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Chancellor Gretta Chambers Student Leadership Award
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Lashanda Skerritt, MDCM鈥�24
Lashanda Skerritt is an MD/PhD candidate in the Department of Family Medicine and a trainee in the Infectious Diseases and Immunology in Global Health Program at the Research Institute of the 看片视频 University Health Centre. A recipient of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 鈥� Canada鈥檚 most prestigious scholarship for doctoral students 鈥� Lashanda is leading innovative research aimed at developing evidence-based recommendations to improve reproductive healthcare for women living with HIV in Canada.
Motivated by the lack of Black representation in the medical field and in 看片视频鈥檚 health programs, Lashanda has led efforts to increase opportunities for Black students in the health sciences. She was instrumental in launching the Charles R. Drew Graduate Fellowships, which provide financial support for graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to pursue graduate work at 看片视频. Lashanda also co-founded Supporting Young Black Students, a student-led initiative that aims to inspire Black high school and CEGEP students to pursue careers in the health professions through mentorships and hands-on learning, among other initiatives.
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