Latifa Saidi
NANB/TD Meloche Monnex Centennial Doctoral Scholarship I feel fortunate to be a member of the nursing profession for almost 13 years now. I chose nursing because I am passionate about helping others. My career choice was motivated by my desire to care for people. I also decided to become a nurse because the profession offers […]
Kylie Teggart
Merck Canada Doctoral Nursing Award I became interested in pursuing a career in nursing because I wanted to help support people living with cancer. Nursing seemed like a great fit for me, given the unique role of nurses as the first point of contact for patients and families in the healthcare system. My interest in cancer […]
Amie-Rae Zaborniak
Dr. Dorothy J. Kergin Fellowship As I reflect upon my 18-year nursing career, I recall what led me to become a nurse: a desire to support individuals across their healthcare experiences and a passion for learning. Upon graduation, my identity as a nurse took shape in my work as a nurse in Woman and Child […]
Sonia Castiglione
CNF COVID-19 Recovery Award I realized my vocation in nursing as I neared the end of my bachelor’s degree in Physiology at McGill. I was visiting a friend hospitalized for a first episode of Lupus. As I sat by her hospital bed, I noticed her reactions to the different professionals who entered her room. When […]
Sarah Filiatreault
Dr. Ann C. Beckingham Award I have been a nurse for over 20 years; with most of my career spent in emergency department (ED) and critical care settings in Canada and internationally. I am passionate about continuous learning in order to deliver high-quality patient-centered care. While caring for patients is fundamental, I have learned whole […]
Reanne Booker
AstraZeneca PhD Nursing Award After I finished high school, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do next, but I knew that I wanted to go to University and I followed several of my close friends as they embarked on degrees in science. I completed two years of a Biological Sciences degree and while I […]
Jim Johansson
Frances Moran Award My nursing clinical practice and research have always focused on highly marginalized populations at the intersection of mental illness and the criminal justice system. I came into nursing later in my life after time spent working in social justice organizations and with Indigenous communities in the prairie provinces. In nursing school I […]
Alysha McFadden
Carolyn Sifton Research Grant I became a nurse because I witnessed unjust suffering and wanted to do something about it. After high school, I volunteered at an orphanage and hospital in Haiti. At the time, many children were brought to the hospital on the brink of death. One day after witnessing another malnourished, dehydrated baby […]
Julia Davies
Senator Norman Paterson Fellowship My first true exposure to the scope of nursing practice was while assisting with a research project among a team of community nurses who supported shelter-based mental health and harm reduction programs. The ability of nurses to have an incredible impact across direct clinical care, research, practice advancement, and advocacy is […]
Maripier Jubinville
Joan Gilchrist Award My name is Maripier Jubinville, I have been a nurse for 15 years in the province of Quebec and I am as passionate about this profession as I was when I started. The desire to become a nurse comes from the fact that I was confronted with a family member’s illness when […]