Po-Ting Award My name is Kulvir, and I am a third-year nursing student at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops. Nursing has always been my passion. My mother nurtured me to care for others. I have always wanted to make a difference in someone’s life, make them smile in their hard time, and be their strength with a positive attitude. The nursing profession has made it possible to accomplish these goals. I respect the time spent with clients in various settings and actively listen to their health needs. I enjoy the time while volunteering at different health facilities and learning new things. M ..read more

CNF Indigenous Award I am Mi’kmaq 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. My Great Grammy was a traditional healer and delivered hundreds of babies along the West coast of the island. Her story and resiliency grounded in her traditional knowledge fascinated me and influenced my decision to want to be a nurse. I graduated from the Bachelor of Nursing program at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Western Reg ..read more

CNF Indigenous Award I am Mi’kmaq 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. My Great Grammy was a traditional healer and delivered hundreds of babies along the West coast of the island. Her story and resiliency grounded in her traditional knowledge fascinated me and influenced my decision to want to be a nurse. I graduated from the Bachelor of Nursing program at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Western Reg ..read more

Tylenol PhD Award I am Josephine Francis Xavier, currently in my second year Ph.D. in nursing at York University and a lactation Consultant at Trillium Health Partners, Toronto, Canada. Teaching has always been my passion, inspired by my dad and aunt, who were professional teachers. At first, I wanted to be a physics professor. Because nursing contributed to financial stability and job security, I started my nursing career to support my siblings. Also, due to my birth history as a preemie baby (27 weeks gestation), I was deeply drawn to maternal and child health during my undergraduate pr ..read more

Tylenol PhD Award Ever since I was a little girl, I have always had a fascination with nursing. When I was only 9 years old, I attended my cousin’s birth against everyone’s advice. Since then, my interest in nursing has only grown. As a registered nurse, I worked for almost five years in an emergency department in Quebec. During this time, I realized how necessary the nursing profession is to the healthcare system and how much it has the potential to propose innovative solutions to the various problems it faces. Therefore, I undertook a master’s degree in nursing because I wanted to contribute ..read more

Tylenol PhD Award My motivation to pursue nursing began as a young adult when my grandmother was admitted into a long-term care home, and I wanted to learn ways to support her complex medical needs. Even though my grandmother passed away shortly after I completed my nursing program, her death further motivated me to understand, value, and demonstrate the importance of a client-centred care approach for older adults. I value the complex medical needs, personalities, and life experiences of my clients as essential to my nursing philosophy when caring for them, especially those clients with demen ..read more

New Brunswick Nursing Award I never imagined I would become a nurse. I joined the Canadian Armed Forces Health Services Primary Reserve looking for excitement and opportunity as a young adult. I became a Medical Technician and learned so much about myself, the world, and health care as a result. These opportunities helped me find my way to nursing. Almost 20 years later, I could not imagine a different path! Currently, I am privileged to be a Teaching Professor in the Bachelor of Nursing Accelerated  Program (BNAP) at the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Moncton site. I have been a mem ..read more

NANB/TD Meloche Monnex Centennial Doctoral Scholarship I feel fortunate to be a member of the nursing profession for almost 13 years now. I chose nursing because I am passionate about helping others. My career choice was motivated by my desire to care for people. I also decided to become a nurse because the profession offers a wealth of opportunities, including the possibility of furthering my education. After two years as a bedside nurse in the maternity ward, a field I really love, I enjoyed taking on some of the challenges that come with this work. This led me to pursue a master’s degree in ..read more

Merck Canada Doctoral Nursing Award I became interested in pursuing a career in nursing because I wanted to help support people living with cancer. Nursing seemed like a great fit for me, given the unique role of nurses as the first point of contact for patients and families in the healthcare system. My interest in cancer care grew during my final placement as a nursing student in an outpatient oncology clinic, which inspired me to become a certified oncology nurse. Eventually, my passion for supporting optimal outcomes for people living with cancer led me to pursue graduate studies in nu ..read more

Dr. Dorothy J. Kergin Fellowship As I reflect upon my 18-year nursing career, I recall what led me to become a nurse: a desire to support individuals across their healthcare experiences and a passion for learning. Upon graduation, my identity as a nurse took shape in my work as a nurse in Woman and Child health, and it was an honour to support patients and their families in the clinical setting. In 2014, a turning point in my nursing career, was my first role within nursing education as a clinical instructor. It was the first clinical rotation for many of the students in my first clinical grou ..read more