Samuel Vaillancourt

Ever since an internship in Haiti where he witnessed the devastating effects of tuberculosis, a nonetheless controllable disease, Samuel Vaillancourt is determined to provide treatment not only for individuals but also for society as a whole. In a multitude of ways, with inexhaustible energy, he rallies people to his cause and carries out his actions. In Montréal, he devotes time to Horizons, a tutorial project for youngsters in underprivileged neighbourhoods as well as to the Community Health Action Partnership (CHAP) project, which permits medical students to do volunteer work for community organizations and thus witness first-hand the most concrete and striking needs. Abroad, he develops strategies in family planning and STD prevention in Burkina Faso and takes a keen interest in the physical and dietary well-being of children in the rural communities of Ecuador. His initiatives, wherever they are carried out, are always committed, formative and based on a continuing search for tangible and lasting results. On the eve of undertaking a master’s degree in public health, Samuel is already what he dreams of becoming: “a researcher capable of addressing the heath of individuals within the context of the health of society as a whole.

Samuel Vaillancourt