2017
Giving hope to ALS patients
Residency brings many unexpected challenges. For Resident Alumna, Brittney Parlett, it was her husband Jeff Perreault being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Instead of giving up hope, Dr. Parlett excelled in her residency, cared for her husband and raised money for ALS research...
Passion for a cause
Through a careful balance of demanding academics and extra-curricular activities, Hunster Yang, Honors Specialization in Neuroscience, BSc'18 candidate, has discovered some of his true passions in life...
Spearheading humanitarian surgical missions
Alumna Dr. Toni Zhong, MD’02, is featured in a video that recently won an award from the News Photographers Association of Canada...
Inspiring young girls through STEM
The Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS) is inspiring young girls across Canada to join science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Founded in 1992 by Schulich Medicine & Dentistry’s own Dr. Evelyn Vingilis and her then nine-year-old daughter Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko, CAGIS’ impact reaches far beyond the local community...
Building a stronger London
Impacting the lives of hundreds of thousands of Londoners is an ambitious task, but Vicki Douvalis is willing to take on the challenge...
Strengthening communities through research
Gerald McKinley, PhD, believes that giving back to the community isn’t a single event, it’s a responsibility that should be fulfilled over a life-time. The assistant professor puts this belief into practice through his research and its application with First Nations communities across Ontario.
Connection Creator
Nicole Dorssers aspires to make her community her family, volunteering with five local charities and groups.
Learning from Syrian refugee children
Refugee children from Syria might not think that they have a lot to teach others. Mazen El-Baba, MA’17 thinks differently and is using his passion for research and his commitment to the community to help refugee children transition into Canadian society.
