Dr. Farindokht Foroodi is a Canadian-trained hospitalist who was among the first in Canada to complete a Hospital Medicine Fellowship at McMaster University. In the early 2000s, she played a pioneering role in establishing hospitalist medicine as an innovative model of care in Canadian hospitals. With over 20 years of clinical experience spanning acute and perioperative medicine, palliative care, and oncology, Dr. Foroodi has led transformational initiatives in team-based care. Her work has shaped care standards, clinical pathways, standardized order sets, and workforce planning models. She was the first Canadian hospitalist to be recognized as a Fellow in Hospital Medicine by the U.S. Society of Hospital Medicine. Since joining SSMC in 2020, Dr. Foroodi has spearheaded several quality improvement initiatives. As Quality Chair for the Department of Medicine, she led enhancements in antimicrobial stewardship through the implementation of a mobile application. She also chairs the Palliative Care Subcommittee and actively contributes to local policy development with health authorities. Dr. Foroodi holds academic appointments as Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Gulf Medical University, and Clinical Instructor at the University of British Columbia. At SSMC she continues to enrich medical education by teaching within the Internal Medicine Residency Programme.