Don’t Just Read These Success Stories; Create Your Own

Success is a powerful word. We all aspire to achieve meaningful goals and build fulfilling lives through dedication, perseverance, and purpose. Yet success is not reached overnight; it is shaped through hard work, resilience, and confidence in one’s abilities.

At Antonine University (UA), students are encouraged to pursue excellence and continuously grow both personally and professionally. Many graduates of the Department of Nursing Sciences (DNS) have gone on to achieve remarkable accomplishments in healthcare, research, education, and clinical practice around the world.

We are proud of their journeys and hope their stories inspire you to pursue your own ambitions, overcome challenges, and become the best version of yourself. Perhaps one day, your story will also become part of UA’s growing community of successful graduates.

Christelle Khadra

Christelle Khadra completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing Sciences at Antonine University (UA) in 2010, receiving the Distinguished Student Nurse Award from the Lions Club.
She then pursued graduate studies at the Faculty of Nursing of the Université de Montréal, where she earned her master’s degree in 2012 and her doctoral degree in 2019. Her doctoral research focused on pain management in children with burn injuries and received distinction for excellence.
During her graduate studies, Dr. Khadra received several highly competitive scholarships and awards from organizations including the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé, the Quebec Nursing Intervention Research Network, and the Alice Girard Excellence Award.
She has published more than 22 articles in peer-reviewed journals and was awarded the Michael Smith Award to complete a three-month research training program at the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics in the United States.
Dr. Khadra is currently pursuing her medical degree at the Faculty of Medicine of McGill University, with the goal of becoming a clinician-researcher.

Marlene Karam

Marlene Karam earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing Sciences from Antonine University (UA) before moving to Brussels to pursue a specialization in Intensive Care and Emergency Medical Services at the Institut Supérieur d’Enseignement Infirmier through a student exchange program between the two institutions.
Within the framework of the dual program between UA and Université Laval, she later completed a preparatory training program for a master’s degree in Nursing Sciences.
After returning to Brussels, she began working in the emergency department and emergency medical service of a university hospital while simultaneously pursuing a master’s degree in Public Health at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL).
In 2019, Dr. Karam successfully defended her PhD in Public Health at UCL. She subsequently moved to Canada to pursue postdoctoral research at the Université de Sherbrooke.
She was also appointed Professor at the Faculty of Nursing of the Université de Montréal in September 2020.