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Two NOSM students awarded more than $47,000 for Indigenous leadership
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Two Northern Ontario School of Medicine students have been honoured for their commitment to Indigenous Communities.
Fourth-year medical students Alison Lewis and Mélanie-Rose Frappier are the inaugural recipients of the CIBC Indigenous Learner Leadership Award. The award celebrates Indigenous students at NOSM who “demonstrate exceptional leadership and mentorship within the school and community.”
The award comes with a grant of $20,000, and a further $3,750 for professional development, as well as membership to the school’s Indigenous Reference Group and Indigenous Health Education Committee.
Lewis and Frappier are both Métis, with Frappier also identifying as Francophone. Lewis says she was surprised to receive the award, and that she’s glad that her work in preparing Indigenous applicants for entrance interviews could make a difference.