Summer 2016 (Volume 26, Number 2)

Life With Arthritis Inspires Queen’s Medical Student

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Molly Dushnicky, a medical student attending Queen’s University, has only ever known a life with arthritis. When Molly tells people that she has arthritis, they say, “No you don’t, that’s for 60-year-olds and 80-year-olds.”

Her experience as a patient living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) will likely inform her practice as a top-tier physician: Molly aspires to be a part of the arthritis solution by pursuing a career in rheumatology. At the same time, she is an active advocate for continued education, fundraising for research, and championing awareness.

Her ambition is getting noticed: Molly’s story was recently profiled in the Queen’s Gazette,¹ and she has gained the support of a rheumatology mentor who will be advising her in her studies.

The CRA and The Arthritis Society are teaming up to pave the way for Molly and every other student interested in pursuing a career in rheumatology. If you have already contributed to the CRA Every Member Campaign, thank you! If you have not yet done so, it is an opportunity to give back to your field and help ensure that your patients enjoy continuity of care for years to come.

To make your contribution to the CRA Every Member Campaign, please contact Sandra Dow—sdow@arthritis.ca or 416-979-7228 x3343—to make your five-year pledge.

Suggested Readings

1. Carroll A. Arthritis can't stop medical student. Queen’s Gazette, April 2016. Available at: www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/arthritis-cant-stop-medical-student