Completing his MFE enabled Jerry Pan to support Ontario’s healthcare workers and the system they work within. On 6 June, Pan will walk up the aisle of Convocation Hall without sign of injury.

“During COVID, I had a major knee surgery that took 12 hours, followed by a hospital stay with a lot of physio,” Pan said. “I’m very thankful for the Canadian healthcare system because I got the surgery without incurring any cost and they took great care of me. I’m able to return to the sports I love.”

Pan is using his skills and education to support the healthcare workers who took such diligent care of him. In September, he’ll be joining the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, or HOOPP. The organization supports the pension plan and retirements of 475,000 of the province’s healthcare workers. [Read more…]