Erin is a recent graduate of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. Prior to this, she graduated from the Bachelor of Health Sciences program at McMaster University in 2015. Throughout undergrad and Medical School, she was active with the Indigenous Students Health Sciences group, transitioning from a mentee to a mentor. Outside of school, Erin enjoys spending time outdoors. She took advantage of her time in Hamilton exploring the many hiking trails in the region. 

Erin is beginning Family Medicine residency with Northern Ontario School of Medicine. The majority of her training will be based in Huntsville, Ontario. Erin and her fiancé, Nelson, are looking forward to calling Huntsville home and starting their careers within the community.

Adrian began his education at McMaster in the inaugural class of the Medical Radiation Science program. He obtained his naturopathic doctor degree (ND) at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and has practiced as a licensed naturopathic doctor in various integrative and Indigenous settings including Hamilton’s De Dwa Da Dehs Nye>s Health Access Centre. In 2016, Adrian returned to McMaster to continue his education at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. His current professional pursuits are in primary care, and hospital medicine

Dr. Tosh Mizzau is Ojibway with roots on Manitoulin Island (Wikwemikong and Whitefish River First Nations). Prior to medical school, Tosh completed his undergraduate degree in Biology at Western University in London, Ontario. He then went on to pursue his Bachelor of Education, becoming a high school Biology and Science teacher. Upon completion of his B. Ed he started to work for Indigenous Services at Western University in their youth programming department. As a member of IS, Tosh has worked to coordinate opportunities for aboriginal youth to gain exposure to post-secondary education. Since starting medical school, Tosh has become a member of the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada as well as co-chair of the McMaster Medicine Indigenous Health Interest Group. With IHIG he was able to help his medical school peers better understand the unique challenges of working with Indigenous patients. He hopes to pursue a career in medicine with focus on addressing disparity in health outcomes for First Nations patients.

Dr. Mizzau will be completing his residency in rural family medicine in Grande Prairie Alberta.

Cornelia (Nel) Wieman, MD, FRCPC is Canada’s first female Aboriginal psychiatrist (Anishnawbe – Little Grand Rapids First Nation, Manitoba). She holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology (1988) and a Master of Science degree in Biomechanics (1991) from the University of Waterloo. She completed her medical degree (1993) and psychiatry specialty training (1998) at McMaster University in Hamilton. She was also the first Director of the Indigenous Students Health Sciences (ISHS) office at McMaster University. (Formerly known as ASHS)

From 1997-2005, she provided psychiatric services at Six Nations Mental Health Services, a community mental health clinic based on the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. She was a member of the Advisory Group on Suicide Prevention (2002-2003) that developed a national framework document for the Assembly of First Nations and First Nations & Inuit Health Branch to address the issue of First Nations youth suicide. She served as Deputy Chair of Health Canada’s Research Ethics Board (2002-2005) and was Chair of the Drug Utilization Evaluation Advisory Committee, First Nations & Inuit Health Branch (2004-2012). From 2004-2011, she was the Co-Director of the Indigenous Health Research Development Program and an Assistant Professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She has been a co-investigator on several initiatives funded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) – Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health including the National Network of Aboriginal Mental Health Research (NNAMHR) which she co-directed until 2011. In 2006, she was appointed as a Member of the Indspire (formerly the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation) Board of Directors. In 2007, she was appointed to the First Nations, Inuit and Metis Advisory Committee, part of the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Also in 2007, she was appointed to CIHR’s Governing Council.

In 2012, she joined the Clinical Support Team at YWCA Toronto’s Elm Centre providing psychiatric services to over 100 women living with serious mental illness & addictions and became a member of Inner City Health Associates, delivering front-line psychiatric services to Toronto’s homeless population as part of the HOPE Program. She was also appointed as a special consultant to the Chief Public Health Officer of the Public Health Agency of Canada. In February 2013, she joined the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH) as a staff psychiatrist, working in various programs including the Aboriginal Services Unit, Telepsychiatry Service (Northern Psychiatric Outreach Program), Crisis Clinic and General Assessment Clinic.

She was a 1998 recipient of a National Aboriginal Achievement Award, recognizing career achievement in the category of medicine. In 2002, she was the inaugural recipient of the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Alumni Achievement Award. In February 2013, she received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.