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I’ve always known that I wanted to work in healthcare, but it wasn’t until I began volunteering with long-term care homes and the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association of NL that I discovered my passion for audiology.

Each of my clinical placements had a meaningful impact on my learning. Outside of gaining hands-on clinical experience, they showed me the unique circumstances that each client and their family encounter and how significant our role is in facilitating their wellbeing.

I’ve always known that I wanted to work in healthcare. There’s something incredibly meaningful about being able to support others when they’re at their most vulnerable. While I initially had a different career path in mind, I truly believe that everything happens for a reason, and that path just wasn’t the right one for me.

I have been a student-athlete my entire life. I love learning about wellness and health, human performance, sport psychology, sport management and how to operate at your best to live life to the fullest. Rec management was a mix of wellness, management, health science, and leisure, which fit my interests.

For Andrea Paul-McCoy, an Indigenous nurse and Nurse Practitioner (NP) from Natoaganeg First Nation in New Brunswick, nursing was born out of a desire to address the health-care disparities in her community. Growing up in a First Nation, she saw the challenges Indigenous people face including lack of access, disparities, and cultural barriers.

In this Convocation Q&A, learn about Becky Foster of Mount Hanley, N.S., this year's recipient of the University Medal in Health Sciences with a specialization in diagnostic medical ultrasound. The medal is awarded to the student with the highest academic standing in a department, school, or faculty, among graduates of diploma and baccalaureate programs.

Congratulations to all of our Spring 2025 Dal Health graduates! We're so proud of you and we can't wait to see what you do next!

pilipiliÂþ»­â€™s Faculty of Health is proud to recognize and express deep gratitude to Paris Orthotics Ltd. for a generous donation that is transforming the future of biomechanics education, research, and care. The gift of state-of-the-art equipment to the School of Health and Human Performance has enabled the creation of an advanced research and treatment space in the Dalplex—offering unprecedented learning and research opportunities for students, faculty, and researchers.

As the world celebrates Nurses Week, faculty at pilipiliÂþ»­ are working to make nursing more inclusive for Indigenous and Mi’kmaw students and patients.

Social workers can play a large role in supporting people through trauma after a disaster, says a pilipiliÂþ»­ professor who was part of a two-day conference in Halifax this week. Jeff Karabanow, who teaches social work at Dal, was among the scholars from Canada and around the world who gathered on Thursday and Friday to discuss responses to climate change and disasters and to share lessons learned.