July 2023

When Masters of Physiotherapy grad Gavin Noble completed a recent clinical placement at the Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre in St. John’s, he remembers experiencing feelings of pride and déjà vu.

Killam Laureate, Healthy Populations Institute Scholar, BHCRI CRTP trainee and PhD in Health candidate Emily Drake (MA’10) is personally, professionally, and academically motivated by the prospect of building and nurturing community for young people with cancer.

As Lead Performance Analyst for the Toronto Blue Jays, Goreham equips the various skills he’s gained from the PhD in Health program to effectively execute his professional responsibilities. Such skills include data analysis, the application of sport science theory, computer science, work with sensors, and more.

When Cathie Smith-Gillis went on vacation to Mexico earlier this year, she did something she’d never done before. For the first time, the director of human resources for the Faculty of Health truly disconnected — no texts back to the office, no surreptitiously checking e-mail, no phoning employees to ‘see how things were going.’

After 23 years on the job, Heidi Tracey Baillie remains grateful to work with students of all ages and from diverse life experiences.

In her years spent as a registered veterinary technician with the Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association, Dal Master of Social Work (MSW) graduate Kathleen Dunbar witnessed the need for grief support among companion animal caregivers experiencing companion animal loss. Moreover, she noticed a lack of support for veterinarians and veterinary support staff experiencing ethical distress, moral distress and burnout due to the emotional labour of their profession.

Congratulations to all of our Dal Health Class of 2023! To celebrate Spring Convocation, we chatted with students from across Dal Health. Dylan Joudrie graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Nursing).

Our health systems are part of our Canadian identity. Health systems contribute almost 12% to Canada’s total GDP, consume more than a third of many provincial healthcare budgets and employ more than 2 million people. Most people would agree that access to high quality healthcare is key to protecting our health. However, the healthcare sector accounts for about 5% of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions that have been linked to climate change.