Irene Osaghae
CeraVe Skincare Scholarships for Diversity and Equity This picture was a very proud moment for me. It was taken at St Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg Manitoba during my third clinical rotation. I was wearing the hospital green scrubs for the very first time to observe a surgical procedure in the heart lab, I have always […]
Joy Edobor
CeraVe Skincare Scholarships for Diversity and Equity I have always admired nurses and the work they do from my childhood days till now. As a young girl I had a strong desire to assist people around me who needed support and encouragement when they were facing difficulties. Sitting at the bedside of my dad while […]
Aneika Vassell
CeraVe Skincare Scholarships for Diversity and Equity Nursing has always been a passion of mine and a profession I envisioned being a part of from a young age. It is one of the most trusted professions, one that is adaptive, holistic and person – centered and one that provides many opportunities for you to challenge […]
Josephine Martin
CeraVe Skincare Scholarships for Diversity and Equity Growing up as a little girl, I watched my grandfather go through many forms of cancer. My mother was his personal care taker. I watched my mom raise me and my siblings alone plus take care of my grandfather. All I seen was her struggle. This is where […]
Helen Kim
CeraVe Skincare Scholarships for Diversity and Equity Life does not always happen as you plan and although I worked hard, life was just HARD. I had very little cash left, but had family to look after. I needed a stable career. So, in 2018 at the age of 41, after a lot of contemplation, I […]
Hailey Starnes
Anita George Memorial Nursing Award For several years I had been searching for my vocation, with nursing in the forefront of my considerations. The recent pandemic allowed me to reflect more deeply on my values, for which I am grateful, and through this reflection my deliberation to pursue nursing has been unwavering. To begin with, […]
Emanuelito Tomas
CeraVe Skincare Scholarships for Diversity and Equity If you were to ask me, “Why I become a nurse,” it would be hard to answer that question in one quick sentence. After graduating with a biology degree from the University of Manitoba in 2015, I moved to Edmonton for work. After three years, I craved a […]
Leanne Kelly
CNF Indigenous Award – PhD My name is Leanne Poitras Kelly, and I am a Metis nurse originally from Saskatchewan’s Qu’appelle Valley, currently living and working on the unceded and occupied territory of the Coast Salish people of Vancouver Island. My father is Alex Poitras and my mother is Rose Amyotte, both of whom are […]
Erica Hurley
CNF Indigenous Award – PhD I am a Mi’kmaq woman from the West Coast of Newfoundland. My community connection is stronger through my father’s side whose father comes from Flat Bay, NL. Healers and strong L’nu people within my family helped guide me towards a career in nursing. I graduated from the BN program at […]
Keith King
TD Insurance Indigenous Nurses Award I am a two-spirit registered nurse and healer, and I come from a long family tradition of being nurses and healers on both my parent’s family trees. My father is a farmer and a second-generation English settler in Canada, and his mother was a nursing aide. My mother is Metis […]