Nadine Caron

Nadine Rena Caron FACS, FRCSC, (born 1970),[1] is a Canadian surgeon. She is notable for being the first Canadian female general surgeon of First Nations descent[2][3] (Ojibway) as well as the first female First Nations student to graduate from University of British Columbia's medical school.[4][5][6]

Nadine Caron
Nadine Caron in 2015
Born1970
Kamloops, British Columbia
Education
Scientific career
InstitutionsPrince George Regional Hospital
UBC Faculty of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Early life and education

Caron was born and grew up in Kamloops, British Columbia[7] to Ojibwe mother, a teacher, and a father, a mason, who emigrated from Italy.[8] She completed her BSc in Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University in 1993, where she was also a star basketball player and the winner of numerous awards, including the Shrum Gold Medal, awarded to the top undergraduate student.[9] While completing her MD at the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Caron was again recognized as being the top ranked student.[9] Caron also completed an MA in Public Health from Harvard University, while completing her surgical residency,[9] as well as a postgraduate fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, focused on endocrine surgical oncology.[10] In June 2017, she received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of the Fraser Valley.[11] In October 2019, she received an honorary degree from Simon Fraser University.[12]

Nadine Caron in 2010

Career

Caron works as a general endocrine surgeon at Prince George Regional Hospital.[7] She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, UBC Faculty of Medicine, and was appointed Co-Director of UBC's Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health in 2014.[13] She received the 2016 Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Caron was rewarded for public health studies concerning Rural and First Nations populations.[14] Caron leads the Northern Biobank Project, which will improve patients' access to participate in personalized medicine research in northern British Columbia.[15] Caron currently works as an associate faculty member at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.[16]

Select publications

References
  1. "Nadine Rena Caron, MD FACS". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  2. "ENCORE: Meet Dr. Nadine Caron, Canada's first female First Nations surgeon". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Company. June 21, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  3. "Nadine Caron: Canada's 1st Female Indigenous Surgeon". The National. December 12, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  4. Hume, Mark (December 22, 2014). "Training the next generation of indigenous health-care staff in B.C." Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  5. "Dr. Nadine Caron – Indigenous mentor and capacity builder - CIHR". www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca. Canadian Institutes of Health Research Government of Canada. June 21, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  6. Morin, Gene (2019-05-20). "Dr. Nadine Caron: A trailblazer". Sault Star. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  7. "Nadine Caron | University of Northern British Columbia". www.unbc.ca. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  8. "Nadine Caron receives honorary degree from University of Fraser Valley | University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine". University of British Columbia. June 6, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  9. "Nadine Caron". Simon Fraser University Alumni Appreciation Project. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  10. "Dr. Nadine Caron". University of Northern British Columbia. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  11. Anne Russell (June 1, 2017). "Barrier-breaking Indigenous MD Nadine Caron to receive honorary degree from UFV". UFV Today. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  12. "SFU announces 2019 Honorary Degree recipients - SFU News - Simon Fraser University". www.sfu.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  13. "Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health | Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health". health.aboriginal.ubc.ca. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  14. "The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada :: Royal College Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award". www.royalcollege.ca. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  15. "Cutting-edge health care launches in the North". April 18, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  16. Padmos, Andrew (June 21, 2016). "Meet the Ojibwa surgeon who won our Indigenous Health Award for 2016". Global News BC. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
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