Posts for the Topic Health

Pollution awareness for a healthier future in Yellowknife

Thursday, April 25, 2024 by Muskaan Grewal | 3 min read

Muskaan Grewal (she/her), a fourth-year Public Health student, discusses her most recent co-op term working in the Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) under the Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada directorate.

Health

Government

Overcoming challenges

Finding passion in the workplace through physiotherapy

Friday, April 19, 2024 by Aadya Dixit | 4 min read

Claire Lemon (she/her), a fourth-year Kinesiology student, shares her journey from being a co-op student herself to now supervising new co-op students, the importance of building connections in the workplace and always putting her patients’ comfort first.

Health

Skill-up

Research towards remission

Thursday, April 11, 2024 by Jacqueline Cardoso | 5 min read

Rahul Desai (he/him), a third-year Health student, discusses his experience at the Odette Cancer Center, his love for research and the wide variety of work within healthcare.

Health

Research

Turning co-op dreams into reality through genetic counselling

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 by Aadya Dixit | 6 min read

Danielle Lebowitz smiling while standing in front of staircase

This year’s Co-op Student of the Year for the Faculty of Health is fourth-year Health Studies student Danielle Lebowitz (she/her).

Co-op Student of the Year

Health

All hands on deck: co-op at the School of Anatomy

Thursday, March 14, 2024 by Jacqueline Cardoso | 5 min read

University of Waterloo students, Kaija and Megan, posing with their arms crossed in their lab coats.

Kaija Donaldson (she/her) and Megan Davitsky (she/her) are both entering their third year of Kinesiology. Having completed their first two co-op terms at the School of Anatomy, Kaija and Megan discuss their work as anatomy program assistants, the positive impacts they have made on Waterloo youth and what they hope to accomplish in the future.

Health

Teaching

From campus to cancer research

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 by Janvi Tamakuwala | 2 min read

Janvi Tamakuwala (she/her), a fourth-year Health student, discusses her most recent co-op term as a pancreatic cancer medical research assistant at the Notta Lab under the University Health Network (UHN).

Health

On a mission to reduce emissions

Monday, October 30, 2023 by Paige Sharpe | 1 min read

University of Waterloo student, Paige Sharpe, smiling on a balcony.

Paige Sharpe (she/her), a third-year Health Sciences student with a minor in Addictions, Mental Health and Policy, discusses her most recent co-op job at Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Health

"Doing meaningful work in entry level jobs will help you grow"

Thursday, October 12, 2023 by Cameron Stirrup | 5 min read

Aisley Ellis pointing to her written name on the window of Student Life Centre.

Aisley Ellis (she/her), is a fourth year Honours Public Health and Human Resources student. To say her tenured co-op résumé is inspiring would be an understatement. Her blog discusses her journey from the campus store all the way to a role within government service, the importance of communication during every term and how finding meaningful and impactful work in entry-level positions are important to growing.

Health

Making an impact

Government

Contributing to a healthy future

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 by Deborah Tewelde | 2 min read

Deborah Tewelde is a third-year Health student. In her blog, she talks about her most recent work term, acquiring skills within the world of healthcare and how she’s taken on multiple responsibilities that have contributed to maximizing the efficiencies seen in her workplace.

Health

Contributing to Indigenous health internationally

Tuesday, August 8, 2023 by Maya Morton Ninomiya | 5 min read

Maya Morton Ninomiya smiling while holding a poster board.

Maya Morton Ninomiya, a fourth-year Health student, discusses her experience working in Australia and provides all the tips and tricks to tackling a term abroad.

Health

International