SANOFI Vaccines Scholarship in Public or Community Health

Hello, my name is Solstice Toews. I am 28 years old and am originally from Whitehorse, Yukon. I graduated nursing school in 2019 from UBCO in the Okanagan. I became a nurse because I loved science, I wanted to help people, and I wanted to travel and continue to learn throughout my career. Nursing has taken me all over Canada and allowed me to experience many new things. I have worked in a variety of areas with a range of communities and individuals. I have made friends along the way, learned tons of new things, and made meaningful connections. As my career evolved, I began to feel like I wanted to dig deeper and help more. I decided to start my Master’s in nursing to learn how to lead change in healthcare. I have a passion for working with people, health promotion, and figuring out how care can be truly person centred. I enjoy reading articles about recent discoveries in healthcare and how we can use this to make our communities’ health better. I love being outside, biking, hanging out with my dog, and spending time with loved ones. I hope that through my values and my professional knowledge I am able to center my career around meeting people where they are at, to improve not only their health, but their wellbeing.