Yumna Idrees
CNF Diversity Award From a young age, I knew that I wanted to make a difference in the society. When I graduated from high school, I decided to pursue nursing. At the age of nineteen, I graduated with Licensed Practical Nurse diploma. After graduating from college, I started working as a LPN in nursing home. […]
Rozeena Rajani
Tecla Linn & Nelia Laroza Memorial Award I was inspired by a nurse who was ensuring utmost comfort to my grandfather when he was on his deathbed at the local hospital. With that inspiration and aim to serve the community, I did B.Sc. Nursing from Pakistan and helped in educating the rural communities on the […]
Rachelle Abergos
CNF Diversity Award “Nursing is caring.” I became a nurse because I love caring for people and I want to make a difference in the lives of other people. As early as the age of 12, I remember visiting my grandmother in her home when she was sick and she would never stay in bed. […]
Ima Vojoud
CNF Diversity Award I am an international educated nurse from Iran. Since my childhood, I was interested in health care fields for my career. I got Bachelor of Science in nursing in 1991 from Shiraz University, one of the high ranking universities in Iran. Since I was one of the top students in my class, […]
Duanne Ibarra
Tecla Linn & Nelia Laroza Memorial Award I am a registered nurse from the Philippines, currently finishing my RN Bridging Program in Registered Nurses- Professional Development Centre (RN-PDC) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Education is paramount to achieve my dreams. I studied Bachelor of Science in Nursing in the Philippines, where I acquired extensive and essential […]
Demeye Joson
CNF Diversity Award I am an internationally educated nurse from the Philippines. As a girl who grew up in a province, I saw how hard it is for most people to avail of even the simplest medical support every person has the right to. Since then, I promised myself that I will do my best […]
Ashraf Ranjani
CNF Diversity Award I was the third child of the family; my eldest sister was a registered nurse. I always get the inspiration from her, how she dealt with the humanity and carried out her tasks as a nurse while working with diverse cultures. When I analyzed myself, I felt that I would be a […]
Velna Clarke Arnault
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – PhD I was born in a small northern fur-trading community; my mother was Cree Metis and my father was the son of an Irish immigrant. I graduated from the local school after fighting the educational system to get into nursing after graduation. I have worked all over Canada as […]
Tikicia Joyce
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Baccalaureate My father was a paramedic with the BC Ambulance Service for 20 years and he went on to teach occupational and emergency first aid for another ten years after that. I grew up with a police radio scanner, and my father’s pager, alerting our family to every emergency […]
Rochelle Johnson
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Master’s I developed a passion for healthcare while volunteering at the High River Hospital in the beauty parlor and diagnostic imaging department during high school. It was my family physician who encouraged me to pursue my studies in nursing, and I really developed a passion for it. After graduating […]