When Alexa Mouawad walked across the stage at Quebec City’s Théâtre Capitole on Oct. 14 to accept the Forces AVENIR Personnalité 1er cycle (Undergraduate Personality) award, she did so carrying the memory of the person who inspired the accomplishments and values that earned her the award: her father, Alex.
In its citation, Forces AVENIR, which celebrates student engagement and leadership across Quebec, described Mouawad, in her third year of medical school at McGill, as “a student committed to improving the health of vulnerable populations and driving innovation in her practice.” Her journey, they noted, “weaves together science, resilience and social justice with remarkable brilliance.”