Commitment to the Community with Travis Barron, Medicine Class of 2017
For Travis Barron, Medicine Class of 2017, community involvement and the medical profession are unquestionably linked.
“A unique part of medicine is the position in the community that a doctor holds,” he explained. “It’s not only about being part of a community, but also having the opportunity to help improve it.”
Through several initiatives, the second year medical student is working to give back to the Windsor community.
This past year, he assisted with an aquatic rehabilitation class for heart attack and stroke patients with the Windsor and Essex Community Health Centre. He plans to continue his involvement with the Centre for the remainder of his four years in the city.
Barron has also been a member of the MedPals program, acting as a mentor to local high school students with an interest in pursuing post-secondary education and health professions. This year, he is serving as an executive for the program and will help facilitate outreach to local schools, organize the Windsor Program volunteers and plan events.
If that weren’t enough, Barron also volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Windsor Essex, and was recently matched with a young man.
“I’ve tried to become as involved as I can,” he said. “I’m dedicated to voluntarism and continuing something that I’ve made a part of my life since high school.”
Barron came to the Windsor Program from St. John’s, Newfoundland. Having completed his undergraduate degree at Memorial University, the Windsor Program appealed to him for its size and community.
“I was thrilled to find the students, staff and entire Windsor community very welcoming - they made me feel right at home,” he said. “This is now my community, so I want to be a part of it and give back.”
