Congratulations to the 2021 Board of Governors Medal recipient, third-year nursing student Sylwia Borawski. The Board of Governors Medal recognizes the students with the highest academic standing cumulative average and major average in the program. Great work, Sylwia!
November 26, 2018: Congratulations to the following Nursing faculty award winners who were recognized at last week’s Celebration of Teaching Excellence:
National Award:
Student Initiated Awards:
November 22, 2018: Nursing Assistant Professor Edward Cruz recently passed the Canadian Nurse Educator Certification Exam and now holds the Canadian Certified Nurse Educator (CCNE) designation.
The Canadian Nurse Educator Certification Program fosters excellence in the academic nurse educator role and provides recognition and merit for the specialized knowledge, expertise, and competencies of this role in Canada. The CCNE designation indicates that the recipient has completed academic training in nursing education and is prepared to offer exceptional teaching and learning initiatives.
November 9, 2018 - Congratulations to Fabrice Mowbray (BScN 2014, MScN 2017), who is the recipient of this year's Odyssey Award. This award recognizes alumni who are in the early years of their careers and have distinguished themselves through successes in their professional endeavours or achievements in community service. See details in the Daily News.
October 29, 2018: Congratulations to Dr. Maher El-Masri and his team for successful funding from the Erie St Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) for “A comparative study of the e-rehabilitation and normal care for mild or moderate strokes in the ESC LHIN”. Co-Investigators include Dr. Susan Fox and Dr. Michelle Freeman.
October 1, 2018 - Congratulations to the following Nursing faculty and student who were featured in the current issue of the VIEW Magazine, published by the Alumni Office:
August 28, 2018: Congratulations to Nicole Wall who successfully defended her MScN thesis titled "Student Nurses’ Perception of Sleep Quality" on August 24, 2018. Her committee members included: Dr. Christine Thrasher (supervisor), Dr. Michelle Freeman (internal reader), and Dr. Sarah Woodruff (external reader).
August 28, 2018: Congratulations to Associate Professor Dr. Kathy Pfaff on receiving Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) funding for a two-year Operating Grant SPOR PIBCI Network- Comparative Program and Policy Analysis. She is one of four national Principal Investigators and the Ontario Lead exploring “An inter-provincial comparison of innovative programs that help individuals and families affected by life-limiting chronic illnesses navigate end-of-life. Total funding for the project is $233,422 with The CIHR contribution of $124,539. Project details are available at: http://webapps.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/decisions/p/project_details.html?applId=383805&lang=en
August 10, 2018: Congratulations to Nursing's new Assistant Professor Dr. Edward Cruz, who was successful in upgrading his certification with ATLAS.ti (Qualitative Data Analysis Software) from student trainer to Professional Junior Trainer. Dr. Cruz is one of only two ATLAS.ti-recognized/certified trainers across Canada.
August 10, 2018: Congratulations to our Nursing Clinical Coordinator Natalie Bownes, who successfully defended her MScN thesis titled "Exploring Clinical Instructors’ Perceptions of Competencies Required for Their Role" on July 26, 2018. Her committee members included: Dr. Michelle Freeman (supervisor), Dr. Maher El-Masri (internal reader), and Dr. Todd Loughead (external reader - Human Kinetics).
