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Nursing student Michaela Patterson wins Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Award

Nursing student Michaela Patterson wins Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Award

The Faculty of Health Sciences is pleased to announce that fourth year nursing student Michaela Patterson is a 2021 recipient of the Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Award.

The Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Award is the highest tribute that can be paid to a student by the prestigious Tricolour Society. Every year, it is awarded to a handful of students for their distinguished service to the university in non-athletic extra-curricular activities. Recipients are nominated by their peers and are selected by the Tricolour Society based on the three tenets of service, leadership, and character.

Michaela is a recipient of this award due to her dedication to supporting BIPOC students and creating a more inclusive community within the School of Nursing and the Faculty of Health Sciences. As the 2020-2021 Vice President of the Queen’s Black Academic Society, Michaela had a meaningful impact on her peers and the university during a time when it was needed most.

In addition, Michaela is the co-founder of EDI @ SON (Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion at Queen’s School of Nursing) and co-creator of Cultural Humility and Racial Microaggressions (CHARM), a simulation game for students focusing on microaggression management in the clinical setting.

Michaela and the rest of the Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Award recipients will be presented with their awards during a virtual reception on Thursday, June 10 at 7pm.

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