Graduate Stories

"Born and raised in Austria, Melanie Hands’ path to becoming a Nursing Unit Clerk was far from the ordinary. She had tried on many hats to find the right career fit throughout her life: from studying b..."

"I entered the profession (TRA) because I lost my grandparents, and once I started working, it felt like I gained 150 grandparents."

"My mom is a nurse and had colleagues who had done the Stenberg program. She recommended it to me, and I decided this was what I wanted to do."

"I remember the first day I woke up in Canada. It was a beautiful, sunny day. Just looking at the green grass made me feel so… it’s indescribable. MIRNA BRIKHA"

"I didn’t care about failing. It was success that drove me."

"Jasleen Deol smiles as she recalls her mom asking the inevitable question all kids are asked: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” At 12 years old, Jasleen replied with a simple, “I want to help..."

"On the last day of her chemotherapy, Megan Romas walked in with a to-do list printed on her shirt. It read: Complete chemo. Beat cancer. Grow Hair. Live my dreams. Today, Megan sits proudly having a..."

"For Harpreet Dhaliwal, becoming a Nursing Unit Clerk was much more than a career choice. It was her dream. She had to keep this dream on hold for more than a decade to fulfill her duties as a wife, da..."

"The anatomy course was really hard, and our instructor, Harminder Mathur, was tough. One day I felt so defeated, I planned on not showing up the next day,”"