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Dr. Kimmaliardjuk is Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션s first Inuk heart surgeon.
The distinction has put her in the spotlight and brought pride to the people in her community of Chesterfield, Nunavut. She has been profiled by various media outlets such as CBC and the Nunatsiaq News and recently she received an Indspire Award (formerly called the National Aboriginal Achievement Award).
Dr. Kimmaliardjuk is trying to embrace the spotlight but admits the idea of people looking up to her will take some time to get used to. Being regarded as a pioneer among her community while still in the formative years of her career as a heart surgeon can be a difficult position, but she has remained grateful and humble about her accomplishments.
카지노 게임 컬렉션(Being a role model) is something I am growing into, but I am very honoured by it. I am happy to share my story and to be a part of celebrating all Indigenous accomplishments in all different areas of life,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she says.
She was born in Winnipeg and then lived in Nunavut for only a few months as a baby before her family moved to Ottawa, where Dr. Kimmaliardjuk grew up. But many family members still live in the community, so the North remains a big part of her life and culture. After graduating from Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, she went to medical school at the 카지노게임사이트 of Calgary before moving back to Ottawa to do her residency.
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카지노 게임 컬렉션The Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre had a big role in my life at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노 게임 컬렉션 a much bigger role than I ever thought when I first went there. I met such amazing women that I now consider family, role models and mentors who helped shape me into who I am today,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Kimmaliardjuk. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Life Sciences was the perfect program for me. It prepared me and exposed me to what to expect at medical school.카지노 게임 컬렉션
While it may be surprising to some that Dr. Kimmaliardjuk is the first Inuk heart surgeon in the 150-year history of Canada, she notes that modern western civilization was slow to come to the North. People were focused on living off the land, not thinking about traveling thousands of kilometres south to get a university degree. Today, there are a lot of barriers to higher education for people in the North 카지노 게임 컬렉션 such as socioeconomic as well as the culture shock of living in a big city.
카지노 게임 컬렉션To put it in perspective, my mother카지노 게임 컬렉션s parents were literally born in igloos. So that is only two generations ago. It is pretty remarkable that we went from people living off the land to me working in a major hospital doing open-heart surgery every day,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Dr. Kimmaliardjuk.
