| Biography |
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| I’m a grade 9 student at Westside academy. I enjoy doing science fair and I play a clarinet in the school band. I also play on the school soccer team. I am planning on becoming a neurosurgeon in the future. My project this year was in the health care field because of my interest in becoming a doctor. |
| Eungyung Kim
Reclamation: A systems change to waste management in the operating room
| Challenge: | Environment | | Category: | Intermediate | | Region: | Central Interior British Columbia | | City: | Prince George, BC | | School: | Westside Academy | | Abstract: | Can an independent, evidenced-based system change to waste management in UHNBC’s operating rooms, including a process for the collection and the distribution of unused surgical overage could be developed and implemented? The waste audit showed that 1,825kg of surgical overage could be donated, 2 tonnes of paper, 2 tonnes of plastic and 5 tonnes of blue sterile wrap recycled per year. |
| Awards | Value | Excellence Award - Intermediate
Bronze Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | | Western University Scholarship
Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Western University | $1 000.00 | | Total | $1 000.00 | |
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