College of Nursing student Tyler Lindsay sits in the sunny E-Wing atrium of the Health Sciences Building. (Photo: James Shewaga)

Swapping Homework for Hospitals

On second thought, Tyler Lindsay has chosen to make a difference in the emergency room, rather than in the classroom.

Six years after earning his education degree at the University of Saskatchewan, the 27-year-old Saskatoon student will walk across the stage again at TCU Place on June 7 to be awarded his Bachelor of Science in Nursing at U of S Spring Convocation. For Lindsay, it will mark the culmination of a six-year journey of self-discovery, from budding teacher to primary care paramedic to registered nurse, after graduating with a sparkling 85 per cent academic average.