I am proud to announce that Professor Caroline Variath successfully defended her PhD propsoal, at the University of Toronto, on July 21, 2020. Caroline defended her doctoral proposal, "The experiences of health care providers with eligible patients’ loss of decision-making capacity while awaiting medical assistance in dying and their perspectives on using advance consent”.

Supervisor: Dr. E. Peter
Supervisor Committee Member: Dr. L. Cranley
Supervisor Committee Member: Dr. D. Godkin

Please join me in congratulating Caroline on this exceptional accomplishment.

Jason Powell RN., BScN., MScN., Ph.D. 
Senior Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellness