0:03 my name is David Adedeji and I am an
0:06 international student as well as a
0:08 nursing student here at York University.
0:10 I’m also in my final year of study
0:13 What drew me to the Jamal Esmail Premier
0:15 undergraduate scholarship was the
0:17 opportunity to attend a global Health
0:19 conference outside my comfort zone. The
0:23 conference I attended was a global
0:25 surgery conference in Vancouver. My
0:28 conference basically was about Global
0:30 surgery and how it affects underserved
0:31 communities. The scholarship has an
0:33 impact on Nursing education by providing
0:35 critical financial support and
0:38 professional development for students
0:39 like myself. It also allows us to gain
0:42 access to research, professional networks,
0:45 as well as knowledge beyond the
0:47 classroom. A pivotal experience for me
0:50 during the conference was learning about
0:52 creating and maintaining a sustainable
0:54 relationship. That for any sustainable
0:57 relationship to be good, it has to be built on
0:59 mutual trust.
1:00 So, something that this scholarship
1:02 did for me was, it gave me the avenue to
1:05 look at innovations that people have
1:07 done and look for a way to make mine come
1:10 to life, if that makes sense. So, a lot of
1:13 people have innovations but they lack
1:14 the medium to express their innovations.
1:17 And a key thing that the scholarship did
1:18 for me was it gave me the ability to
1:21 express my innovation to like-minded
1:25 people and get feedback as well.
1:27 Personally I’m going to make sure that
1:29 before I start any partnership, I’m going
1:32 to lay down my goals and lay down the
1:34 goals of the partner I’m trying to
1:36 collaborate with and make sure that we
1:38 are like-minded to make sure that we’re
1:40 not hitting off of each other, aligned
1:42 together basically. Scholarships like
1:44 this can help in creating global
1:46 leaders promoting nursing innovations,
1:49 as well as impacting or making a better
1:52 healthcare system. My advice to people
1:54 that want to follow my first step is
1:56 stay passionate and committed to your
1:59 goals. Seek out scholarships that align
2:01 with your interest and always apply
2:05 because if you apply you might get it,
2:0 7but if you don’t apply then you never
2:09 get it. So just apply. A quote I’m going
2:12 to leave you guys with is, always do your
2:14 best and leave the rest and you’ll be
2:17 fine.
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