How I spent my summer: Making Indigenous community connections – Dalhousie University

September 27, 2024

This article is part of How I Spent My Summer, a series of articles showcasing opportunities Dal students pursued over the past few months — from work-intergrated learning to research gigs and more. Scroll to the bottom for more articles.

Road trips are often a staple of the summer months, so when Madison Dunbar opted to stay in Halifax rather than return home to Ontario this year, it’s only natural that some of her time was spent in the car exploring new places in Atlantic Canada.

Madison’s time on the road wasn’t all for leisure, though — as one of five students selected for the Faculty of Science’s John Dingle Science Communication internship program, she spent a summer placement with the Inclusive Pathways to Medical Professions (IPMP) cohort initiative, where her activities included attending gatherings hosted by Mi’kmaw communities across the region as part of outreach and recruitment efforts.

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