Women in Medicine & Society: Reviewing the Past, Present and Future with Tanya-Michelle Contente

On this episode, we welcome Tanya-Michelle Contente. Born in Montreal, with Portuguese parents, Tanya-Michelle has practiced classical ballet, for over 25 years. As the Youth President of the Azorean Community Center of Quebec (CASORBEC), she has always been involved in community development with different organizations like; McGill University edX and an international environmental law NGO in Brazil named Floripamanha (Floripa for Tomorrow). Tanya-Michelle speaks five languages, which are; English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian, she is also learning three more languages: Russian, Japanese and American Sign Language (ASL). Being a polyglot is an asset, which allowed her to be a source of instrumental action during negotiations for the UNESCO gastronomic city title for Florianópolis. She studied at Concordia University enrolled in an undergraduate Double major in Community, Public Affairs and Policy Studies, as well as Political Science, followed by graduate studies for a micro-program MBA certificate in leadership and management from the John Molson School of Business. In 2015, Ms. Contente was nominated for the "Young Quebecers Leading the Way Award, after having been recognized as a distinguished forum participant and for her work as Timescape coordinator for the 9 th UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris, France. In 2016, she worked as a Regional Youth Coordinator for the Greater Montreal area on the "Young Quebecers Leading the Way project, an initiative from the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) and Heritage Canada; fostering democratic participation for young people aged 15-30. Her dedicated involvement towards youth civic engagement in Quebec was recognized as an inspiring youth in the Montréal Métro Newspaper’s February 2016 & Portrait of Inspiring Youth for the Youth Council of Montreal and the TV show Hat’s Off on the TCF channel, Montreal Community television. Her professional trajectory lead her to be chosen as a 2016 Quebec delegate for the Give1Project, returning to Paris, France on a 1200$ gran