The best partnerships build on their foundations while always looking forward – identifying new pursuits, shared interests, and strength of purpose.

So it is with Queen’s Health Sciences. This year is our 25th anniversary as a united faculty. We celebrate our shared past while firmly looking towards the future and what we can accomplish together over the next 25 years.

My youngest daughter just finished her last day of classes at Queen’s undergrad. She’s sold the furniture from the room at her student house. She’s studying for exams and preparing to move on to her next adventure. Across campus, many Queen’s students will soon say goodbye to this special place. I thought I’d write a few notes for my daughter and share them here, hoping some others might find them useful.

Dear Lydia,

As you pack up and say goodbye to Queen’s…

A name can hold power and purpose. A sense of identity. A sense of responsibility. As we move ahead in 2022 under the new banner of Queen’s Health Sciences, I’m thinking about what that name change represents – why it was important.  

On Monday we officially released and began the implementation of our new strategic vision for Queen’s Health Sciences (QHS): Radical Collaboration. If you haven’t read it yet, now is the time! It’s not only succinct, but inspiring, with lots of space for you to bring in your own radical ideas.