Summer 2022

Profile of Peter Nickerson.

Kidney Transplant Trailblazer

The field of transplant immunology medicine is extraordinarily complex and challenging. Peter Nickerson [B.Sc.(Med.)/86, MD/86] has devoted his career to understanding the complexities and overcoming the challenges, and in the process has transformed transplant services across Canada.

Jacquie Ripat standing with a smartphone inside an apartment suite.

Advancing Assistive Tech

In her 30-year occupational therapy career, one of the biggest changes Jacquie Ripat [BMROT/92, M.Sc./98, PhD/11] has seen in her field is the mainstream adoption of technology that was once used almost exclusively by people with disabilities.

Karen McElroy sits next to a computer with respiratory devices on the desk.

Breathing Rural

When Karen McElroy [B.Sc./06, BMRRT/11] chose a career in respiratory therapy (RT), she was attracted to the “adrenaline junkie” side of it – the intense situations in emergency rooms where there are sometimes only minutes to save a patient’s life.