I got to witness how much the staff care about their patients.
Madison, daughter of Laura Ganatsios, AHS Medical Transcriptionist at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
I learned a lot about our healthcare system and the whole trip inspired me to do my best. 10/10!
Mohid, son of Zeenat Ahmed, AHS Administrative Assistant at the Foothills Medical Centre
Being able to walk around and talk to people gave the day a more normal feel and doing weird tasks was fun because it was what was actually being done at the time.
Nathan, son of Wendy Smith, AHS Director in the Medical Physics Department at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre
For a third year, The Learning Partnership (a national charitable organization dedicated to support, promote and advance publicly funded education in Canada) recognized AHS as one of its Canada’s Outstanding Employers Award recipients for inspiring students to think about life after school, their education and career journey. Take Our Kids to Work Day gives Grade 9 students a chance to observe a parent, family member or friend at work and to explore a potential career in healthcare. In 2016, 378 teens spent a ‘day in the life’ at an AHS site or facility.
Rei Calisin knew he wanted to become a respiratory therapist when he shadowed his mother at the Stollery Children’s Hospital Pediatric Care Unit (PICU) for a day in high school. Now, Rei, 25, works side by side with this mother as respiratory therapists in the unit.
“My mom is the main reason I wanted to work on this unit,” says Rei. “When my mom works, everyone trusts and respects her. She has big shoes for me to fill, but it is comforting to have such a great resource next to me.”
For his mom Olivia, it warms her heart to hear the admiration and respect that her son has for her as a professional.
“I have so much pride when I see him at work,” says Olivia. “When our family came to Canada, we had nothing. To see him now, next to me as a front-line staff on the PICU, I couldn’t be more proud as a mother.”
Olivia & Rei Calisin Alberta Health Services
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