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I had never heard of Occupational Therapy until my honours supervisor Dr. Gonzales (a former Occupational Therapist) introduced it to me. If it wasn't for her and my education at UVic, I wouldn't have discovered the amazing profession I am in.
Kathleen Patton
Occupational Therapist, Renfrew Educational Services
What are grads doing?
Dr. Anne Nguyen - MD, Family Physician, Hugh Allen Clinic and Staff Physician at Meno Ya Win Health Centre in Sioux Lookout, Ontario
Degree: B.A., Political Science 2001; M.A. in Cultural Social and Political Thought, 2005
Subsequent Education: Michael G. Degroote School of Medicine at McMaster University (2008)
"I practice full service family medicine in a town of 5,500 in northwestern Ontario that calls itself the ‘Hub of the North’ in that it is the service hub for the 35,000 residents, including residents of Sioux Lookout and about 40 First Nations’ communities. My work consists of seeing patients in the clinic, at the hospital, in the emergency department and in the medical withdrawal unit for patients with substance addictions."
Patrick McCauley - Volunteer Resources Assistant, Seven Oaks General Hospital
Degree: Psychology B.A. (1996)
Patrick is responsible for day-to-day front line operations of the volunteer program at Seven Oaks General Hospital. This includes processes and volunteer applications, screening applicants, creating volunteer placements and coordinating volunteers and their schedules.
Quote: "My position calls for a lot of interaction with different types of people (volunteers, staff, patients, and the general public). My degree has been quite useful in helping to maintain positive working relationships with everyone, as well as determining which applicants would be a good fit to volunteer at Seven Oaks. When issues do arise, the skills and knowledge I gained in my time at UVic really come to the forefront, so I am able to effectively resolve any issues to the satisfaction of all parties involved. My goal in life has always been to help others. My psychology degree from UVic has enabled me to do this and I will always be grateful."
Kathleen Patton - Occupational Therapist
Degree: Psychology B.A. (2010)
Subsequent Education: Occupational Therapy, M.A., University of Toronto
I work with children with a variety of diagnosis (e.g. Autism, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, etc.) aged 4 to 12. I work in home and school environments to help families learn skills to help their children develop fine motor skills, executive function skills, play skills, and self-help skills (feeding, dressing, etc.)
Quote: "I had never heard of Occupational Therapy until my honours supervisor Dr. Gonzales (a former Occupational Therapist) introduced it to me. If it wasn’t for her and my education at UVic, I wouldn’t have discovered the amazing profession I am in."
Dr. Erich Mohr - Chairman and CEO of MedGenesis Therapeutix Inc.
Degree: M.Sc. in Neuroscience, Ph.D. in Clinical Neuropsychology , University of Victoria
"Erich Mohr, Ph.D., R.Psych, is the Chairman and CEO of MedGenesis Therapeutix Inc. which he founded in 2005. Dr. Mohr, a Professor of Medicine and Psychology at the University of Ottawa until 1997 has over 21 years of experience in experimental therapeutics of CNS disorders. He is credited with over 150 publications, books, book chapters and abstracts and has edited the Handbook of Clinical Trials: The neurobehavioral approach. Dr. Mohr has chaired and/or served on several regulatory advisory panels for the approval of new products for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease and is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CroMedica Global Inc. (merged with PRA International in 2002) and the co-founder of several biotechnology companies. His most recent position was with PRA International, where he served as Chief Scientific Officer. PRA is one of the top 5 contract research organizations in the world and is listed on NASDAQ. Over the course of his career, Dr. Mohr has overseen and/or participated in dozens of clinical development programs resulting in a number of approved drugs."