Season 2, Episode 5: Professor Nafeesa Jalal: Honours Healthcare Management Program at Seneca College

About Today's Show

In this episode, Professor Nafeesa Jalal talks about her classes, and shares her journey as a professional with her own consulting firm. As well, Professor Jalal shares how being prepared, and working hard, can overcome virtually any barrier.

Also in this episode:

1. The importance of doing what you truly want to do in life.

2. The value of "taking the leap," and pursuing the road less travelled.

3. The importance of having mentors.

About Today's Guest, Professor Nafeesa Jalal

In addition to teaching three courses in the Honours Healthcare Management Program at Seneca, Dr. Jalal founded her own consulting firm that specializes in health research projects that focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (known as DEI), and as well have a strong focus on cultural competency.

Outside of Seneca, her current consulting work with Trillium Hospital's Institute for Better Health is centred on the experiences of patients from diverse backgrounds with their breast cancer journey. She is also a Certified Faculty with the Institute for Health Communication and works with the William Osler Health System to deliver training to health professionals. Trillium and William Osler are two of the largest community hospitals in Canada, serving an incredibly diverse population.

With her passion for public health, she is also the host of her own T.V. show, Health and Wellness with Dr. Nafeesa Jalal. Recorded in studio in Canada, it is available globally.

You can connect with Dr. Jalal's consultancy here

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