One of the Faculty of Health’s strategic priorities outlined in our 2020-25 Strategic Plan is to create a culture of health and well-being. Even though we hear a lot about the pursuit of happiness, to me, an even more enduring pursuit is that of well-being. One could even argue that if you have well-being, happiness will follow.
My sense of well-being is connected to the people I care about, and the environment I live, work and play in, including the institutional environment. I try to share this outlook with my family. A similar approach could be applied to investment in our physical, spiritual and social health to maximize our future well-being. In turn, our personal and lived experiences influence our professional lives and the meaning we bring to our work to enhance the sense of well-being for others.
I believe that most of our alumni incorporate the pursuit of well-being in their lives and this is why most of our students are motivated to join the Faculty of Health in the first place.
Therefore, in this fall issue of Health Hub, we are featuring three alumni who contribute to the well-being of others in different settings: in family medicine, the education system and children’s rehabilitation.
We also feature this year’s Alumni Award recipients, and are pleased to introduce a new Alumni Volunteer Award. You will get a sense of what some of your former classmates have been up to in Class Notes. The Faculty has also made a commitment to Indigenous ways of knowing, so we have engaged an Indigenous Knowledge Keeper to help guide the way.
These are just some of the stories you’ll find in this issue of Health Hub. I hope you enjoy reading it and, as always, I look forward to connecting with you in the pursuit of well-being.
Lili Liu
Dean, Faculty of Health
