Catherine Schoemaker RN, BN
Bringing Hope & Healing
to Vulnerable People
Nursing is the passion of my heart, which was born within me as a small child growing up in a third-world country. As a little girl, I saw firsthand the horrors of violence, misogyny, disease and malnourishment. 
As I witnessed nurses providing compassionate presence and competent health care to the community, they became my heroines! As a 6-year-old, I committed my life to becoming “a super nurse,” with the dream of bringing hope and healing to marginalized and traumatized populations. 
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I am elated to be embarking now on the next chapter of my childhood dream to become a Nurse Practitioner. In May of 2025, I will be attending full-time Athabasca University’s Master of Nursing Program – Nurse Practitioner.
I invite you to partner with me and support me in my graduate studies to become a Nurse Practitioner.
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​I am passionate about caring for vulnerable people using a contextual, relational approach that treats the whole person in all their physical, social, psychological, and spiritual complexity. My lived experience in the healthcare system often devalues this comprehensive approach, prioritizing a model that is cost-effective, efficient and conceptualizes patients primarily as their disease or disorder. Nursing for me is value based, relational, in-the-moment, whole perspective care. 
As I respond to the call to train as an Nurse Practitioner and function at a more advanced level of practice, I long to use my voice to support a comprehensive approach to care-provision alongside interdisciplinary colleagues. I aspire to be a role model and disciplinary leader that imparts hope and healing to suffering people and inspires others to mobilize an approach to care that is relational, compassionate, and comprehensive.
My Mission Statement
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Ashley Kenny RN, BScN, MHS, ONC(c)
Clinical Nurse Educator, PCU 64
Foothills Medical Centre
​“Catherine is unlike any nursing colleague I have encountered in my Nursing career. Immediately what is abundantly obvious is her genuine compassion and advocacy for patients and a very palpable eagerness to expand her knowledge.”
“Her compassion is inspiring.”
Joanne Haslock, RN, PgC
Manager, PCU 64 Orthopedics/Gen Surgery/Surgical Oncology/ACESS
Foothills Medical Centre​
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“Catherine believes everyone, regardless of situation or background is deserving of the same compassionate care and places a high regard on ensuring her patients receive the best care possible.”
Tracey L. Clancy RN, PhD
Associate Professor Teaching, Assistant Dean Faculty Development
Faculty of Nursing University of Calgary
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“Catherine’s personal lived experience healing from severe, early childhood trauma positions her well to relate to her population of interest both
personally and professionally."
"Catherine’s passion for and attitude towards learning are a testament to her sense of self-direction and self-awareness, excellent qualities associated with thriving as
a Nurse Practitioner.”
Financial Support
Even though I have a surplus of passion and dedication to fulfill my childhood dream of becoming a "super nurse", I have a deficit in financial resources. As a single parent trying to pay off a large undergraduate student loan, I do not have an extra dollar to my name.
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I invite you to partner with me and support me in my graduate studies to become a Nurse Practitioner.
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Accountability and Partnership
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Being honest and integral are intrinsic to my core values. Following is a detailed description of my financial need; how I will be accountable to funding received and how financial gifts can be given.
Monthly Financial Need for the 28 Months of the NP Program
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Tuition & Supplies: $773 per month
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Living Expenses: $4,250 per month
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Accountability
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Victor Martinez has 25 plus years of banking experience and is currently working with ATB Financial as a Director of Structuring and Execution at ATB Capital Markets. Victor will be a joint account holder for all sponsorship funding received. He will provide a detailed financial report on my website at the end of each semester including the following: sponsorship, scholarships and bursaries received; where funds have been allocated; and remaining financial needs.
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At the conclusion of each of my seven semesters, subscribers will receive a financial report; a detailed summary of my learning and development; semester highlights; photos; and a “sneak-a-peek” of what the following semester will consist of. Please subscribe!
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Ways to Become a Financial Sponsor​
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Visit my Go Fund Me page
Please note that Go Fund Me has a 3% administrative charge that is deducted from your donation.
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If you prefer, please make a direct donation to schoemakercatherine@gmail.com
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