Do What Makes Your Heart Sing
My job is to provide good, safe information to primary care providers and others. With this knowledge they may feel empowered to screen and advise patients on preventive measures. Amanda Annett zoomed in on the human heart. Her interest in its eloquent and essential function began in her third-year practicum placement on the cardiac unit […]
Alum Selected a 2024 Canada’s Most Powerful Woman
Congratulations, Dr. Rachel Ollivier, 2016 BSN alumnus, on being recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network. Dr. Ollivier is a nurse practitioner and women’s health scientist at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre and the Women’s Health Research Institute. In these roles, she provides care to […]
Nursing Alum Finds Her Niche as Entrepreneur
2017 BSN alumnus Erika Wiklund practiced in a variety of nursing roles before finding her bliss as co-owner and operator of Organic Glow Medical Aesthetics. Our skin’s health is more than skin deep. As Erika Wiklund, 2017 Bachelor of Science in Nursing alumnus, explains, “So much is connected to our skin’s health. It is a […]
Finding a Home Far and Away
For recent UBC Okanagan School of Nursing graduate Nomawn Shahzad, doing a rural and remote practicum in Haida Gwaii turned out to be a life-changing decision. On the morning walk to his shift at the hospital, Nomawn watches the clouds glide along the shoreline. He passes the wharf where fishers prepare for their day. He […]