Trevor Goodyear
Lundbeck Canada Mental Health Nursing Award I have always had an interest in healthcare and a passion for working with people in meaningful ways, which is what initially drew me to nursing. After starting my nursing education at the University of Ottawa and Algonquin College, I realized that I had made the right choice and […]
Amy Lyn Joy Notarte-Morales
Melvin Kellie Award I am a nurse from the Philippines who moved to Canada in 2010. After passing the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam, I was able to work in several areas such as geriatric rehabilitation unit, colo-rectal surgical unit, medical- surgical unit and transition unit. Furthermore, for a short period, I have performed leadership roles […]
Leah Carrier
Roasters Indigenous Nursing Fund As an Indigenous person and member of the LGBTQ community, my research and clinical interests are informed by my lived experiences and how my cultural background has influenced my interactions with the healthcare system. These experiences drive me to advocate for a more inclusive healthcare system for minority health-care seeking groups. […]
Patricia Julian
Extendicare Scholarship in Gerontology I am a Master of Science in Nursing (thesis stream) student at McMaster University. Under the supervision of Dr. Jenny Ploeg, I am completing a thesis project that aims to study family caregivers’ experiences when a person living with dementia (PLWD) develops delirium before or during a hospitalization. I chose to […]
Alayna Payne
Dr. Dorothy J. Kergin Fellowship When I was young, my grandfather told me a story about Nurse Bell. In his youth, he was injured in a devastating accident. It left him questioning his reason for living and his ability to move forward. Nurse Bell used her knowledge, expertise, empathy, and compassion to save my grandfather’s […]
Sandra Murphy
Nova Scotia Nurses Scholarship I am a psychiatric mental health nurse at NSHA in Halifax, NS who graduated with my BScN in 2018. I was drawn to nursing initially to make childbirth better for people by providing compassionate, evidence and trauma-informed care. However, throughout my undergraduate degree, I discovered a love for mental health nursing […]
Mary Mitchell
Sanofi Pasteur Limited Scholarship in Public/Community Health My name is Mary Mitchell, and I am a nurse. I grew up in a small town in British Columbia and since a young age, I have been passionate about caring for children and infants. I was fortunate to have a student work experience opportunity in high school, […]
Emily Hyde
Dr. Helen Preston Glass Fellowship I became a nurse and continue to love the profession because of the many ways nurses positively impact healthcare and the lives of those we serve. The role of the nurse includes bedside care but also extends to providing education to new nurses, to providing ongoing education to experienced nurses, […]
Mariam Alaeddine
CNSA Bilingualism Award This year, I will be attending my third year of nursing at Laurentian University. I decided to pursue a career in nursing in order to advocate for those who cannot access health care. I travel to Lebanon on a yearly basis and it has been hard not to notice the lack of […]
Edem Ekpe
CNSA Environmental Stewardship Award I have just completed the second year of the Bachelor of Nursing program at the University of Calgary. My choice to become a nurse stems from my experience working in environmental conservation with families in rural African communities, where I observed how the health of individuals, families, and communities integrates with […]
