The alumni mentors volunteered their time & wisdom to 2nd year students
Nearly 100 Bloomberg Nursing second year BScN students met with alumni mentors our Networking with Nurses event on October 3, 2017. The event connected students with U of T Nursing graduates who volunteered their time to share their career successes and challenges as well as wisdom and advice with the future nurses.
The event provided our students with the opportunity to be exposed to different viewpoints on the nursing profession and hear first-hand accounts of what they may experience as they embark on their careers. Throughout the afternoon, the room buzzed with voices sharing professional wisdom and planning for the future.
A big thank you to our mentors:
Sherri Bavly, BScN’14/RN, Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre
Kimberley Brophy, MN’11/Director for Quality, Standardization and Infection Control, Scarborough & Rouge Hospital
Allison Dalby, BScN’09/RN and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
Jay Esguerra, BScN’07/RN and Case Manager with the Central West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN)
Nicole Harada, BScN’12/RN, Emergency at Toronto Western and Collingwood General
Andrew Kennedy, BPHE’09, MSc’11, BScN’13/Advance Practice Nurse at Sunnybrook’s Veterans Centre
Nicole Rampaul, BScN’16/RN L/D at Mount Sinai Hospital
Donno Ruffo, BScN’92, MN’98, NP’04/NP, North York General Hosptial, Geriatric Consult Team
Margaret Schwan, BScN’09, MN’13/RN, Multi-Organ Transplant, Sick Kids
Jody Stapleton, BScN11/Nurse Consultant for Public Health Ontario
This well-attended event is a favourite amongst students and alumni alike, and we look forward to hosting more Networking with Nurses events in the coming years.