The Chinook Project

August 10, 2023 Ann Johnsen, AVC 2024, travelled to Sheshatshiu as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of...

August 6, 2023 Cortney Chadbourne, AVC 2024, travelled to Sheshatshiu as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part...

August 4, 2023 Chris Knap, AVC 2024, traveled to Sheshatshiu in 2023 as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part...

July 12, 2023 Chris Knap, AVC 2024, traveled to Sheshatshiu in 2023 as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part...

August 3, 2023 Samantha Froud, AVC 2024, traveled to Sheshatshiu in 2023 as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As...

July 26, 2023 Anne Johnsen, AVC 2024, traveled to Sheshatshiu in 2023 as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part...

July 19, 2023 Jamie Kennedy, AVC 2024, traveled to Sheshatshiu in 2023 as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As...

July 12, 2023 Cortney Chadbourne, AVC 2024, traveled to Sheshatshiu in 2023 as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. ...

July 12, 2023 When Covid-19 emerged in 2020, we were well on our way to planning a clinic in Sheshathshiu for June. The world shut down...

September 19, 2022 Roshan McGuinness, AVC 2023, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of reflective writing. For this clinical rotation: The Chinook Project, I and four other students (Ray, Phoebe, Lindsey, and Christine) were selected to travel to Port Hope Simpson, Labrador with two veterinarians (John & Alan) and a veterinary technician (Melissa) to provide vete

September 9, 2022 Raylene Noftall, AVC 2023, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of reflective writing. Ray in surgery with Dr. Ruffino The biggest transformation the Chinook Project granted me was improved surgical skills. Before traveling to Labrador, I had neutered one dog and spayed one cat in junior surgery at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC): both proc

September 19, 2022 Yoo Jin Chrsitine Kim, AVC 2023, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of reflective writing. The Chinook Project was the defining moment in my veterinary career up to that point, where my passion for veterinary medicine was ignited, and I saw myself grow as an individual and as an aspiring veterinarian. Prior to Chinook, my surgical experience

September 9, 2022 Phoebe Grant, AVC 2023, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of reflective writing. Hiking on Mount Blow Me Down I was obviously planning on seeing patients and performing surgery on Chinook, but one activity I wasn’t planning on was a hike. Upon arrival to Port Hope Simpson we were greeted with many smiling faces and kind offers of hospitality.

September 9, 2022 Lindsay Bailey, AVC 2023, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of reflective writing. The Chinook Project has impacted me and shaped me as a future veterinary professional in many ways. The primary skills that I practiced the most were my surgery skills due to the high volume of spays and neuters that we had. I had one-on-one time with one of the

August 29, 2022 Yoo Jin Christine Kim, AVC 2023, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of reflective writing. Christine and patient Coming from a major city (Vancouver, BC), I had never experienced a community such as Port Hope Simpson (PHS) before. What they lacked in population size (approximate population of ~ 400 people), they made up for with their beautiful p

August 29, 2022 Roshan McGuinness, AVC 2023, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of reflective writing. Arrival in Goose Bay This was the first photograph I took on our trip to Labrador. It was taken just as we were descending into the Happy Valley-Goose Bay airport. This was my first taste of the natural beauty that I learned was so prevalent in Labrador, known

August 27, 2022 Raylene Noftall, AVC 2023, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of reflective writing. Ray, centre, on boat trip When reflecting upon my time in Port Hope Simpson, one thing is for certain: I have never eaten so much in my life. I hadn’t slept much the night before our first day operating the clinic and figured my energy would wane sometime after l

August 27, 2022 Lindsay Bailey, AVC 2023, travelled to Port Hope Simpson as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of reflective writing. The Chinook Project has been full of unique experiences and unforgettable memories. What made the Chinook Project so special and memorable are the people in the Port Hope Simpson community. There have been so many interactions that have left an imprint on me. We d

August 25, 2022 Phoebe Grant, AVC 2023, travelled to Port Hope Simpson in 2022 as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of reflective writing. A week has now passed since we left Port Hope Simpson, and there has not been one day since then that I have not reminisced about a fond memory to a family member or friend. Before this trip I was excited to have a new experience in a new place and practice

October 21, 2019 Heather Chandler, AVC 2020, traveled to Nain and Natuashish in 2019 as one of the student participants on the Chinook...