IT ALL STARTED WITH A FROG from high school biology class to SMA presidency with Dr. Joanne Sivertson By Girard Hengen
Dr. Joanne Sivertson can thank a lowly frog for helping her make the leap into medicine. The setting was a Grade 11 biology class at Rosthern Junior College. The task at hand was dissecting that frog. That moment set Dr. Sivertson on her path in life, one that has led her to ascend to the top of her profession as president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association.
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SMA DIGEST | WINTER 2017