Indigenous Advocate & Changemaker
Nicholas Keller
Sociology and Health Sciences student Nicholas Keller is already making an impact on his campus and community. Speaking up for greater equity and access to health care, the third-generation Western student from Walpole Island First Nation plans to go into family medicine and dedicate his career to closing the health gap for Indigenous patients and communities.
Nick is among the thousands of students at Western using their unique talents to pursue meaningful change in the world, today.
Nick's Path
- 📚🩺 Major in Sociology, with a minor in Health Sciences
- 💡 Served as a Youth Tutor for the Indigenous Academic Tutor Program
- 🩺 Member of the Indigenous Health Lab at Western University
- 🎤 Guest lecturer for undergraduate sociology courses
- 🏛 Indigenous Student representative of the University Student Council Academic Roundtable
- 👨⚕️ Future Doctor & Healthcare Activist
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