Sak
ina A
bb
as
RN
FO
O G
ala
Sch
ola
rsh
ip (
Mast
ers
)
Sak
ina
has
bee
n w
ork
ing
as
a R
egis
tere
d N
urs
e in
th
e co
mm
un
ity,
an
d h
as a
lso
do
ne
volu
nte
er w
ork
in P
akis
tan
an
d P
eru
. Sh
e re
cen
tly
com
ple
ted
th
e M
aste
r o
f N
urs
ing
d
egre
e at
Rye
rso
n U
niv
ersi
ty. S
akin
a co
nso
lidat
ed h
er s
tud
ies
at S
ick
Kid
s In
tern
atio
nal
w
her
e sh
e m
ade
reco
mm
end
atio
ns
on
th
e u
se o
f C
ult
ura
lly R
esp
on
sive
Ped
ago
gy
as a
u
sefu
l fra
mew
ork
to
dev
elo
p n
urs
ing
cu
rric
ula
fo
r A
fric
a. S
he
will
use
th
is k
no
wle
dg
e to
g
uid
e h
er p
ract
ice
in K
enya
on
a 6
mo
nth
inte
rnsh
ip t
hro
ug
h t
he
Co
lleg
e o
f th
e R
ock
ies,
u
nd
erta
ken
wit
hin
th
e G
ove
rnm
ent
of
Can
ada’
s Yo
uth
Em
plo
ymen
t S
trat
egy
wit
h a
co
ntr
ibu
tio
n f
rom
th
e C
anad
ian
In
tern
atio
nal
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Ag
ency
.
Bre
an
ne A
nd
ers
on
T
he J
en
nif
er
Aw
ard
Wit
h a
BS
c (H
on
s) d
egre
e fr
om
th
e U
niv
ersi
ty o
f G
uel
ph
, Bre
ann
e w
ork
ed f
or
seve
ral
year
s in
a p
hys
icia
n’s
of!
ce, w
her
e sh
e d
evel
op
ed a
pro
fou
nd
ap
pre
ciat
ion
fo
r cl
ien
t-ce
nte
red
clin
ical
pra
ctic
e. T
o g
ain
a b
ette
r re
sear
ch a
nd
evi
den
ce-b
ased
pra
ctic
e fo
un
dat
ion
, Bre
ann
e p
urs
ued
her
MS
c in
can
cer
pre
ven
tio
n.
Wh
ile w
ork
ing
on
her
g
rad
uat
e st
ud
ies,
sh
e se
rved
on
nu
mer
ou
s co
mm
itte
es a
nd
to
ok
on
div
erse
stu
den
t le
ader
ship
ro
les.
To
fo
rmal
ly c
on
nec
t h
er r
esea
rch
an
d c
linic
al e
xper
ien
ce, s
he
is n
ow
!
nis
hin
g h
er B
ScN
at
McM
aste
r U
niv
ersi
ty.
Bre
ann
e h
as a
lso
bee
n a
lon
g-t
erm
vo
lun
teer
, an
d r
ecen
tly
com
ple
ted
a c
linic
al p
lace
men
t at
Dia
bet
es C
are
Gu
elp
h.
Kim
berl
y B
ell
uz
Juli
e H
all
Sch
ola
rsh
ip f
or
Neu
rosc
ien
ce N
urs
ing
Kim
is a
fou
rth
yea
r p
ost
RN
BS
cN n
urs
ing
stu
den
t at
Lak
ehea
d U
niv
ersi
ty.
Sh
e cu
rren
tly
is
a st
aff n
urs
e o
n t
he
Neu
rosu
rgic
al U
nit
in T
hu
nd
er B
ay. S
he
has
dem
on
stra
ted
a v
ery
stro
ng
co
mm
itm
ent
to h
er p
atie
nts
an
d c
olle
agu
es t
hro
ugh
on
goin
g ed
uca
tio
n in
nu
rsin
g an
d
Neu
rosc
ien
ce.
Kim
has
a g
reat
inte
rest
in N
euro
scie
nce
nu
rsin
g an
d s
triv
es t
o im
pro
ve t
he
care
of n
euro
surg
ical
pat
ien
ts.
Sh
e co
mp
lete
d h
er C
NA
Neu
rosc
ien
ce C
erti
!ca
tio
n in
200
5 an
d m
ain
tain
s h
er C
NN
(c)
cred
enti
al.
Kim
is in
tere
sted
in p
urs
uin
g a
Mas
ter’
s d
egre
e in
n
urs
ing
in t
he
futu
re.
Sara
h B
en
bo
w
Dr.
Hil
deg
ard
E. P
ep
lau
Aw
ard
- M
en
tal
Healt
h N
urs
ing
In
tere
st G
rou
p
(MH
NIG
)
Sar
ah B
enb
ow
is a
th
ird
yea
r d
oct
ora
l stu
den
t in
nu
rsin
g a
t th
e U
niv
ersi
ty o
f Wes
tern
O
nta
rio
. Her
res
earc
h a
nd
clin
ical
inte
rest
s in
clu
de
wo
rkin
g w
ith
mar
gin
aliz
ed
po
pu
lati
on
s su
ch a
s in
div
idu
als
wit
h m
enta
l illn
ess,
an
d in
div
idu
als
exp
erie
nci
ng
h
om
eles
snes
s. S
pec
i!ca
lly, h
er d
isse
rtat
ion
res
earc
h w
ill b
e fo
cuse
d o
n e
xam
inin
g
excl
usi
on
ary
pra
ctic
es e
xper
ien
ced
by
mo
ther
s ex
per
ien
cin
g h
om
eles
snes
s in
Lo
nd
on
, O
nta
rio
. S
triv
ing
fo
r so
cial
just
ice
and
ad
voca
tin
g f
or
mo
re e
qu
itab
le h
ealt
h p
ract
ices
an
d
po
licy
are
gu
idin
g h
er in
tere
sts,
res
earc
h, a
nd
pra
ctic
e.
Arn
el
Bo
rras
Reg
ina B
oro
wsk
a S
cho
lars
hip
Arn
el i
s a
Reg
iste
red
Pra
ctic
al N
urs
e in
a L
on
g-T
erm
Car
e fa
cili
ty p
urs
uin
g h
is B
ach
elo
r o
f S
cien
ce f
or
Inte
rnat
ion
ally
Ed
uca
ted
Nu
rses
, Ho
no
urs
Deg
ree,
at Y
ork
Un
iver
sity
. H
e is
a m
emb
er o
f th
e Fa
cult
y o
f H
ealt
h D
ean
’s H
on
ou
r R
oll
, 201
0-20
11 a
cad
emic
ses
sio
ns.
H
e h
as a
Can
adia
n e
qu
ival
ency
of
Bac
hel
or
of
Art
s D
egre
e in
Eco
no
mic
s an
d t
wo
-yea
r p
ost
-gra
du
ate
stu
die
s ea
rned
fro
m t
he
Ph
ilip
pin
es.
He
pla
ns
to !
nis
h h
is C
erti
!ca
te
in H
ealt
h I
nfo
rmat
ics
fro
m Y
ork
Un
iver
sity
bef
ore
tak
ing
up
his
Mas
ter’
s D
egre
e an
d e
ven
tual
ly, h
is P
hD
. H
is n
urs
ing
pas
sio
n i
s to
ser
ve t
he
po
or,
mar
gin
aliz
ed, a
nd
vu
lner
able
sec
tors
in
ou
r so
ciet
y.
Am
ber
Bro
ph
y
Lip
pin
cott
Wil
liam
s an
d W
ilk
ins
Bo
ok
Aw
ard
(G
ift
cert
i!ca
te)
Am
ber
Bro
ph
y h
as b
een
an
RP
N f
or
4 ye
ars
no
w a
nd
is
curr
entl
y fu
rth
erin
g h
er
edu
cati
on
by
tak
ing
her
BS
cN, p
art
tim
e, t
hro
ug
h N
ipis
sin
g U
niv
ersi
ty. S
he
has
man
y in
tere
sts
in t
he
nu
rsin
g !
eld
, bu
t w
ou
ld l
ike
to c
on
tin
ue
dev
elo
pin
g h
er l
ove
fo
r p
sych
iatr
ic n
urs
ing
as
wel
l as
pu
bli
c h
ealt
h. S
he
is a
hu
ge
advo
cate
fo
r se
xual
hea
lth
at
Way
po
int
Cen
tre
for
Men
tal
Hea
lth
Car
e, w
her
e sh
e cu
rren
tly
wo
rks.
Am
ber
has
rec
entl
y b
eco
me
a !
rst
tim
e m
oth
er.
Do
nn
a B
row
n
Mate
rnal
Ch
ild
Nu
rses
Inte
rest
Gro
up
(M
CN
IG)
Sch
ola
rsh
ip -
Ph
D
Do
nn
a is
th
ird
yea
r P
hD
stu
den
t at
th
e L
awre
nce
S. B
loo
mb
erg
Fac
ult
y o
f N
urs
ing
, U
niv
ersi
ty o
f To
ron
to. H
er P
hD
dis
sert
atio
n w
ill d
escr
ibe
slee
p c
har
acte
rist
ics
in a
sam
ple
o
f w
om
en e
xper
ien
cin
g p
reg
nan
cy c
om
plic
atio
ns
in t
he
inp
atie
nt
and
ou
tpat
ien
t se
ttin
gs.
D
on
na
is a
Nu
rse
Pra
ctit
ion
er/P
atie
nt
Car
e M
anag
er a
t S
un
nyb
roo
k H
ealt
h S
cien
ces
Cen
tre
wh
ere
her
clin
ical
fo
cus
is o
n h
igh
ris
k p
reg
nan
cy in
th
e in
pat
ien
t an
d a
mb
ula
tory
p
op
ula
tio
ns.
Leig
h C
hap
man
Do
roth
y F
erg
uso
n S
cho
lars
hip
Pro
vin
cial
Nu
rses
Ed
uca
tors
In
tere
st G
rou
p (
PN
EIG
)
Lei
gh
is a
do
cto
ral s
tud
ent
at t
he
Law
ren
ce S
. Blo
om
ber
g F
acu
lty
of
Nu
rsin
g, U
niv
ersi
ty
of T
oro
nto
. Th
rou
gh
exp
erie
nce
in a
cute
car
e, r
esea
rch
, aca
dem
ic, r
egu
lato
ry, a
nd
p
rofe
ssio
nal
pra
ctic
e se
ttin
gs,
Lei
gh
has
dev
elo
ped
exp
erti
se in
nu
rsin
g e
du
cati
on
an
d
lead
ersh
ip. L
eig
h’s
do
cto
ral r
esea
rch
will
exa
min
e th
e as
sess
men
t o
f n
urs
es’ c
om
pet
ence
in
th
e w
ork
pla
ce. H
er r
esea
rch
go
al is
to
exp
lore
th
e co
nti
nu
ing
co
mp
eten
ce o
f n
urs
es in
an
acu
te c
are
ho
spit
al s
etti
ng
an
d r
esp
ecti
ve r
ole
s o
f th
e em
plo
yer
and
ind
ivid
ual
nu
rses
in
su
pp
ort
ing
nu
rses
’ co
nti
nu
ed c
om
pet
ence
.
2012 R
NF
OO
Awa
rd W
inners
2012 R
NF
OO
Awa
rd W
inners
Ho
lly
Fre
deri
ck
Mir
iam
Bra
cken
Aw
ard
Reg
ina B
oro
wsk
a S
cho
lars
hip
Ho
lly is
pre
sen
tly
enro
lled
at
Rye
rso
n U
niv
ersi
ty w
her
e sh
e is
wo
rkin
g to
co
mp
lete
her
po
st-
RN
BS
cN t
hat
incl
ud
es a
cer
ti!
cate
in N
urs
ing
Lea
der
ship
an
d M
anag
emen
t. A
fter
tra
vel
nu
rsin
g th
rou
gho
ut
the
US
A a
nd
En
glan
d s
he
retu
rned
ho
me
to C
anad
a w
her
e sh
e w
ork
s as
a p
eri-
op
erat
ive
regi
ster
ed n
urs
e at
Pet
erb
oro
ugh
Reg
ion
al H
ealt
h C
entr
e. S
he
is p
rou
d
to b
e th
e P
resi
den
t o
f th
e Pe
ri-O
per
ativ
e R
egis
tere
d N
urs
es A
sso
ciat
ion
of S
ou
th C
entr
al
On
tari
o, a
po
siti
on
th
at h
as i
ntr
od
uce
d h
er t
o a
maz
ing
nu
rses
fro
m a
ll o
ver
On
tari
o.
Sh
e lo
ok
s fo
rwar
d t
o c
on
tin
uin
g h
er n
urs
ing
jou
rney
an
d s
eein
g w
her
e it
wil
l le
ad.
Jacq
ueli
ne G
ali
ca
Dr.
Sh
eela
Basr
ur
an
d G
E O
nco
log
y N
urs
ing
Ed
uca
tio
n S
cho
lars
hip
Jacq
uel
ine
is a
n o
nco
log
y-ce
rti!
ed n
urs
e, w
ith
exp
erie
nce
s as
a P
rim
ary
Nu
rse,
Clin
ical
N
urs
e S
pec
ialis
t an
d C
linic
al R
esea
rch
Nu
rse
Co
-ord
inat
or.
Sh
e h
old
s a
BS
cN f
rom
R
yers
on
Un
iver
sity
(20
00),
a M
Sc
fro
m t
he
Un
iver
sity
of W
ind
sor
(200
8), a
nd
is e
nro
lled
in
th
e U
niv
ersi
ty o
f To
ron
to’s
Ph
D in
Nu
rsin
g p
rog
ram
. H
er r
esea
rch
an
d p
ub
licat
ion
s ad
dre
ss t
he
psy
cho
soci
al n
eed
s o
f ca
nce
r p
atie
nts
an
d s
urv
ivo
rs, a
nd
her
dis
sert
atio
n
inte
nd
s to
exp
lore
th
e p
red
icto
rs o
f F
ear
of
Can
cer
Rec
urr
ence
in s
urv
ivo
rs t
ran
siti
on
ing
in
to p
rim
ary
hea
lth
car
e. J
acq
uel
ine
is a
ses
sio
nal
inst
ruct
or
at T
ren
t U
niv
ersi
ty,
men
tori
ng
nu
rsin
g s
tud
ents
th
rou
gh
res
earc
h m
eth
od
s cu
rric
ulu
m.
Reb
ecc
a G
an
an
n
Bern
ice R
ead
Nu
rsin
g S
cho
lars
hip
Pre
nata
l &
Pare
nth
oo
d E
du
cati
on
Rese
arc
h A
ward
Reb
ecca
is a
n e
xper
ien
ced
Pu
blic
Hea
lth
Nu
rse
wh
o w
ork
ed e
xten
sive
ly w
ith
pre
gn
ant
and
par
enti
ng
wo
men
an
d t
hei
r fa
mili
es. R
ebec
ca is
cu
rren
tly
a p
art-
tim
e L
ectu
rer
and
R
esea
rch
Co
ord
inat
or
in t
he
Sch
oo
l of
Nu
rsin
g a
t M
cMas
ter
Un
iver
sity
. Sh
e is
als
o a
fu
ll-ti
me
stu
den
t an
d V
anie
r S
cho
lar
pu
rsu
ing
a P
hD
in t
he
Sch
oo
l of
Nu
rsin
g a
t M
cMas
ter
Un
iver
sity
an
d a
co
ncu
rren
t d
iplo
ma
in H
ealt
h S
ervi
ces
and
Po
licy
Res
earc
h t
ho
ug
h
the
On
tari
o T
rain
ing
Cen
tre.
Her
do
cto
ral r
esea
rch
is f
ocu
sed
on
th
e m
ult
i-le
vel f
acto
rs
that
in"
uen
ce t
he
hea
lth
of
imm
igra
nt
wo
men
po
stp
artu
m a
s w
ell a
s th
e fa
cilit
ato
rs a
nd
b
arri
ers
to a
cces
sin
g h
ealt
h c
are.
Kate
Gen
t T
he E
vely
n C
am
ero
n M
em
ori
al
Bu
rsary
(P
ed
NIG
)
Kat
e is
a R
egis
tere
d N
urs
e in
Gen
eral
Pae
dia
tric
s an
d R
esp
irat
ory
Med
icin
e at
Th
e H
osp
ital
fo
r S
ick
Ch
ildre
n. S
he
has
wo
rked
as
a cl
inic
nu
rse,
a r
esea
rch
nu
rse
in t
he
Res
pir
ato
ry M
edic
ine
pro
gra
m, a
nd
as
a cl
inic
al s
up
po
rt n
urs
e o
n t
he
in-p
atie
nt
un
it.
Sh
e h
as b
een
invo
lved
wit
h S
ick
Kid
s In
tern
atio
nal
in a
nu
rsin
g e
du
cati
on
pro
ject
. Sh
e is
cu
rren
tly
pu
rsu
ing
Mas
ter
of
Nu
rsin
g a
nd
Nu
rse
Pra
ctit
ion
er d
egre
es w
ith
a f
ocu
s o
n
mat
ern
al, i
nfa
nt
and
ch
ild h
ealt
h.
Sh
e h
op
es t
o w
ork
as
an A
dva
nce
d P
ract
ice
Nu
rse
in
the
area
of
pae
dia
tric
s w
hile
co
nti
nu
ing
to
be
invo
lved
in g
lob
al c
hild
hea
lth
init
iati
ves.
Lis
a G
urm
an
Mary
An
n M
urp
hy
Mem
ori
al
Dia
bete
s A
ward
- D
iab
ete
s N
urs
ing
In
tere
st
Gro
up
(D
NIG
)
Marg
are
t M
yers
Dia
bete
s C
lin
ical
Pra
ctic
e A
ward
- D
iab
ete
s N
urs
ing
In
tere
st G
rou
p (
DN
IG)
Lis
a is
wo
rkin
g a
s a
Clin
ical
Nu
rse
Sp
ecia
list
inte
rn f
or
in-p
atie
nt
dia
bet
es m
anag
emen
t.
Lis
a g
rad
uat
ed f
rom
th
e B
ScN
pro
gra
m a
t R
yers
on
Un
iver
sity
an
d is
cu
rren
tly
wo
rkin
g
tow
ard
s th
e co
mp
leti
on
of
her
Mas
ters
Deg
ree
at t
he
Un
iver
sity
of T
oro
nto
. Sh
e w
ou
ld li
ke
to c
on
tin
ue
her
ed
uca
tio
nal
jou
rney
by
pu
rsu
ing
her
Ph
D in
ed
uca
tio
n. S
he
has
a p
assi
on
fo
r d
iab
etes
ed
uca
tio
n a
nd
asp
ires
to
imp
rove
th
e liv
es o
f th
ose
livi
ng
wit
h t
his
dis
ease
.
Terr
y H
oll
an
d
Els
ev
ier
Can
ad
a B
oo
k A
ward
Terr
y H
olla
nd
is a
reg
iste
red
pra
ctic
al n
urs
e, p
urs
uin
g h
er b
acca
lau
reat
e d
egre
e in
nu
rsin
g
at A
thab
asca
Un
iver
sity
. Ter
ry c
urr
entl
y h
old
s th
e p
osi
tio
n o
f P
ract
ice
Co
ord
inat
or
at
Qu
inte
Hea
lth
Car
e in
Bel
levi
lle, O
nta
rio
. Her
pro
fess
ion
al p
ract
ice
role
is f
ocu
sed
on
p
rom
oti
ng
bes
t p
ract
ice
and
nu
rsin
g e
xcel
len
ce, a
nd
en
han
cin
g a
ttri
bu
tes
of
a q
ual
ity
pra
ctic
e en
viro
nm
ent
at Q
HC
.
Terr
y h
as w
ork
ed a
s a
com
mit
tee
and
co
un
cil m
emb
er w
ith
th
e C
olle
ge
of
Nu
rses
of
On
tari
o, a
nd
ser
ved
a t
erm
as
RP
N V
ice-
Pre
sid
ent
of
Exe
cuti
ve C
ou
nci
l wit
h t
he
Co
lleg
e.
Sh
e lo
ok
s fo
rwar
d t
o c
om
ple
tin
g h
er n
urs
ing
deg
ree
by
the
end
of
2012
.
Gre
esh
ma J
aco
b
Pre
nata
l &
Pare
nth
oo
d E
du
cati
on
Serv
ices
Gre
esh
ma
com
ple
ted
her
BS
cN f
rom
Yo
rk U
niv
ersi
ty in
Ju
ne
2009
an
d h
as b
een
wo
rkin
g
as a
n o
bst
etri
cal R
N s
ince
Mar
ch 2
010.
Gre
esh
ma
is c
urr
entl
y p
urs
uin
g a
Mas
ter’
s o
f S
cien
ce in
Nu
rsin
g D
egre
e at
Yo
rk U
niv
ersi
ty. T
he
qu
anti
tati
ve r
esea
rch
co
urs
e th
at
Gre
esh
ma
has
tak
en d
uri
ng
th
e M
ScN
pro
gra
m h
as s
par
ked
her
inte
rest
in r
esea
rch
, an
d
she
ho
pes
to
pu
rse
a P
hD
in t
he
nea
r fu
ture
. Sh
e is
pas
sio
nat
e ab
ou
t o
bst
etri
cal n
urs
ing
an
d is
ver
y in
tere
sted
in t
he
teac
hin
g-l
earn
ing
asp
ect
of
nu
rsin
g p
ract
ice.
Her
go
al is
to
b
eco
me
an o
bst
etri
cal n
urs
e ed
uca
tor
or
a co
lleg
e/u
niv
ersi
ty p
rofe
sso
r.
Sara
h J
en
nis
on
T
he S
t. E
lizab
eth
Healt
h C
are
Co
mm
un
ity
Nu
rsin
g S
cho
lars
hip
Sar
ah J
enn
iso
n lo
ves
peo
ple
, par
ticu
larl
y th
ose
wh
o a
re ‘a
litt
le r
ou
gh
aro
un
d t
he
edg
es’.
Cu
rren
tly
a th
ird
yea
r B
ScN
stu
den
t at
McM
aste
r U
niv
ersi
ty, S
arah
ho
pes
to
bec
om
e a
com
mu
nit
y h
ealt
h n
urs
e. A
ctiv
e in
her
co
mm
un
ity,
Sar
ah v
olu
nte
ers
wit
h a
n a
fter
-sch
oo
l p
rog
ram
in o
ne
of
Ham
ilto
n’s
po
ore
st n
eig
hb
ou
rho
od
s an
d is
th
e p
resi
den
t o
f a
cam
pu
s cl
ub
th
at r
un
s a
dro
p-i
n d
ow
nto
wn
th
at h
as o
ffer
ed p
rog
ram
s fr
om
co
ok
ing
cla
sses
fo
r ad
ult
s w
ith
dis
abili
ties
to
su
mm
er c
amp
s fo
r in
ner
cit
y k
ids.
Sh
ou
ld C
ath
y C
row
e ev
er
reti
re, S
arah
wo
uld
ver
y m
uch
lik
e to
att
emp
t to
!ll
her
sh
oes
.
2012 R
NF
OO
Awa
rd W
inners
2012 R
NF
OO
Awa
rd W
inners
CO
NG
RA
TU
LA
TIO
NS
TO
OU
R 2
012 R
NF
OO
Awa
rd W
inners
Sak
ina
Ab
bas
Julie
Kw
an
Arn
el B
orr
asD
anie
lle M
ore
y
Jacq
uel
ine
Gal
ica
Mar
ia P
ratt
Terr
y H
olla
nd
Win
nie
Su
n
Van
na
Kaz
azia
nK
nie
ssl W
agan
Bre
ann
e A
nd
erso
nL
ind
a L
iu
Do
nn
a B
row
nS
har
on
Mu
naw
a
Reb
ecca
Gan
ann
Em
ily R
ead
Gre
esh
ma
Jaco
bH
eath
er T
ho
mp
son
Sh
ann
on
Kea
stM
elin
da
Wal
l
Kim
Bel
luz
Am
and
a M
cIn
tyre
Lei
gh
Ch
apm
anK
rist
ine
New
man
Kat
e G
ent
Kat
her
ine
Ren
tsch
ler
Sar
ah J
enn
iso
nJe
nn
ifer
Tra
ino
r
Gu
ijeo
ng
Kim
Sh
aun
a W
atso
n
Sar
ah B
enb
ow
Ro
la M
ogh
abgh
ab
Ho
lly
Fre
der
ick
Kat
hry
n N
ich
ol
Lis
a G
urm
anO
on
a S
t-A
man
t
Bah
ar K
arb
alae
iA
liya
Vis
ram
Jaf
fer
Lau
ra K
rajn
jan
Ch
i Win
g Y
eun
g
Bah
ar
Karb
ala
ei
RN
FO
O G
ala
Sch
ola
rsh
ip
Bah
ar is
a 2
nd
yea
r st
ud
ent
in t
he
RP
N-B
ScN
pro
gram
at
the
Un
iver
sity
of O
nta
rio
In
stit
ute
o
f Tec
hn
olo
gy. S
he
has
bee
n s
ucc
essf
ully
bal
anci
ng
her
ro
les
as m
oth
er, R
egis
tere
d P
ract
ical
N
urs
e, s
tud
ent
wit
h h
igh
aca
dem
ic s
tan
din
gs, a
nd
act
ive
mem
ber
of s
oci
ety.
Aft
er o
bta
inin
g
her
BS
cN, s
he
pla
ns
to b
e in
volv
ed i
n p
oli
cy a
nal
ysis
, tea
chin
g, a
nd
ad
min
istr
atio
n. S
he
is a
lso
pla
nn
ing
to
ap
ply
to
th
e co
mb
ined
Mas
ter
of
Hea
lth
Ad
min
istr
atio
n/
Mas
ter
of
Nu
rsin
g p
rog
ram
in
201
3 to
gai
n t
he
nec
essa
ry k
no
wle
dg
e to
bu
ild
up
on
her
lea
der
ship
ca
reer
. Her
lo
ng
ter
m a
spir
atio
n i
s to
bec
om
e a
glo
bal
hea
lth
lea
der
.
Van
na K
azazia
n
Th
e J
en
nif
er
Aw
ard
Van
na
is in
her
th
ird
yea
r o
f th
e B
ScN
pro
gra
m a
t R
yers
on
Un
iver
sity
. Van
na
curr
entl
y vo
lun
teer
s as
a r
esea
rch
ass
ista
nt
at t
he
Ho
spit
al f
or
Sic
k C
hild
ren
stu
dyi
ng
pai
n
man
agem
ent
in c
hild
ren
wit
h ju
ven
ile id
iop
ath
ic a
rth
riti
s an
d t
ran
siti
on
rea
din
ess
in
child
ren
wit
h c
hro
nic
illn
esse
s. V
ann
a al
so v
olu
nte
ers
as a
n e
xecu
tive
mem
ber
of
the
Can
adia
n N
urs
ing
Stu
den
ts’ A
sso
ciat
ion
at
Rye
rso
n U
niv
ersi
ty. I
n a
dd
itio
n, V
ann
a is
cu
rren
tly
emp
loye
d in
her
cap
acit
y as
a n
urs
ing
stu
den
t at
Ho
llan
d B
loo
rvie
w K
ids
Reh
abili
tati
on
Ho
spit
al. V
ann
a’s
futu
re g
oal
is t
o w
ork
as
a p
aed
iatr
ic c
riti
cal c
are
nu
rse
and
to
co
nti
nu
e in
nu
rsin
g r
esea
rch
init
iati
ves.
Sh
an
no
n K
east
T
he J
en
nif
er
Aw
ard
Sh
ann
on
is c
urr
entl
y in
sen
ior
year
of
a se
con
d e
ntr
y n
urs
ing
pro
gra
m a
t th
e U
niv
ersi
ty
of T
oro
nto
. Bef
ore
en
teri
ng
th
e p
rog
ram
, sh
e co
mp
lete
d a
n H
BS
c in
bio
log
y an
d z
oo
log
y.
Sh
ann
on
was
a c
hai
rper
son
on
th
e C
NS
A R
egio
nal
Co
nfe
ren
ce p
lan
nin
g c
om
mit
tee
and
was
act
ivel
y in
volv
ed in
pla
nn
ing
a s
ucc
essf
ul c
on
fere
nce
th
at w
as h
eld
in T
oro
nto
, O
cto
ber
201
1. A
t h
er f
acu
lty,
Sh
ann
on
wo
rks
as a
res
earc
h a
ssis
tan
t, v
olu
nte
er n
ote
-tak
er
and
a m
ento
r fo
r !
rst
year
stu
den
ts. H
er p
assi
on
fo
r n
urs
ing
co
nti
nu
es t
o g
row
wit
h e
very
le
ctu
re a
nd
clin
ical
pla
cem
ent.
Up
on
gra
du
atio
n, s
he
ho
pes
to
pra
ctic
e in
on
colo
gy
or
card
iac
crit
ical
car
e.
Gu
ijeo
ng
Kim
M
ary
Bru
nn
ing
Hark
in S
cho
lars
hip
Gu
ijeo
ng
is a
fo
urt
h-y
ear
stu
den
t in
th
e B
ScN
pro
gra
m a
t Th
e U
niv
ersi
ty o
f Wes
tern
O
nta
rio
. Sh
e h
as b
een
a r
egis
tere
d p
ract
ical
nu
rse
sin
ce 2
005.
Sh
e !
nd
s ca
rin
g f
or
the
eld
erly
rew
ard
ing
sin
ce s
he
can
pro
vid
e th
em w
ith
co
mfo
rt a
nd
pre
sen
ce t
o e
nh
ance
th
e re
mai
nin
g y
ears
of
thei
r liv
es o
r ca
re d
uri
ng
th
e la
st m
om
ents
of
thei
r liv
es.
Gu
ijeo
ng
w
ants
to
pu
rsu
e h
er e
du
cati
on
at
the
gra
du
ate
leve
l rel
ated
to
ger
on
tolo
gy
and
to
bec
om
e a
nu
rse
pra
ctit
ion
er.
Gu
ijeo
ng
wan
ts t
o b
e a
nu
rse
wh
o h
as t
he
abili
ty t
o p
rovi
de
ho
listi
c an
d c
ult
ura
lly-s
ensi
tive
car
e.
Lau
ra K
rajn
jan
R
NF
OO
Gala
Sch
ola
rsh
ip
Lau
ra is
a !
rst
year
stu
den
t in
th
e R
PN
to
RN
bri
dg
ing
pro
gra
m o
ffer
ed t
hro
ug
h
Cen
ten
nia
l Co
lleg
e an
d R
yers
on
Un
iver
sity
. Sh
e is
a li
fe-l
on
g le
arn
er w
ho
is a
lway
s re
ady
to t
ake
on
new
exp
erie
nce
s an
d c
hal
len
ges
. Du
rin
g h
er p
ract
ical
nu
rsin
g p
rog
ram
(c
om
ple
ted
in A
ug
ust
201
1) s
he
par
tici
pat
ed in
a li
fe c
han
gin
g e
xper
ien
ce o
n a
nu
rsin
g
ou
trea
ch t
rip
to
Kin
gst
on
, Jam
aica
, wh
ere
the
team
pro
vid
ed h
ealt
h t
each
ing
, bas
ic
nu
rsin
g c
are,
ran
a h
ealt
h f
air,
an
d p
rovi
ded
do
nat
ed m
edic
atio
ns
and
oth
er m
edic
al
sup
plie
s.
Juli
e K
wan
O
nta
rio
Nu
rsin
g I
nfo
rmati
on
Gro
up
(O
NIG
) S
cho
lars
hip
s
Th
rou
gh
ou
t h
er c
aree
r, J
ulie
has
wo
rked
in h
osp
ital
, lo
ng
-ter
m c
are,
co
mm
un
ity,
co
mp
lex
con
tin
uin
g c
are,
an
d g
ove
rnm
ent
sett
ing
s, a
lway
s fu
lly s
up
po
rtin
g s
afet
y an
d q
ual
ity
imp
rove
men
t in
itia
tive
s. H
er a
rea
of
spec
ialt
y is
fac
ilita
tin
g c
han
ge
by
inte
gra
tin
g c
linic
al
info
rmat
ics
wit
h b
est
pra
ctic
e, w
hic
h h
as s
ho
wn
to
imp
rove
del
iver
y o
f p
atie
nt
care
an
d
enh
ance
th
e w
ork
life
of
nu
rses
. Ju
lie is
inte
rest
ed in
lead
ing
fu
ture
qu
alit
y in
itia
tive
s, w
ith
h
op
es t
hat
sh
e w
ill h
ave
a p
osi
tive
imp
act
on
th
e h
ealt
h o
f al
l On
tari
ans.
Wh
ile w
ork
ing
fu
ll-ti
me
and
rai
sin
g t
wo
yo
un
g c
hild
ren
, Ju
lie a
lso
wo
rks
tow
ard
s o
bta
inin
g h
er M
aste
r o
f N
urs
ing
at
the
Un
iver
sity
of T
oro
nto
.
Zam
in L
ad
ha
Th
e J
en
nif
er
Aw
ard
Zam
in is
cu
rren
tly
in h
is !
nal
yea
r o
f th
e S
eco
nd
-En
try
BS
cN P
rog
ram
at
the
Un
iver
sity
o
f To
ron
to h
avin
g p
revi
ou
sly
com
ple
ted
his
Bac
hel
or
of
Med
ical
Sci
ence
an
d M
aste
r o
f S
cien
ce d
egre
es. A
s th
e P
resi
den
t o
f th
e N
urs
ing
Un
der
gra
du
ate
So
ciet
y, h
e st
ron
gly
b
elie
ves
in a
dvo
cati
ng
fo
r o
ther
s an
d p
rom
oti
ng
wel
l-b
alan
ced
ed
uca
tio
nal
exp
erie
nce
s.
His
co
mp
assi
on
ate
per
son
alit
y h
as d
irec
ted
him
to
pu
rsu
e a
care
er in
pae
dia
tric
s. A
s a
form
er t
each
ing
ass
ista
nt
and
cu
rren
t re
sear
ch a
ssis
tan
t, Z
amin
is a
lso
inte
rest
ed in
ev
entu
ally
pu
rsu
ing
a c
aree
r in
aca
dem
ics
wh
ere
he
can
ed
uca
te f
utu
re g
ener
atio
ns
of
nu
rses
an
d c
on
trib
ute
to
th
e ad
van
cem
ents
in n
urs
ing
res
earc
h.
Lin
da L
iu
Th
e J
en
nif
er
Aw
ard
Lin
da
Liu
is c
urr
entl
y in
her
th
ird
yea
r o
f st
ud
ies
in t
he
Bac
hel
or
of
Sci
ence
in N
urs
ing
p
rog
ram
at
Rye
rso
n U
niv
ersi
ty, a
nd
has
co
ntr
ibu
ted
to
sev
eral
nu
rsin
g r
esea
rch
pro
ject
s as
a R
esea
rch
Ass
ista
nt
and
Res
earc
h C
oo
rdin
ato
r. A
sid
e fr
om
her
co
mp
leti
on
of
a B
ach
elo
r o
f S
cien
ce w
ith
Ho
no
urs
, Lin
da
is a
lso
an
Ass
oci
ate
of
the
Ro
yal C
on
serv
ato
ry
of
Mu
sic
in p
ian
o p
erfo
rman
ce a
nd
has
bee
n a
pia
no
tea
cher
fo
r o
ver
ten
yea
rs. H
er
clin
ical
inte
rest
s in
clu
de
exp
lori
ng
ho
w d
isco
urs
es o
f p
atie
nt
cen
tere
d c
are
shap
e d
iffe
ren
t co
nte
xts
of
hea
lth
car
e.
2012 R
NF
OO
Awa
rd W
inners
2012 R
NF
OO
Awa
rd W
inners
Am
an
da M
cIn
tyre
R
NF
OO
Un
derg
rad
uate
Sch
ola
rsh
ip
Wit
h a
BS
c in
bio
log
y fr
om
McM
aste
r U
niv
ersi
ty a
nd
an
MS
c fr
om
Un
iver
sity
of W
este
rn
On
tari
o, A
man
da
McI
nty
re is
cu
rren
tly
!n
ish
ing
her
!rs
t ye
ar o
f th
e B
ach
elo
r o
f S
cien
ce
in N
urs
ing
pro
gra
m a
t Fa
nsh
awe
Co
lleg
e in
Lo
nd
on
, On
tari
o. S
he
curr
entl
y w
ork
s w
ith
th
e L
on
do
n H
ealt
h R
esea
rch
In
stit
ute
at
St.
Jo
sep
h’s
Par
kw
oo
d h
osp
ital
, co
nd
uct
ing
re
sear
ch o
n t
ho
se w
ith
acq
uir
ed b
rain
inju
ries
an
d s
pin
al c
ord
inju
ries
. Am
and
a is
loo
kin
g
forw
ard
to
co
mp
leti
ng
her
sec
on
d u
nd
erg
rad
uat
e d
egre
e in
an
tici
pat
ion
of
wo
rkin
g in
em
erg
ency
med
icin
e, w
hile
sti
ll p
urs
uin
g h
er r
esea
rch
en
dea
vou
rs. I
n h
er s
par
e ti
me
she
pla
ys v
olle
ybal
l an
d s
occ
er, a
nd
tea
ches
pia
no
.
Ro
la M
og
hab
gh
ab
A
lum
nae A
sso
ciati
on
of
the S
cho
ol
of
Nu
rsin
g,
T
oro
nto
Gen
era
l S
cho
lars
hip
Ro
la is
a d
oct
ora
l stu
den
t at
th
e L
awre
nce
S B
loo
mb
erg
Fac
ult
y o
f N
urs
ing
, Un
iver
sity
o
f To
ron
to a
s w
ell a
s a
pra
ctic
ing
nu
rse
pra
ctit
ion
er in
ger
iatr
ics.
Ro
la’s
are
a o
f cl
inic
al
inte
rest
is g
ero
nto
log
ical
nu
rsin
g a
nd
her
res
earc
h in
tere
sts
focu
s o
n in
terv
enti
on
s to
pre
ven
t fu
nct
ion
al a
nd
co
gn
itiv
e d
eclin
e in
ho
spit
aliz
ed o
lder
ad
ult
s as
wel
l as
the
op
tim
izat
ion
of
tran
siti
on
s to
th
e co
mm
un
ity
and
oth
er s
etti
ng
s o
n d
isch
arg
e.
Her
do
cto
ral w
ork
will
fo
cus
on
exa
min
ing
co
nst
ant
ob
serv
atio
n, a
co
mm
on
ly u
sed
n
urs
ing
inte
rven
tio
n f
or
acu
tely
ill,
cog
nit
ivel
y im
pai
red
old
er a
du
lts,
to
det
erm
ine
the
char
acte
rist
ics
of
the
inte
rven
tio
n, t
he
per
ceiv
ed b
ene!
ts, a
nd
th
e lim
itat
ion
s.
Dan
iell
e M
ore
y
Reg
ina B
oro
wsk
a S
cho
lars
hip
Aft
er g
rad
uat
ing
fro
m S
t. L
awre
nce
Co
lleg
e w
ith
a D
iplo
ma
in N
urs
ing
in 2
003,
Dan
ielle
b
egan
wo
rkin
g a
s a
bed
sid
e n
urs
e in
ort
ho
ped
ics.
Sin
ce t
hen
sh
e h
as c
on
tin
ued
to
wo
rk
at t
he
bed
sid
e in
var
iou
s h
osp
ital
s an
d w
ith
a b
road
ran
ge
of
po
st-o
per
ativ
e p
atie
nts
in
clu
din
g n
euro
surg
ery,
uro
log
y, g
ener
al s
urg
ery,
th
ora
cic,
vas
cula
r, a
nd
cu
rren
tly,
ca
rdio
log
y an
d c
ard
iac
surg
ery.
Cu
rren
tly
in D
anie
lle is
in s
eco
nd
yea
r at
Qu
een
’s
Un
iver
sity
, wo
rkin
g t
ow
ard
s h
er B
ScN
, wh
ile c
on
tin
uin
g t
o w
ork
, no
w p
art-
tim
e, a
t K
ing
sto
n G
ener
al H
osp
ital
.
Sh
aro
n M
un
aw
a
Marg
are
t A
very
Mem
ori
al
Sch
ola
rsh
ip
Sh
aro
n is
a 2
0 ye
ar o
ld f
ull-
tim
e u
nd
erg
rad
uat
e st
ud
ent,
cu
rren
tly
com
ple
tin
g h
er t
hir
d
year
in t
he
Co
llab
ora
tive
Nu
rsin
g P
rog
ram
at
Rye
rso
n U
niv
ersi
ty. B
orn
an
d r
aise
d in
Z
imb
abw
e, s
he
has
alw
ays
bee
n s
ince
re a
nd
em
pat
het
ic t
ow
ard
th
e ill
. Her
pas
sio
n
for
nu
rsin
g h
as b
een
gre
atly
in"
uen
ced
by
her
ro
le m
od
el, h
er m
oth
er, w
ho
cu
rren
tly
pra
ctic
es a
s an
RP
N.
Sh
aro
n p
lan
s o
n c
om
ple
tin
g a
Mas
ters
of
Nu
rsin
g in
her
fu
ture
ca
reer
pat
h. W
ith
a p
arti
cula
r in
tere
st in
ch
ild a
nd
fam
ily h
ealt
h, s
he
awai
ts h
er g
rad
uat
ion
to
beg
in h
er d
ream
car
eer
as a
n R
N.
Kri
stin
e N
ew
man
O
nta
rio
Nu
rsin
g I
nfo
rmati
on
Gro
up
(O
NIG
) S
cho
lars
hip
s
Do
nn
a K
ett
yle
Aw
ard
- O
nta
rio
Ass
oci
ati
on
of
Reh
ab
ilit
ati
on
Nu
rses
Aw
ard
(O
AR
N)
Kri
stin
e N
ewm
an is
pre
sen
tly
a P
hD
Nu
rsin
g C
and
idat
e at
th
e U
niv
ersi
ty o
f To
ron
to
wo
rkin
g w
ith
Dr.
Dia
ne
Do
ran
. H
er b
ack
gro
un
d is
in p
rofe
ssio
nal
pra
ctic
e, n
urs
ing
ed
uca
tio
n, r
ehab
ilita
tio
n n
urs
ing
an
d s
he
curr
entl
y h
old
s h
er C
NA
cer
ti!
cati
on
in
Reh
abili
tati
on
Nu
rsin
g.
Kri
stin
e al
so h
as in
tere
sts
in n
urs
ing
ed
uca
tio
n, k
no
wle
dg
e tr
ansl
atio
n a
nd
info
rmat
ics.
Kath
ryn
Nic
ho
l D
r. S
heela
Basr
ur
an
d G
E O
nco
log
y N
urs
ing
Ed
uca
tio
n S
cho
lars
hip
Kat
hry
n is
a r
egis
tere
d n
urs
e p
urs
uin
g h
er M
aste
rs in
Sci
ence
of
Nu
rsin
g a
t th
e U
niv
ersi
ty
of
Ott
awa.
As
an in
pat
ien
t o
nco
log
y n
urs
e at
th
e O
ttaw
a H
osp
ital
, sh
e co
mb
ines
her
p
assi
on
fo
r o
nco
log
y an
d p
allia
tive
car
e. H
er p
osi
tio
n a
s a
rese
arch
ass
ista
nt
for
a la
rge,
p
an-C
anad
ian
stu
dy
incl
ud
ed t
he
dev
elo
pm
ent
of
evid
ence
-bas
ed p
roto
cols
fo
r re
mo
te
sym
pto
m m
anag
emen
t o
f p
atie
nts
rec
eivi
ng
can
cer
trea
tmen
ts. H
er t
hes
is w
ork
will
fo
cus
on
exp
lori
ng
ho
me
care
nu
rses
’ per
cep
tio
ns
of
the
usa
bili
ty o
f th
ese
evid
ence
-b
ased
pro
toco
ls in
th
eir
pra
ctic
e. H
er o
ther
love
s in
clu
de
her
hu
sban
d a
nd
th
eir
two
ra
mb
un
ctio
us
bo
ys, B
rad
y (2
½)
and
Co
op
er (
10 m
on
ths)
.
Mari
a P
ratt
P
rov
inci
al
Nu
rse E
du
cato
rs i
nte
rest
Gro
up
(P
NE
IG)
Rese
arc
h A
ward
Mar
ia P
ratt
is a
nu
rsin
g P
hD
Stu
den
t at
McM
aste
r U
niv
ersi
ty. T
he
focu
s o
f h
er t
hes
is is
to
exp
lore
th
e ex
per
ien
ces
of
un
der
gra
du
ate
clin
ical
tu
tors
dea
ling
wit
h a
nd
eva
luat
ing
u
nsa
tisf
acto
ry s
tud
ents
in c
linic
al c
ou
rses
. Sh
e cu
rren
tly
teac
hes
as
a p
art-
tim
e in
stru
cto
r in
th
e S
cho
ol o
f N
urs
ing
at
McM
aste
r. S
he
has
a v
ast
clin
ical
nu
rsin
g e
xper
ien
ce in
ad
ult
cr
itic
al c
are,
em
erg
ency
nu
rsin
g, a
nd
med
ical
/su
rgic
al n
urs
ing
. Her
lon
g-t
erm
car
eer
go
al is
to
bec
om
e a
pro
fess
or
and
to
dev
elo
p a
pro
gra
m o
f re
sear
ch f
ocu
sin
g o
n n
urs
e ed
uca
tors
’ sch
ola
rsh
ip a
nd
ped
ago
gy
in a
cad
emic
an
d c
linic
al s
etti
ng
s.
Em
ily
Read
T
he J
en
nif
er
Aw
ard
Em
ily s
tart
ed h
er p
rofe
ssio
nal
car
eer
in k
ines
iolo
gy
as a
life
styl
e co
ach
an
d p
erso
nal
tr
ain
er.
Her
love
of
hel
pin
g p
eop
le a
chie
ve t
hei
r h
ealt
h a
nd
!tn
ess
go
als
wh
ile
ove
rco
min
g p
erso
nal
ch
alle
ng
es s
par
ked
her
inte
rest
in n
urs
ing
. E
mily
is c
urr
entl
y in
her
last
yea
r o
f th
e C
om
pre
ssed
Tim
e F
ram
e p
rog
ram
at
the
Un
iver
sity
of W
este
rn
On
tari
o.
Sh
e is
co
mp
leti
ng
her
inte
gra
tive
pra
ctic
um
on
th
e ch
ild a
nd
ad
ole
scen
t m
enta
l h
ealt
h a
nd
eat
ing
dis
ord
ers
un
it a
t Vic
tori
a h
osp
ital
an
d h
op
es t
o w
ork
th
ere
wh
en s
he’
s co
mp
lete
d h
er d
egre
e. E
mily
als
o p
lan
s to
pu
rsu
e h
er P
hD
in N
urs
ing
in t
he
fall
of
2012
.
2012 R
NF
OO
Awa
rd W
inners
2012 R
NF
OO
Awa
rd W
inners
Kath
eri
ne R
en
tsch
ler
Halt
on
RN
AO
Ch
ap
ter
Sch
ola
rsh
ip
Kat
her
ine
is a
th
ird
yea
r n
urs
ing
stu
den
t at
Rye
rso
n U
niv
ersi
ty.
Bef
ore
sh
e em
bar
ked
o
n a
car
eer
in n
urs
ing
, Kat
her
ine
com
ple
ted
a B
ach
elo
r o
f E
du
cati
on
deg
ree
and
gai
ned
ex
ten
sive
exp
erie
nce
wo
rkin
g w
ith
ch
ildre
n in
div
erse
set
tin
gs
bo
th in
Can
ada
and
o
vers
eas.
Her
co
nta
ct w
ith
nu
rses
an
d p
atie
nts
du
rin
g a
rec
ent
pla
cem
ent
at S
ick
Kid
s h
as in
spir
ed a
str
on
g in
tere
st in
ped
iatr
ic n
urs
ing
. K
ath
erin
e h
op
es t
o w
ork
in p
edia
tric
n
urs
ing
an
d c
on
tin
ue
her
stu
die
s at
a g
rad
uat
e le
vel.
Oo
na S
t-A
man
t B
ern
ice R
ead
Nu
rsin
g S
cho
lars
hip
Oo
na
St-
Am
ant,
RN
, MS
cN is
th
e g
rate
ful r
ecip
ien
t o
f C
IHR
Do
cto
ral A
war
d in
Hea
lth
S
ervi
ces
and
Po
pu
lati
on
Hea
lth
in H
IV/A
IDS
. Ms.
St-
Am
ant
com
ple
ted
her
BS
cN f
rom
th
e U
niv
ersi
ty o
f O
ttaw
a in
200
6, a
nd
her
MS
cN f
rom
th
e U
niv
ersi
ty o
f Wes
tern
On
tari
o
in 2
008.
Oo
na
is c
urr
entl
y a
Do
cto
ral C
and
idat
e an
d f
ou
rth
-yea
r P
hD
stu
den
t at
th
e A
rth
ur
Lab
att
Fam
ily S
cho
ol o
f N
urs
ing
at
UW
O. W
ith
a k
een
inte
rest
in h
ealt
h r
esea
rch
, M
s. S
t-A
man
t h
op
es t
o c
on
trib
ute
to
th
e N
urs
ing
pro
fess
ion
th
rou
gh
her
res
earc
h o
n
inte
rnat
ion
al h
ealt
hca
re d
eliv
ery
and
HIV
/AID
S c
are.
Win
nie
Su
n
RN
FO
O G
ala
Sch
ola
rsh
ip (
Ph
D)
Th
e C
om
mu
nit
y H
ealt
h N
urs
es’
In
itia
tiv
e G
rou
p (
CH
NIG
) R
ese
arc
h
Aw
ard
Win
nie
Su
n g
rad
uat
ed f
rom
th
e B
scN
pro
gra
m a
nd
Mas
ter
of
Nu
rsin
g in
Ad
min
istr
atio
n
at t
he
Un
iver
sity
of T
oro
nto
. S
ince
200
2, s
he
has
bee
n a
mem
ber
of
the
Nu
rsin
g F
acu
lty
at T
ren
t U
niv
ersi
ty.
Sh
e is
no
w a
ctiv
ely
invo
lved
in r
esea
rch
pro
ject
s to
exp
lore
th
e d
evel
op
men
t o
f re
mo
te m
on
ito
rin
g t
ech
no
log
ies
for
ho
me
care
clie
nts
an
d t
he
use
of
bes
t p
ract
ice
gu
idel
ines
in c
om
mu
nit
y h
ealt
h n
urs
ing
. W
inn
ie S
un
is a
Ph
D c
and
idat
e in
Nu
rsin
g a
t U
of T
, an
d h
er d
oct
ora
l dis
sert
atio
n is
exa
min
ing
th
e re
lati
on
ship
bet
wee
n
ther
apeu
tic
self
-car
e ab
ility
an
d t
he
occ
urr
ence
of
adve
rse
ou
tco
mes
am
on
g h
om
e ca
re
clie
nts
in O
nta
rio
.
Heath
er
Th
om
son
P
rov
inci
al
Nu
rse E
du
cato
rs I
nte
rest
Gro
up
(P
NE
IG)
Aw
ard
Hea
ther
Th
om
son
is a
Ph
D S
tud
ent
in t
he
Law
ren
ce S
. Blo
om
ber
g F
acu
lty
of
Nu
rsin
g
at t
he
Un
iver
sity
of T
oro
nto
. In
her
do
cto
ral s
tud
ies,
sh
e is
fo
cusi
ng
on
res
earc
h r
elat
ed
to p
atie
nt
safe
ty, s
pec
i!ca
lly h
and
ove
r co
mm
un
icat
ion
. Acc
ord
ing
to
rec
ent
liter
atu
re,
com
mu
nic
atio
n f
ailu
res
wer
e fo
un
d t
o b
e a
maj
or
cau
se o
f se
nti
nel
eve
nts
in h
osp
ital
s. B
y ad
dre
ssin
g c
om
mu
nic
atio
n b
reak
do
wn
s th
at o
ccu
r d
uri
ng
cri
tica
l in
form
atio
n e
xch
ang
es
such
as
han
do
ver,
it is
bel
ieve
d t
hat
pat
ien
t sa
fety
ou
tco
mes
can
be
imp
rove
d.
Jen
nif
er
Tra
ino
r R
eg
ina B
oro
wsk
a S
cho
lars
hip
J en
nif
er is
an
RN
fro
m M
on
trea
l, g
rad
uat
ing
fro
m J
oh
n A
bb
ott
Co
lleg
e in
201
0. S
he
is
pre
sen
tly
enro
lled
in t
he
po
st-R
N B
ach
elo
r o
f N
urs
ing
Sci
ence
at
Qu
een
’s U
niv
ersi
ty.
Sh
e is
em
plo
yed
in t
he
Neo
nat
al I
nte
nsi
ve C
are
Un
it a
t th
e Je
wis
h G
ener
al H
osp
ital
in
Mo
ntr
eal.
Jen
nif
er w
ou
ld e
ven
tual
ly li
ke
to p
urs
ue
a m
aste
r’s
deg
ree
in n
urs
ing
, maj
ori
ng
in
glo
bal
/in
tern
atio
nal
hea
lth
or
bec
om
e a
Nu
rse
Pra
ctit
ion
er. H
er m
ain
are
as o
f in
tere
st
incl
ud
e fe
rtili
ty a
nd
mat
ern
al w
ell-
bei
ng
.
Ali
ya V
isra
m J
aff
er
Th
e E
vely
n C
am
ero
n M
em
ori
al
Bu
rsary
(P
ed
NIG
)
Aliy
a is
cu
rren
tly
in h
er s
eco
nd
yea
r o
f th
e M
aste
rs in
Nu
rsin
g /
Ped
iatr
ic N
urs
e P
ract
itio
ner
Pro
gra
m a
t th
e U
niv
ersi
ty o
f To
ron
to.
Sh
e h
as b
een
wo
rkin
g in
Ped
iatr
ic
On
colo
gy
at t
he
Ho
spit
al f
or
Sic
k C
hild
ren
fo
r th
e p
ast
six
year
s, a
nd
bri
ng
s w
ith
her
a
rich
nu
rsin
g b
ack
gro
un
d.
Aliy
a h
as b
een
act
ivel
y en
gag
ed in
her
wo
rk c
om
mu
nit
y,
bo
th a
mo
ng
st c
om
mit
tees
, as
a C
linic
al S
up
po
rt N
urs
e, a
nd
th
rou
gh
pre
cep
tin
g a
nd
m
ento
rin
g.
Aliy
a is
pas
sio
nat
e ab
ou
t ch
ildre
n’s
hea
lth
an
d s
afet
y, a
nd
ho
pes
to
pra
ctic
e in
an
acu
te c
are
sett
ing
up
on
gra
du
atio
n a
nd
reg
istr
atio
n in
th
e S
um
mer
of
2013
.
Kn
iess
l W
ag
an
M
ate
rnal
Ch
ild
Nu
rses
Inte
rest
Gro
up
(M
CN
IG M
ast
ers
)
Kn
iess
l gra
du
ated
fro
m t
he
BS
cN p
rog
ram
at
McM
aste
r U
niv
ersi
ty. S
he’
s b
een
w
ork
ing
as
a st
aff
RN
in t
he
Neo
nat
al I
nte
nsi
ve C
are
Un
it a
t M
cMas
ter
Ch
ildre
n’s
H
osp
ital
fo
r !
ve y
ears
. Kn
iess
l is
pu
rsu
ing
a M
aste
r’s
of
Sci
ence
in N
urs
ing
Deg
ree
at
McM
aste
r U
niv
ersi
ty. H
er c
linic
al a
nd
res
earc
h in
tere
sts
are
in n
eon
ato
log
y an
d n
urs
ing
p
rece
pto
rsh
ip. S
he
wo
uld
lik
e to
fo
cus
on
ho
w t
o p
rovi
de
qu
alit
y se
rvic
es t
o t
he
hig
h-r
isk
p
rete
rm p
op
ula
tio
n a
nd
th
eir
fam
ilies
, op
tim
ize
lon
g-t
erm
dev
elo
pm
enta
l ou
tco
mes
an
d
pro
mo
te e
ffec
tive
fam
ily f
un
ctio
nin
g. U
po
n c
om
ple
tio
n o
f h
er M
aste
rs, K
nie
ssl p
lan
s o
n s
pec
ializ
ing
in n
eon
atal
nu
rsin
g t
hro
ug
h t
he
Ad
van
ced
Neo
nat
al N
urs
e P
ract
itio
ner
P
rog
ram
.
Meli
nd
a W
all
T
he C
om
mu
nit
y H
ealt
h N
urs
es’
In
itia
tiv
e G
rou
p (
CH
NIG
) E
du
cati
on
al
Sch
ola
rsh
ip
Mel
ind
a co
mp
lete
d h
er B
ScN
in 2
006
fro
m T
ren
t U
niv
ersi
ty. H
er c
linic
al p
ract
ice
bac
kg
rou
nd
is in
men
tal h
ealt
h a
nd
pu
blic
hea
lth
/hea
lth
pro
mo
tio
n. S
he
is k
een
ly
inte
rest
ed in
nu
rsin
g’s
co
llect
ive
iden
tity
, fac
tors
in"
uen
cin
g t
he
nu
rsin
g p
rofe
ssio
n, a
nd
n
urs
ing
pro
fess
ion
al p
ract
ice.
Mel
ind
a is
cu
rren
tly
com
ple
tin
g h
er M
N d
egre
e in
th
e !
eld
of
adm
inis
trat
ion
fro
m t
he
Un
iver
sity
of T
oro
nto
. In
her
fu
ture
res
earc
h, M
elin
da
ho
pes
to
exp
lore
th
e im
pac
t o
f C
hie
f N
urs
ing
Exe
cuti
ves/
Of!
cers
on
sta
ff-l
evel
nu
rse
emp
ow
erm
ent.
2012 R
NF
OO
Awa
rd W
inners
2012 R
NF
OO
Awa
rd W
inners
Sh
au
na W
ats
on
RN
FO
O U
nd
erg
rad
uate
Sch
ola
rsh
ip
Sh
aun
a is
co
nti
nu
ing
her
ed
uca
tio
n a
t th
e U
niv
ersi
ty o
f To
ron
to in
th
e B
ScN
pro
gra
m.
Sh
e h
as b
een
act
ivel
y in
volv
ed in
th
e fa
cult
y as
a r
esea
rch
-ass
ista
nt
and
a s
tud
ent
cou
nci
l ‘G
lob
ally
-In
tere
sted
-Nu
rse’
. Her
inte
rest
in Q
ual
ity
Imp
rove
men
t w
ork
was
sp
ark
ed
du
rin
g h
er c
om
mu
nit
y p
lace
men
t, a
nd
sh
e n
ow
wo
rks
as a
n I
nst
itu
te-f
or-
Hea
lth
care
-Im
pro
vem
ent
team
-lea
d, s
up
ervi
sin
g a
n in
ter-
pro
fess
ion
al t
eam
of
stu
den
ts t
o h
elp
fa
cilit
ate
clie
nt
acce
ss a
nd
eq
uit
y. I
n t
he
futu
re, S
hau
na
ho
pes
to
be
invo
lved
in v
ario
us
rese
arch
, tea
chin
g a
nd
ed
uca
tio
n o
pp
ort
un
itie
s to
ad
van
ce n
urs
ing
pra
ctic
e an
d p
rom
ote
q
ual
ity
care
. Sh
e is
inte
rest
ed in
pu
rsu
ing
a M
N/N
P-d
egre
e an
d e
ven
tual
ly t
each
ing
wit
hin
th
e B
loo
mb
erg
Fac
ult
y.
Ab
igail
Wic
kso
n-G
rif!
ths
Alu
mn
ae A
sso
ciati
on
of
the S
cho
ol
of
Nu
rsin
g, T
oro
nto
Gen
era
l S
cho
lars
hip
Ab
igai
l Wic
kso
n-G
rif!
ths
gra
du
ated
fro
m M
cMas
ter
Un
iver
sity
’s B
ScN
pro
gra
m in
200
6 an
d w
ent
on
to
co
mp
lete
th
e M
N p
rog
ram
at
Rye
rso
n U
niv
ersi
ty in
200
8. H
er m
aste
r’s
thes
is f
ocu
sed
on
mea
ltim
e st
rate
gie
s fo
r p
eop
le w
ith
dem
enti
a an
d t
hei
r ca
reg
iver
s liv
ing
in t
he
com
mu
nit
y. S
he
is c
urr
entl
y a
Ph
D s
tud
ent
in t
he
Sch
oo
l of
Nu
rsin
g a
t M
cMas
ter
Un
iver
sity
an
d is
su
per
vise
d b
y D
r. S
har
on
Kaa
sala
inen
. As
a st
ud
ent
trai
nee
w
ith
th
e Q
ual
ity
Palli
ativ
e C
are
in L
on
g-T
erm
Car
e A
llian
ce p
roje
ct, A
big
ail w
ill f
ocu
s o
n
eval
uat
ing
an
ad
van
ce c
are
pla
nn
ing
pro
gra
m a
imed
at
per
son
s w
ith
dem
enti
a fo
r h
er
do
cto
ral t
hes
is w
ork
.
Ch
i W
ing
(L
ily
)Yeu
ng
L
ipp
inco
tt W
illi
am
s an
d W
ilk
ins
Bo
ok
Aw
ard
Lily
is c
urr
entl
y a
seco
nd
yea
r n
urs
ing
stu
den
t at
Rye
rso
n U
niv
ersi
ty. S
he
is p
assi
on
ate
abo
ut
rese
arch
an
d b
elie
ves
that
lear
nin
g is
a n
ever
-en
din
g p
roce
ss. S
he
is a
nu
rsin
g
rep
rese
nta
tive
of
Rye
rso
n I
nte
r-p
rofe
ssio
nal
Stu
den
t E
du
cato
rs a
nd
a m
emb
er o
f R
egis
tere
d N
urs
es’ A
sso
ciat
ion
of
On
tari
o. S
he
is in
tere
sted
in p
ub
lic a
nd
co
mm
un
ity
hea
lth
, an
d w
ish
es t
o p
urs
ue
a ca
reer
as
a p
rim
ary
hea
lth
car
e n
urs
e p
ract
itio
ner
. Sh
e al
so
wis
hes
to
tak
e an
act
ive
role
in r
esea
rch
, co
ntr
ibu
tin
g t
o e
xpan
sio
n o
f n
urs
ing
kn
ow
led
ge
and
dev
elo
pm
ent
of
evid
ence
-bas
ed p
ract
ice.
2012 R
NF
OO
Awa
rd W
inners
Con
gratu
lation
s to
th
e 2
011
-2012 r
eci
pie
nts
:
Inte
rnati
on
all
y E
du
cate
d N
urs
es
Lau
reta
Bo
fja
Lad
y Ja
mes
An
ne
Bo
lon
gai
ta
Arn
el B
orr
as
Xia
oro
ng
Zh
ang
Bin
od
Bar
alH
elen
Ch
rist
ou
L
auri
e D
oxt
ato
rK
imb
erle
y-A
nn
Fli
nt
Trev
or
Joh
nso
n
Mel
ani
Ko
shm
anD
ian
e R
osc
oe
Nic
ole
Sau
nd
ers
Han
sa V
ader
aK
ath
y W
ach
on
Th
e R
oll
ing
Sto
nes
/ C
PI
Sch
ola
rsh
ip f
or
Th
e A
dv
an
cem
en
t o
f N
urs
ing
Pro
fess
ion
al
Pra
ctic
e i
n I
nfe
ctio
n C
on
tro
l
May
2011
to
Jan
2012
SA
RS
Mem
ori
al
Fu
nd
fo
r In
fect
ion
Co
ntr
ol
Pra
ctit
ion
ers
SA
RS
Aw
ard
s M
ay
2011
to
Jan
2012
Mar
y A
lacq
ua
Go
w
Car
ol
Ch
an
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tild
a D
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va
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y) J
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ne
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w
Kyl
a V
an D
use
n
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ma
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nah
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ne
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lo
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nn
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l
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sta
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l R
ots
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hel
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