A director from NOSM University has won a prestigious award for her contributions to the health of the Francophone community.
Danielle Barbeau-Rodrigue has been director of the Office of Francophone Affairs at NOSM since 2005, where she has helped shape Francophone health education in Northern Ontario for two decades.
At the annual general meeting of the Société Santé en français on Oct. 2, Barbeau-Rodrigue was awarded the national Une étoile montante award from the Société Santé en français, which is given to an individual whose actions “demonstrate promising leadership in his or her field as well as an exceptional commitment to the development of the health of Francophones.”
According to a release from NOSM University, Barbeau-Rodrigue has had a direct impact on the school’s success, helping train more than 200 Francophone physicians and ensuring that French-language health services are available across the region. She is also a tireless and energetic advocate for access to quality medical education in French.
“In the vast and often isolated region of Northern Ontario, Danielle Barbeau-Rodrigue’s name is inseparable from health training for Francophones, from Kenora to Hearst and all the way to Midland,” said Laïla Faivre, Manager of Equity and Inclusion at NOSM University in a statement.
“She has made a rare, authentic and profoundly transformative contribution to health care in Northern Ontario.”
