School News
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Real voice, real impact: Lived experience reshapes SCI learning
April 30, 2026, 12:00 PM
Life after discharge is where the real journey begins—and thanks to Atlantic Canada’s first Patients with Lived Experience (PLEX) Panel, students discovered the most powerful lessons come from those living with spinal cord injury every day.
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Taking it to the streets
October 29, 2025, 12:00 PM
Committed to social justice and community-based care, occupational therapist Becky Marval (BScOT’07) and her street team use frontline experiences to effect systemic change.
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Breaking the cycle:Rethinking substance use, stigma, and social inequities in Canada
March 4, 2025, 12:00 PM
New research highlights the urgent need to rethink how substance use is addressed in Canada, moving away from stigmatizing and punitive approaches toward policies rooted in equity and harm reduction.
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21st Kelly Bang Lectureship
October 26, 2024, 12:00 PM
Justice, Advocacy and the Practice of Hope in Occupational Therapy with Kelly Bang Lecturer Keri Chambers
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Mike Crawford, administrative manager in the School of Occupational Therapy, awarded Faculty of Health’s Excellence in Leadership Award
October 24, 2023, 12:00 PM
Interview with School of Occupational Therapy Administrative Manager, Mike Crawford about winning the Faculty of Health's Excellence in Leadership Award
Faculty of Health News
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“It’s Never Too Late”: Paramedic Jeremy Dunsmore Finds His Place at Dal
November 12, 2026, 12:00 PM
At 19, Jeremy Dunsmore left university after a year and spent much of his life believing it wasn’t a place for someone like him. Decades later, as a paramedic and operations manager, he enrolled in Dal’s online Certificate in Emergency Health Services Management. His most memorable moment? Doing well on his very first assignment. “Seeing that I could succeed really changed my outlook on what I was capable of.”
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Care, Compassion, and Advocacy: Lauren Rogerson’s Second Degree, First Calling
November 9, 2026, 12:00 PM
After years of feeling dismissed while living with a chronic women’s health condition, Lauren Rogerson returned to Dal to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, determined to help patients feel heard and supported. In her final semester, she collaborated with a professor to develop a School of Nursing simulation drawing on her own experience with women’s health care. Now graduating, she is starting her dream job in the Women & Children’s Unit at the Colchester East Hants Health Centre while continuing to advocate for women’s health in the Maritimes.
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$700,000 CIHR grant funds study of Black 2SLGBTQIA++ health in three regions
November 7, 2026, 12:00 PM
CIHR’s Advancing 2S/LGBTQI+ Health Through Research Grant
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New Grad Colin Graham Brings NP Care Home to Guysborough
November 7, 2026, 12:00 PM
After twelve years as a registered nurse spotting problems he lacked the authority to fix, Colin Graham pursued Dalhousie’s Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner program, inspired by the compassion of his mother, a continuing care assistant. Supported by his husband, Brian, dedicated clinical mentors, and the Parkin Family Nursing Scholarship, he learned that good care begins with listening closely to patients. Through the Nurse Practitioner Education Incentive, he is now starting a primary care NP role in his hometown of Guysborough, where he hopes to improve rural access to care.