2015
Creating a stronger, healthier future
Dr. Margaret Steele's work as a child and adolescent psychiatrist has provided first-hand exposure to the needs of children, adolescents, adults and families living in poverty who experience mental health problems and undergo significant transitions and new beginnings...
Violence Against Women Services Elgin County
As an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry, and a practicing psychiatrist at Victoria Hospital, Dr. Heidi Haensel is a prime volunteer for Violence Against Women Services Elgin County. She possesses the theoretical and experiential knowledge that is valuable when dealing with the physical and mental well-being of victims...
Empowering first responders through education
Anatomy workshop forms the foundation of a unique partnership between medical students and first responders...
Stephen Sims, PhD - Water Life Initiative
Stephen Sims, PhD, a cellular physiologist in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, is a longstanding member of the Water Life Initiative: an organization that aims at ensuring the continued health and vitality of the water system within the District of Muskoka...
A recipe for happiness
“It’s as easy as making a decision and sticking to it,” said Krista Cook, MSc Candidate. Cook's attitude toward her commitments has helped guide her academic career, taken her from Kingston, Ontario to St. John’s, Newfoundland by bicycle, and opened her mind to a unique volunteering experience with Growing Chefs London...
Creating a community to grow, live, study, work and play
One of Ghandi’s famous proverbs: “Be the change that you wish to see in the world” resonates with Melanie Katsivo, PhD, research officer, as she volunteers for a third time with Western Serves...
Diversifying perspectives to strengthen our community
Steven Brunet, a fourth-year BMSc student, isn’t deterred by his busy school schedule to provide health care education to students in underprivileged communities. He believes that contributing his time and effort to work internationally will gradually help underprivileged communities reach self-sufficiency...
Enhancing self-esteem through smiles
When Dr. Bruce Hill, adjunct clinical professor, is not instructing with the Graduate Orthodontics program, he is giving back to the community by volunteering his time with the Children’s Aid Society of London and Middlesex...
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