Muhammed Imam
CNSA Community Involement Award My name is Muhammed Imam; I am an undergraduate student at the College of Nursing of the University of Manitoba, Canada. The care for people and the need to provide for my family are the reasons why I would like to become a nurse. I was born into a family of […]
Vivian Macnab
CNSA Clinical Excellence Award Ever since I was young, I knew I wanted to have a career helping others. A huge deciding factor for me in choosing Nursing was my experience on a cultural immersion trip to the Dominican Republic. My first time participating on the trip was when I was sixteen in grade 11. […]
Hunter Spendelow
CNSA Clinical Excellence Award Hello! My name is Hunter and I’m graduating from Thompson Rivers University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in the year of 2024. For my passions outside of my career, I am a big outdoor enthusiast – rock climbing, snowboarding, and mountain biking are the things that I love to […]
Madison Mackenzie
CNSA Bilingualism Award My interest in healthcare started immediately after high school, and I have built my skill set for the past ten years. I started by taking a few medical terminology courses and then working as a resident advisor at an independent living facility, which inspired me to complete my health care aide certificate […]
Sylvie Whitwell
CNSA Advocacy in Nursing Award I feel the question of why I have decided to become a nurse is a perfect reflection point as I enter the third year of my bachelor’s program. I began my journey in healthcare as a care aide in long-term care and found I had a deep calling to grow […]
Katie Ignance
Northern Award Weyt-kp xwexwéytep, Katie Xyemetkwe Ignace ren skewekst. Hello, my name is Katie Ignace and I am an Indigenous woman of Secwepemc ancestry. I grew up on the Skeetchestn Indian Reserve with 6 sisters, 3 brothers, and many nieces and nephews where we learned the Secwepemc language and culture from our parents and elders. […]
Lindsay MacDonald
Yvonne Andrews Award My name is Lindsay MacDonald, I am from Bedford, Nova Scotia and I am in semester five out of eight of my nursing program at Dalhousie University. I chose nursing as a profession because I value the relationship nurses make with their patients through having the most direct patient contact. I played […]
Kyla Christianson
Virginia A. Lindabury Award I chose a career in health care because of my passion for science, connecting with and caring for people. I look back on my childhood and my upbringing and find common themes that led me into nursing. Experiences like spending time with my grandmother who had dementia, living abroad in Germany, […]
Bahar Ahmadi
Tylenol Bacc Award My passion for nursing developed by hearing about my father’s day at work during dinner time. Hearing of the support that my father was able to provide for the society, using his nursing skill and knowledge, guided me to explore a career in nursing. Therefore, I began getting involved in various humanitarian […]
Sarah Buck
Tylenol Bacc Award Amongst the clamour and chaos, when the world suffered during the peak of COVID-19, the idea of applying to nursing quietly crept into my life while working alongside one of the best nurses I know to date during our time together as COVID-19 Screeners in 2020. Weeks later, after being inspired by […]