Greetings to all current members of MCNIG, and welcome to those who may become members in the future. My name is Emily Terrasi and I have been elected as the MCNIG Student Representative for 2008-2009. I am currently a fourth year BScN student at the University of Ottawa, in the collaborative program with Algonquin College.
While looking for a career that married my interest in science and health with my love of interacting with people and learning their stories, someone suggested nursing. I decided to give it a try and after my first clinical experience I never looked back. During my second year of the nursing program, I completed both a theory course and a clinical placement in maternal child health. What had always been an interest for me became my current passion after I had the opportunity join two families during the labour process and share the experience of the birth of their child.
In my third year, I undertook a community health project aimed at increasing support breastfeeding at Algonquin College. While I have always believed that breastfeeding is best for both mother and child, the project allowed me to inform myself further and increased my desire to promote breastfeeding to childbearing families. I hope to pursue a consolidation on a Labour and Delivery Unit and work in this area upon graduation. I am also looking forward to working with my associate representatives Caroline Gaynor and Melissa Wallace to share the benefits of MCNIG membership to other interested students.
If you are a student and interested in MCNIG or becoming involved as a student please contact the student rep, available to you on the contact list. You can also find us on our Facebook Group, Childbirth Nursing Interest Group. Find out about the advantages of joining us or visit http://www.nso-eio.ca, Nursing Students of Ontario.