As part of a public education media campaign for Resident Awareness Week, PARIM invited CBC’s Rick Mercer to spend a day as a resident doctor so he could gain an appreciation for what residents do and the role they play in health care. On January 26, 2016, Rick and the crew from The Rick Mercer Report TV show came to the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Health Sciences to film the show, and much hilarity ensued. The segment aired in April 2026 and can be viewed on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rWJqOLXVdQ8?si=iKdRyp2DqEuuoYne
