Kyla Christianson

2023 McCall MacBain Scholar

McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, MScA, Advanced Nursing

Education:
University of British Columbia Okanagan (BSN’23)

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

Kyla studied nursing at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus, and served as a student senator. She co-founded a Rotary Youth Exchange (ROTEX) club for past, present, and future international exchange students and, building on this experience, was elected co-president of ROTEX International. Kyla also volunteered with UBC Okanagan’s emergency first response team and the nursing course union. She was a member of The President’s UBC Okanagan Non-Academic Misconduct Committee. After completing her bachelor’s degree, she began a master’s degree in advanced nursing with a concentration in global health at McGill.

The beauty of nursing is that there are so many avenues to effect change and improve people’s lives.

Read more: Q&A with Kyla Christianson