Members of the Kates family attended the Class of 2023’s Final Presentations on November 7, 2023. Jerry and Shawn Kates personally congratulated Livia Nguyen and Linda Ding for receiving the 2023 Wendy M. Kates Memorial Award for their master’s research project. Left to right: Wendy Kates’ father Jerry Kates, Livia Nguyen, Linda Ding, Wendy Kates’ brother Shawn Kates, MScBMC program director Jodie Jenkinson. (Photo courtesy of Jerry Kates.)
Congratulations to Nan-Linda Ding and Livia Nguyen the 2023 co-recipients of the Wendy M. Kates Memorial Award. The Master of Science in Biomedical Communications program makes this award on the basis of academic achievement in the master's research project and commitment to the profession.
Ding and Nguyen, MScBMC '23, were recognized for their design and creation of the 2D narrative educational video game NavEDI. NavEDI teaches clinical advocacy, and educates medical students about equity, diversity and inclusion in the psychiatric ER.
The Biomedical Communications program is grateful to the Kates family who established this award in Wendy’s memory and who have worked tirelessly for decades to provide the principal funding for the award.
Donations to the Wendy M. Kates Memorial Award can be made here. https://engage.utoronto.ca/site/SPageServer?pagename=donate#/fund/915