2026-08-31 from globalnews.ca

The University of Toronto is set to welcome its first students to the new Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH) in September.

Lakshmi Asokan is in the inaugural class of the nurse practitioner program and says she chose to be a nurse to help people through the most difficult times in their lives.

“Growing up, I saw how overwhelming the health-care system can be for families,” Lakshmi said.

Lakshmi says her parents, who are immigrants from Sri Lanka, went through a challenging time when her grandmother was diagnosed with cancer.

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