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Robert (R.J.) Edralin,
UHN’s first MAID Nurse
R.J. Edralin, Clinical Nurse Specialist for UHN’s Medical
Assistance in Dying (MAID) service, helps patients, families,
and their care teams through end-of-life journeys. Recognized
by his colleagues as a pioneer in the field, R.J. is a recent
recipient of a Provincial Donation Champion Award from
Ontario Health, Trillium Gift of Life Network. He is the winner
of the 2022 Thomas J. Bell Scholarship for Nurses. R.J. has
worked at UHN since 2012, starting his career as a staff nurse
on the Nursing Resource Team (TG/TW) and Emergency
Department (TW). In 2016, R.J. became one of the first nurses
in Canada to hold a dedicated MAID nursing position as the
inaugural MAID Clinical Care Coordinator at UHN, followed
by a promotion in 2021 to an advanced nursing practice role
as the MAID Clinical Nurse Specialist. “It is a privilege to be a Interventional Radiology Education Resource Nurse with the
part of this meaningful journey with patients and their loved
ones, while also supporting education needs, clinical practice,
and collaboration with inter-professional staff from over 40
in-patient units at UHN that have experienced MAID provisions.”
Terrance (T.J.) McBean, Administrator
on Site, Toronto General Hospital
After starting his career as a Registered Practical Nurse
(RPN), Terrance (T.J.) McBean joined the Toronto General
and Toronto Western Hospital Emergency Departments. He
recently fulfilled a long-standing career goal of becoming an
Administrator on Site (AOS) at Toronto General. An AOS
has accountability to address and troubleshoot issues – from
clinical, flow and environmental to emergency preparedness
during non-business hours, weekends and statutory holidays.
In June, T.J. received his Masters of Education from OISE
at U of T. He was also appointed Adjunct Lecturer with the
Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. This year, T.J.
joined the Collaborative Academic Practice team as the Interim
Joint Department of Medical Imaging. He was the grateful
recipient of this year’s Yau-Fong Cheung UHN Foundation
Scholarship. Says T.J., “This award inspires me to continue
to explore leadership development here at UHN and delve
into fostering the convergence of health-care leadership
and clinical education.”