, and love of films. This helped make our rotation incredibly memorable. Of all the residents I’ve work with this year, Dr. Subota made the clinical day so enjoyable and I will be forever grateful for our time together."

The Resident Physician of the Month Award is meant to recognize and reward outstanding resident physicians who make exceptional contributions in their academic field while still maintaining their work/life balance. 

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