ID Spotlight - Nicole Crimi

Second-year McMaster medical student Nicole Crimi talks about her career as an actor, a painter, and now an author with the recent release of her children’s book Patty and the Pandemic.

Fact check: 

The 2004 film Mean Girls starred Nicole as Kylie George, sister to Regina George who was played by Rachel McAdams.

Nicole’s paintings are sold internationally through her company Nicole Crimi Art, founded in 2012.

“PBL cases” refers to “problem-based learning cases”, an approach to learning used at McMaster University and other institutions in which students learn by discussing open-ended problems.

Ontario has had over 70,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 during the course of the current COVID-19 pandemic, and wearing masks has been mandated in most indoor settings.

Adobe is an American company that provides creativity software products. Squarespace is an American company that provides website building and hosting services. Mentions of these companies in this podcast episode are not endorsements or promotions.

Face the Future Foundation is a Chicago, Illinois-based 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Mentioned Resources: 

You can purchase a copy of Patty and the Pandemic and find out more information about the book and its author at https://pattyandthepandemic.org/

As mentioned, all proceeds from sales of the book will be donated to the Face The Future Foundation. To learn more about this amazing non-profit, please check out their website: https://www.facethefuturefoundation.ca/