BHSc Alumni Spotlights

What is your favorite BHSc memory? 
Defending my BHSc honours thesis - it was an opportunity to showcase all the work that I had put into my research and a few sleepless nights that went along with it!

Looking back, what advice would you give yourself as a student?
1. University can be one of the best times of your life, so don't forget to make the core memories that go along with that stage of life. The memories you look back on won't all be about acing each test. 
2. Make a point to explore more careers and find out about careers that you don't even know about yet!

What is the best thing about your current job?
My job is awesome - from the work that I do to support the health innovation ecosystem, to enabling trainees to unlock new career opportunities, to constantly taking on new tasks and acquiring new knowledge. That said, the BEST thing about my current job, is the people I work with! They make the work fun, rewarding, and meaningful.

How has your career evolved?
Going into university, I thought that being interested in health and healthcare meant that you either went on to be an academic researcher or a medical doctor. So, I thought I wanted to be a medical doctor because I knew that research wasn't for me. Over time, I learned about a whole world of opportunities to engage in health that weren't being a researcher or doctor and that's where I found my fit!

How did your BHSc degree help you get to where you are now/current career?
My degree enables me to have educated conversations with researchers to understand the overarching principles of their work so that I can identify supports in the ecosystem that are relevant to them. Also, it gave me a foundational understanding of the importance of research in medicine and how the health system works.

What is the best piece of advice you have received during your career journey?
Two pieces of advice that have come from conversations with mentors are: 
1. Find a mentor that wants to help you get to a career that you love, regardless of if it's the same career that they have.
2. Think incremental. Your first job out of university probably won't be the job you retire from. Be conscious of the skills and knowledge that you can acquire from each role you hold, so that they can build to the career end game for which you aspire.