Bukola Salami (she/her)

When I was in high school, I wanted to be a doctor. I attended the University of Toronto Summer Mentorship Program. This program enabled me to know there are many successful Black people. I had an opportunity to shadow a nurse during the program. This motivated me to consider nursing as a career. I completed my degree in nursing at the University of Windsor.

I worked as a nurse at the Hospital for Sick Children for 1.5 years. I then completed my Masters in Nursing while working at Sick Kids. After my Masters, I worked at Toronto Public Health as a Public Health Nurse. After this I enrolled in a PhD program. I studied the migration of Philippine Educated Nurses through the Live-in Caregiver program. The idea to focus on immigrant nurses for my PhD began when I wrote a paper on the topic during my undergraduate study.

During my PhD, I also worked as an interprofessional educator at Sick Kids. In this role, I educated health professionals on cultural safety and child health. I began my position at the University of Alberta after finishing my PhD. I went from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor, and finally, to Full Professor. I took on the role of Director of Intersection of Gender in the Office of Vice President (Research and Innovation). My central task was to set up an Institute focused on Intersectionality. We were able to achieve this. I was recruited to begin as a Professor of Medicine, University of Calgary. I will be starting this position in June 2023. This position will provide additional research leadership opportunities.  Learn more about my professional career from my University of Alberta Faculty profile.