ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂ: SJ Okemow's Career Path to Medical ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ
ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖓᓂᑦ, SJ ᐅᑯᒪᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᔪᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᓛᕈᒪᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᒥᑦ. ᒫᓐᓇ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᑳᓪᒍᕆᒥᐅᑕᒃᓴᔭ, ᐋᓪᐴᑕᒥ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒥ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ.
ᐅᒃᒪᐅ ᑐᓴᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒍᓯᐊᖓᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖓᓂ ᓘᒃᑖᖑᔪᒪᓕᕐᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ. ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖡᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕈᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓇᔪᖔᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂᒃ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᒥᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖓᓂ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᕈᓘᔭᖅᑰᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑎᒥᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ.
ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᓛᕈᒪᔭᖓᓂ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᕐᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓂᑦ ᓘᒃᑖᒧᓪᓗ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᒥᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓᓂᑦ. ᑕᑯᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑕᑯᓪᓗᓂ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓯᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᖢᓂ. ᐃᓯᕆᐊᖃᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ, Okemow−ᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᓴᓇᕝᕕᖕᓂ.
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᓗᒻᒥ ᐅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᑕᑯᕋᓐᓈᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑳᓪᒍᕆᒥ ᑕᐃᒃᓱᒪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ UBC−ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᓕᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ, ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕆᔭᒥᓄᑦ.
"ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᕋᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᓇᓱᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ: ᖃᓂᒪᓗᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᙱᖦᖢᖓᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑐᖃᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᑯᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᔪᒪᓂᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ."
ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓂᑲᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᙱᖦᖢᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ Master's experience-ᖓ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ. ᐅᒃᒪᐃᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒥᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᖦᖢᓂᐅᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓂᒍᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅᐸᒍ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒥᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᒧᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ. ᐱᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᒃᑯᓗᐊᕐᓂᑯᒧᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᖓᓗ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᕐᒨᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᒻᒪᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᓐᖏᓚᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᕈᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕋᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᐅᑯᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᕗᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᓂᓗ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕇᖅᓯᒪᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓵᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ.
ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᕙᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᔪᒪᓕᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓂ. "ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᕋ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᔾᔪᐊᕐᒨᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᑎᓪᓗ ᑭᓇᐅᒻᒪᖔᕐᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᓯᔨᐅᓪᓗᖓ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᓯᔨᐅᓪᓗᖓ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᓯᔨᐅᓪᓗᖓ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐳᖅᑕᕈᑏᑦ ᐊᒡᒍᕈᒪᓪᓚᕆᒃᑲᒃᑭᑦ," ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖓ. ᐅᒃᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔩᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᔪᖕᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᖏᓐᓇᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ.
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᕆᔭᖓᑕ ᐃᓚᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ, ᐅᑯᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓄᑦ ᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ. "ᖁᕕᐊᓇᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᐊᑯᓂᑲᓪᓚᕈᓗᒃ ᐃᓅᓕᒃᖠᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᑯᙵᕈᕕᑦ, ᐊᔪᖅᓯᐅᖅᑲᒐᓚᒃᑲᕕᑦ," ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᖅ.
ᒪᑐᐃᙶᖁᔨᕗᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒋᔭᕐᓄᑦ. "ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᕋᓕ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒻᒪᕇᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᙶᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᖓᓂ, ᖁᔭᒋᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ.
Okemow−ᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ Master's−ᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᑑᖅᑰᔨᓇᔭᙱᖦᖢᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᔪᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓗᐊᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᒋᔭᒥᓂ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᑎᒥᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓂᖅ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᖅ.
"ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑕ, ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕋᑦᑕ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᒪᖕᒪᖔᑦᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕈᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐃᓱᒪᓗᑕᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᒍᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᐴᑎᒥᒃ ᑲᐱᔭᐅᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ. ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖓᓕ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᓯᒪᒋᐊᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᒻᒥᒃ, ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒻᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓘᑦᑖᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᐅᒋᑐᐃᓐᓇᕋᔭᖅᑕᕋ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᒃᐸᑕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ."
ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᖅᖢᓂ, ᐅᒃᒪᐅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᕿᒻᒥᒥᓃᑉᐸᒃᖢᓂᓗ, ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᒻᒥᒥᒃ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᒡᔭᒥ ᐃᐅᓪ ᓵᓪᕙᑐᐊᒥ. ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖏᑦᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᒻᒪᕆᑦᑕᖓ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᔅᓴᖅ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖓᓂ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᖓᒍᑦ, ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᖢᓂ ᐅᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ. ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᕝᕕᖓᓂ, ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ.
ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᔭᕋ ᐋᓕᓴᓐ ᑎᐊᑦᕗᑦ ᑦᓵᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ.
