Kaitlynn Ricard
CeraVe Skincare Scholarships for Diversity and Equity My name is Kaitlynn Ricard, and I am a fourth-year nursing student. I chose this career path because I aspire to make a significant impact in my community. Growing up in the rural city of Estevan, Saskatchewan, I always admired healthcare professionals as real-life superheroes, with their intelligence […]
Kaileen Gordon
CeraVe Skincare Scholarships for Diversity and Equity Hello, my name is Kaileen Gordon, and I am entering my fourth year of nursing studies at the University of Alberta. As a Métis individual from Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement, a northern Indigenous community in Alberta, my journey into nursing has been deeply influenced by my cultural roots, […]
Chloe Yeh
CeraVe Skincare Scholarships for Diversity and Equity Since I can remember, I have always wanted to pursue the profession of nursing. While my late grandpa fought his battle with cancer, I met the kindest, most caring and compassionate nurse. This experience demonstrated that nurses can be integral contributors to positive healthcare experiences even during the […]
Chidinma Nwaoha
CeraVe Skincare Scholarships for Diversity and Equity I am currently a nursing student at the University of New Brunswick, a mother of 3 beautiful kids and a wife to my partner. At 11 years old, I spent most of my days in the hospital for almost a month due to my father’s sickness, which eventually […]
Jada Theodore
CeraVe Skincare Scholarships for Diversity and Equity My name is Jada Theodore, and I am a fourth-year nursing student at McMaster University. My choice to pursue nursing comes from various personal experiences and passions. Growing up in a low-income, single-mother immigrant household, I witnessed my mother’s struggles and wanted a stable career where I could […]
Antonio Hakko
CeraVe Skincare Scholarships for Diversity and Equity My name is Antonio and I am a 19-year-old refugee from Syria. In 2016, amidst the unfolding violence and breakdown of security, I was displaced and forced to flee my home, friends, and close ones in search for a better life, and a better sense of safety. As […]
Mavoy Bertram
Carolyn Sifton Research Grant My name is Mavoy Bertram, and I recently completed the first year of my full-time doctoral program at McMaster University. I am an Assistant Professor at York University in the School of Nursing and a Paediatric Nurse Practitioner. My research interests lie in child maltreatment prevention, adolescent pregnancy, and parenting interventions. […]
Manpreet Thandi
Bianca Beyer Award Eighteen years ago, I volunteered at a long-term care facility. It was during this experience that I saw a significant need for interventions to support the aging population, sparking my interest in gerontological healthcare. I wanted to make a difference in the lives of older adults, to help individuals live independently in […]
McKenna Chisholm
Beverly and John Carl Award I became a nurse because I have always wanted to help others. From a young age, I witnessed nurses’ compassionate care to some of my family members, which left an impression on me. The ability of nurses to not only administer medical treatment but also to comfort and advocate for […]
Damilola Iduye
AstraZeneca PhD Nursing Award I obtained a Diploma of Nursing from the Oyo State College of Nursing in 2004, a Bachelor of Nursing Science from the University of Ibadan in 2010, a Master of Nursing from Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia in 2016, and a Master of Public Health from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in […]