A first-year nursing student at the College of New Caledonia has been named as one of 20 recipients of a nation-wide bursary.
Each year, the Paul and Gerri Charette Bursary is given out to post-secondary students in northern and rural communities who face additional barriers to education.
Once a grade-A student, Caleb Murphy’s life was upended by a traumatic brain injury in 2015, which left him in a coma.
In 2020, he was diagnosed with a mental health disorder, and his time in hospital inspired him to enter the nursing program at the CNC.
Now, his resiliency, generosity, and determination have earned Murphy the prestigious $5,000 award.
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