Toronto, Ontario - November 29, 2011 – Humber College alumnus Rahul Singh won a 2011 Premier’s Award as Outstanding Health Sciences graduate on November 28 at the 2011 Colleges Ontario Higher Education Summit.
Singh, who graduated in 1993 from the Humber Paramedic program, was presented with the award in recognition of creating GlobalMedic, a frontline medical agency which provides cost-effective disaster relief around the world in the aftermath of a catastrophe.
Created in 1999, GlobalMedic is globally recognized as an innovative and efficient aid organization. Singh has led more than 50 missions to more than 30 countries. He credits the growth of GlobalMedic to the many paramedics, police, community workers and nurses that are part of his organization and have graduated from Ontario colleges. GlobalMedic’s innovative methodology is designed to empower domestic communities and it has developed a deployment system which ensures aid workers and supplies reach those in need. Recent initiatives include donating surplus firefighting equipment to developing countries and providing families with access to clean water. Since its inception, it has donated more than $10 million worth of relief items worldwide.
Singh’s work has led to many notable accolades. In 2006, he was awarded the Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Humanitarian of the Year Award by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. In 2009, he was named one of “Canada’s Top 40 Canadians under 40” which was followed in 2010 by being named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world.
“I am extremely honoured to have been selected as the recipient of this award,” says Singh. “Humber College’s Paramedic program put students in a position where we are actually trained to save lives. When you work on an International disaster, you need to be equipped and trained well to get in there and be effective. Humber gives students that opportunity. Being a paramedic is a very stressful job. You're constantly put into situations where you have to make a critical decision that affects someone's life. Humber prepared me to make sound assessments in an instant when a life is at stake.”
About Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions. Committed to student success through excellence in teaching and learning, Humber serves more than 22,000 full-time students and 56,000 continuing education registrants. With an internationally recognized reputation for quality learning, Humber offers a wide-range of career-focused opportunities for students to personalize their educational path. Our 150 full-time programs include four-year bachelor’s degrees, two and three-year diplomas, one and two-year certificates, and apprenticeship training. As a founding member of Polytechnics Canada, Humber offers students the opportunity to participate in applied research projects that find solutions for issues confronting small and medium-sized enterprises. More than four out of five Humber graduates are employed within six months of completing their studies. Visit humber.ca.
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