Dr. Nyasha Gondora (PhD ’20) has been honored with the prestigious Canada's 2024 Top 100 Black Women to Watch Award for her outstanding contributions. Moving from Zimbabwe to Texas to Kitchener-Waterloo, Gondora’s journey instilled in her courage, adaptability and a deep appreciation for community.
Dr. Ahmed Hefny shares his international graduate student experience at Waterloo Pharmacy, from moving to Canada from Egypt during the pandemic to PhD graduate.
Denise Kreutzwiser is the 2023 University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy Alumni Achievement Award recipient. Read more about her journey from farm to pharm.
Angad Bains’s (Rx2023) curiosity about the pharmaceutical industry was sparked during his first year at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy.
In Northern Canada, where temperatures drop to -50 degrees Celsius during the winter with four hours of sunshine per day, healthcare looks a lot different. Jenna Jenkins (PharmD’19) and Christopher Voss (PharmD’19) share their experience from Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin Island) Region in Nunavut.
Andy Kwok (Rx2022) was inspired to pursue a hospital pharmacy career after experiencing different pharmacy careers during his co-op work terms. Working in a hospital environment, a family health team and a community pharmacy empowered him to choose what he felt most drawn to.
Pharmacy alum Stacey D'Angelo (Rx2012) boosts patient health by deprescribing meds, focusing on holistic health, mental well-being and personalized medicine.
Rosemarie Patodia and Leni Salgado (Rx2015) were one of six mentor and mentee pairs who participated in the 2023 alumni mentorship program.
Khrystine Waked (Rx2018) is a pharmacist at a family health team and an adjunct clinical assistant professor. She completed the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy Ambulatory Care Residency Program in 2019, the second resident to graduate.
The St. Joseph’s Health Care London pharmacy department, with Denise Kreutzwiser (Rx2011) leading development, created their novel year one pharmacy residency program to fulfill this educational gap.