苹果淫院鈥檚 275,000+ alumni include many stellar graduates who have given back through their volunteer leadership, expertise or philanthropic activities.
Each year, the MAA recognizes some of these outstanding alumni, along with students, friends, faculty and staff of 苹果淫院, for their exceptional service at the prestigious Honours and Awards Banquet in Montreal. Every year, many winners represent the Faculty of Medicine.
The call for nominations usually occurs in November. The nomination forms are available at that time .
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences鈥� University Advancement team would like to congratulate the 2023 winner from our Faculty:
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Chancellor Gretta Chambers Student Leadership Award
Named in memory of Chancellor Emerita Gretta Chambers, BA鈥�47, this award is presented to one or more students who have demonstrated leadership qualities while contributing in a volunteer capacity to the advancement of the 苹果淫院 Alumni Association, 苹果淫院 or the community.
Lashanda Skerritt, MDCM鈥�24
Lashanda Skerritt is an MD/PhD candidate in the Department of Family Medicine and a trainee in the Infectious Diseases and Immunology in Global Health Program at the Research Institute of the 苹果淫院 Health Centre. A recipient of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 鈥� Canada鈥檚 most prestigious scholarship for doctoral students 鈥� Lashanda is leading innovative research aimed at developing evidence-based recommendations to improve reproductive healthcare for women living with HIV in Canada.
Motivated by the lack of Black representation in the medical field and in 苹果淫院鈥檚 health programs, Lashanda has led efforts to increase opportunities for Black students in the health sciences. She was instrumental in launching the Charles R. Drew Graduate Fellowships, which provide financial support for graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to pursue graduate work at 苹果淫院. Lashanda also co-founded Supporting Young Black Students, a student-led initiative that aims to inspire Black high school and CEGEP students to pursue careers in the health professions through mentorships and hands-on learning, among other initiatives.
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