Mitakye Owasin Award 2023
Congratulations to Emma Marie Werezak Third year PharmD student
By Jason BelhumeurEmma Marie Werezak
Third year PharmD student
Member of the Muskeg Lake Cree First Nation
Bachelor of Science (Honours)- Majoring in Anatomy & Cell Biology.
“It is important for Indigenous people to realize they are really needed in healthcare….we are smart, we are capable of anything!”
Emma Werezak is a third year PharmD student at the University of Saskatchewan. Emma knew she wanted to be involved in health care, but it wasn’t until she did a senior project on breast cancer research that she became interested in the specific drugs that were being used in treatment of breast cancer when she began to consider a career in pharmacy. Emma then enrolled in a physical pharmacy course and was hooked.
The Mitakye Owasin Award in Pharmacy is made possible by the generous donation of alumnus Jarron Yee (BSP '06). Beginning in the 2022-2023 academic year, the Mitakye Owasin Award in Pharmacy is an annual award of $1,500 open to Indigenous students in the college pursuing their PharmD degree.
