Each year, the Chinook Project selects 4 or 5 students from a pool of stellar applications from 3rd-year AVC students. The project has been fortunate to have had consistently fine students. When they go north, our students face many challenges–cultural differences, “basic” and often creative veterinary clinics, long hours, enforced intimacy with the group. Our students embrace these challenges with enthusiasm and good cheer, bringing not only veterinary medicine but also hope to northern communities. Many, many thanks to our student participants:
Melissa Guillory, 2007
Kimmirut, 2006: Rachel Lee, Alison Pollard, Kristine Dewar, Erin O’Neill
Cambridge Bay, 2007: Iz Jakubowski, Melissa Guillory, Sheila McIvor, Kathryn Evans
Kimmirut, 2008: Tracy Collins, Dan Fredholm, Karen Gormley, Beth Martin
Cambridge Bay/Kugluktuk, 2009: Nicole Cummings**, Shawn MacKenzie, Aleta Schmah, Stephanie Robitaille
Natuashish, 2010: Aimée Elson, Katie Lee, Billy MacDonald, Stephanie Rigoli
Natuashish/Makkovik, 2011: Amy Lowe, Marisa Herzog, Christina Zeoli, Chris McLaughlin, Courtney Dwyer
Beth Martin, 2008
**Nicole returned as a volunteer veterinary instructor in 2011–our first alumna instructor.
AVC Inukshuk, Cambridge Bay, 2007
Chinook Veterinarians and Technicians
