Summer 2024 – Page 3

A physiotherapist works with a child in a bright, colourful room.

Finding Fun in Physio

When they graduated from UM’s physical therapy program, neither Melanie Sabourin [BA/13, MPT/19] nor her friend Mikaela Hoeppner [MPT/18] had any plans to own a business. But within a few years, the pair teamed up to open a unique Winnipeg clinic.

Into the RadyVerse

On March 15, dozens of students, faculty and staff members were transported from the Brodie Centre atrium to health-care environments, just by putting on virtual reality (VR) headsets.

Dr. Joanne Parsons works with Junior Bison volleyball players on exercises to reduce their injury risk.

Athletes’ Advocate

Soon after Joanne Parsons [BMRPT/03, M.Sc./09, PhD/14] made the move from clinical physiotherapy to academia, she initiated a research project at a Winnipeg high school.

Lisa Knisley stands with a paper in front of a research poster.

Clear Communicator

For most of her early career after graduating from UM as a nurse, Dr. Lisa Knisley [BN/94] cared for adult patients. But in 2000, she was working in a cardiac catheter lab in London, England, that served both adults and children.

Two students perform a dental procedure on a child laying in a dental chair.

Kids’ Care Milestone

Over the past 25 years, thousands of inner-city children have received dental care through a partnership between the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry and the Winnipeg School Division.