When asked about his future in medicine, Simon emphasizes the importance of being both a physician and a scientist; “Classically, academia and medicine have been on two different tracks: You had people who went into treating people based on what we know, and you had people who dedicated their lives to helping us know more.  As medicine and research evolved, we realized that we need people to do both because it’s those practitioners who see what people need who are the ones best placed to find where we can go next.  So, there’s a big push for this sort of physician-scientist balanc

For Natasha, the future is limitless. She is excited about the options that await her as she embarks on her Master’s Degree in Clinical Science in Speech Language Pathology at Queen’s University.  She keeps an open mind when thinking about which areas within her field she will focus on, but she is sure about one thing – she will combine all that she will learn with the latest and greatest tools to give people a voice, quite literally.