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Tamasha Hussein Opens a Narrow Door Tamasha Hussein is a student at the UBC School of Nursing and is a new permanent resident of Canada. Both roles have been granted to her courtesy of her own hard work, determination, and World University Services Canada (WUSC). When she was only six, Tamasha’s family had to flee from the Democratic Republic of Congo because of ongoing conflicts there. They settled into life in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi where Tamasha grew up over the next twelve years. Opportunities to leave are…read more

As Expert Witness in the Ms. Joyce Echaquan Inquiry Dr. Annette J. Browne, a professor in the School of Nursing, served as an expert witness in the 2021 Quebec Public Inquiry into the death of Ms. Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw woman who died on September 28, 2020, after posting a livestream video of hospital staff making racist comments about her instead of attending to her needs. As a member of the Sinclair Working Group, Dr. Browne is also familiar with the details of the Mr. Brian Sinclair inquest. In 2008,…read more

Inaugural Indigenous Nursing Lead The School of Nursing has recruited Tania Dick, a member of Dzawada’enuxw First Nations of Kingcome Inlet, a UBC Nursing Indigenous Advisory Circle Member and UBC School of Nursing Alumna, as our inaugural Indigenous Nursing Lead. While this is happening at the one-year anniversary of UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan, it has been a culmination of the efforts of many. In this new role, Ms. Dick will help guide multiple aims and considerations on how best to enact the School’s commitment to preparing the next generation of…read more