Arden McAlpin
CNSA Environmental Stewardship Award This fall I will be entering my fourth year of nursing school. Only one more year, time flies! The more I learn about the nursing profession, the more I know it’s the right path for me. Looking back, I don’t know how I didn’t see it sooner! I was the kid […]
Ann Rose Jacob
Extendicare Master’s Scholarship in Gerontology I am a Master of Nursing-Nurse practitioner student at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. I have 8 years of experience in nursing. I had the opportunity to practice nursing in India, New Zealand and Canada in various health care settings. I have 4 years of experience in geriatric nursing. I hold […]
Andrea Robinson
CNSA Impact Award My journey to nursing was a roundabout one, but I value all the stops along the way. Prior to applying to nursing I worked as a social worker in community mental health and addictions. I found myself drawn to the role of the nurses I met, and excited about having a deeper […]
Amanda Bettle
Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplasia Association of Canada Award My name is Amanda Bettle and I have worked as a pediatric nurse at the IWK since 2002. Most of my time has involved working with the Hematology/Oncology population. I am passionate about my job as a nurse and have always had a vision to become a […]
Alexander Jesse Lamont-Caputo
CNSA Mental Health Award My name is Alexander Jesse Lamont-Caputo (try putting that on every page of your exams). I am in my last academic semester of UBC’s condensed BSN program, and I have the intention of pursuing a career in Community/Public Health nursing. I was born and raised in East Vancouver, where I witnessed […]
Aimee Castro
Dr. Kathryn J Hannah Nursing Informatics Award I’ve always known that I wanted to work to support family caregiving; I just didn’t know how to go about doing it. When I was younger, I helped care for my grandmothers who were living with Parkinson’s Disease and cancer. After my undergraduate studies in pharmacology and management, […]
Ahmed Kamal
Nova Scotia Nurses Award My name is Ahmed Kamal, and I am an Egyptian-Canadian. I have been living in Canada for the past 12 years and have come to appreciate it as my new home. I am entering my second year in the Dalhousie Bachelor of Science Nursing program. I initially chose to become a […]
Abdulaziz Aldaqqaq
Taggart Parkes Foundation Nursing Award Entering the BScN program in 2017, I looked forward to the unique opportunity within clinical placements to work with interdisciplinary health care teams and engage in patient care while further developing my communication skills. It was a pleasant surprise when I discovered that nursing had much, much more to offer. […]
Scott Ramsay
TD Indigenous Nurse and Youth Diabetes and/or Mental Health Care Research Program Award If you ask someone in nursing why he or she became a nurse, more often than not you are going to receive an answer with a personal reason. I am no different. I became a Registered Nurse after losing my younger brother […]
Leah Carrier
TD Indigenous Nurse and Youth Diabetes and/or Mental Health Care Research Program Award As an Indigenous person and member of the 2SLGBTQ+ 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 […]