<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Allergist on Wings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allergist On Wings]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:47:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.allergistonwings.org/fr/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[More than a Good Idea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Working in healthcare, I've often wondered why implementing change can feel so much harder than coming up with new ideas. The first full day of our Innovation module at Oxford began to answer that question in ways I hadn't expected.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/more-than-a-good-idea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a52ae28661479e527e53dec</guid><category><![CDATA[Oxford Global Health Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:48:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_8c7a0ee9db274369b4041f33bcf27e8b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valley of Gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five of my nine patients that day had waited more than 3,400 days between referral and consultation.
I showed her the numbers.
"Tabarouette!"]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/valley-of-gold</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2b6ada8d10dcf6288ebcaf</guid><category><![CDATA[Abitibi]]></category><category><![CDATA[Storytellling]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:14:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_b324d6d342174cd68712bc8db3912d50~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Things You Cannot Unlearn]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Friday, I finally understood what David meant on the first day when he said that by the end of the module, we would not be able to undo what we had learned or experienced.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/the-things-you-cannot-unlearn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fe65ff57c1b4d987680da2</guid><category><![CDATA[Oxford Global Health Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 19:58:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_6ab38cfc46af4cf88e82f7c91d259d57~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mistissini]]></title><description><![CDATA[« Vous allez où ? »
« Mistissini. »
« États-Unis ? »
« …Non, une petite communauté au nord.  »]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/mistissini</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69eadcd4d06bed7d1aa2725b</guid><category><![CDATA[Cree Territory]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indigenous Health]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:39:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_273463a28622460d8a166010cef7001b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before the Café Opens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before Café le Chemin opened, something was already taking shape. This is a story of how that happened, and how I found myself part of it.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/before-the-caf%C3%A9-opens</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695729f6b825d96637d29f37</guid><category><![CDATA[Community Engagement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Storytellling]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:50:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_a5af3e447fdc4a0e89efd501f8131f96~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back in Kuujjuaq]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hallway was already full when I arrived. Patients had been flown in that morning and were waiting along both sides, quietly, without knowing when they would be seen. It was only 2 PM.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/back-in-kuujjuaq</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c89a36af19906fa179008a</guid><category><![CDATA[Nunavik]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indigenous Health]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:17:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_293218a6168a4e87b831aef81adc3745~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chisasibi: Where the Work is Shared]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Urgence. Restez penchés. Emergency. Bend down, head down.”
I pressed my head to my knees. There was no time to negotiate emotion.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/chisasibi-where-the-work-is-shared</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a43c8ae591b998c1dc5b78</guid><category><![CDATA[Cree Territory]]></category><category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Engagement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indigenous Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Storytellling]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:41:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_f87c3e1b73b844db8a88fbc445ddcc15~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Systems and Belonging]]></title><description><![CDATA[What does it mean to see systems clearly, and to belong within them? A week in Oxford pressed that question through experiments, conversation, and group projects, revealing how leadership is formed as much in community as in theory.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/systems-and-belonging</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698e6ee0636516a31671339e</guid><category><![CDATA[Oxford Global Health Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Engagement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:01:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_94bce1f20ac745839b28824d2169bdc9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A week back in Oxford]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year I started the Global Health Leadership Programme, a two-year hybrid master’s at Oxford with 23 participants from different health systems around the world. ]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/a-week-back-in-oxford</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69302d389b06fc064bd965f1</guid><category><![CDATA[Oxford Global Health Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:49:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_d078659913fd42c4aeef97a0f0e3e760~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Everything Intersects: Kuujjuaq, Week 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The North began for me as a small seed that grew with each visit, and on this trip I saw that same beginning in others. At some point, the north stops being an idea and becomes something you are part of.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/where-everything-intersects-kuujjuaq-week-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6918b6871f276a0fa6202089</guid><category><![CDATA[Nunavik]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indigenous Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Storytellling]]></category><category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:01:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_fbc77bc87269487f964786dae347e905~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wide Open Space: Ungava, Week 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was my seventh trip up north, yet the feeling never fades. I looked forward experiencing the wide-open space of the North to bring me back clarity. As we boarded the plane, that familiar mix of excitement and focus settled in once again.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/ungava-week-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691096c41baa491de18732e0</guid><category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nunavik]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Engagement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indigenous Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Storytellling]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 19:23:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_c7117774e7a74414b67ce3b49fff1427~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chisasibi: Full Circle and Building Ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had not been back to Chisasibi since residency. My first visit was as a senior resident, at a time when travel to the North was still limited by the pandemic.  Yet despite the steep learning curve, that week became a catalyst in shaping my path as a physician learning to build projects with and for the community.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/chisasibi-full-circle-and-building-ahead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d6e0d565351387112fde91</guid><category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cree Territory]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indigenous Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Engagement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Storytellling]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:08:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_ab9d98d5a685446cb597fa7d44118a1a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deepening Relationships in Rwanda (Part II)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I enjoyed an unlikely but special kind of vacation to experience culture, community, and rediscover what makes Rwanda feel so inviting.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/deepening-relationships-in-rwanda-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b1e7ea78cc0bc459d184cb</guid><category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Storytellling]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:04:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_dfd2c74c4ddc42c59d743ce6e17bb2df~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deepening Relationships in Rwanda (Part I)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I came both to help run the third annual boot camp and to reconnect with friends and colleagues who have helped make Rwanda a home away from home. Each day carried reminders of community, resilience, and generosity – all of which make Rwanda so special to me.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/deepening-relationships-in-rwanda-i</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b1e680a87801a23716fcf8</guid><category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Engagement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Storytellling]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:04:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_be881c05121c4bbd9d5cb52cdcb55c42~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Story of CommunauThé]]></title><description><![CDATA[It started in 2021 with a dream shared during a winter walk. What followed were late-night sessions, a music video, and unexpected collaborations. Now in 2025, that dream is still unfolding as a creative community finding its voice, one gathering at a time.
]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/the-story-of-communauth%C3%A9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686083d84cc67cb11b8bd3a0</guid><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Engagement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Storytellling]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 01:44:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_80bd4a6f8644499cb47e3c2a2928bffb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Spaces in Between]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the middle of all the busyness, a few moments stayed with me. Some came through interruptions I didn’t expect; others through the steady presence of people who help carry the work forward. Sharing these stories brought a quiet sense of purpose—and reminded me why the work matters.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/the-spaces-in-between</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6835000ab00ee36cfa228a48</guid><category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nunavik]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Engagement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indigenous Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Storytellling]]></category><category><![CDATA[Conferences]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 02:07:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_d3029b5f8979486f95717556e37f9934~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters from Kuujjuaq: A Northern Journey Continued]]></title><description><![CDATA[And once more, we crossed that invisible line dividing North and South, back into the world we had left behind.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/letters-from-kuujjuaq</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f09fc5cbac1441ac3ea61a</guid><category><![CDATA[Nunavik]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Engagement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indigenous Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 01:48:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_9f3fd6a63a7f4ab0a9bbcce812090489~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from the North: Friendship, Culture, and Medicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mentorship, medicine &#38; community—Alyse Diamond reflects on six weeks in Kuujjuaraapik, where true partnership goes beyond healthcare.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/lessons-from-the-north-friendship-culture-and-medicine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67be2b2ddc73903df8e01899</guid><category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nunavik]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cree Territory]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Engagement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indigenous Health]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 23:57:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_7887e887ea1a4aa6af281f9473388f7e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alyse Diamond</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Return to the Land of a Thousand Hills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering Rwandan healthcare leaders to tackle allergic diseases through education, collaboration, and local solutions.]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/return-to-the-land-of-a-thousand-hills</link><guid isPermaLink="false">675d8ddb3ee299bac713422b</guid><category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Engagement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:25:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_1c1a2c4c340f4473a90ff672dd6e721d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel Reflections on Connection, Collaboration, and Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past few months, I’ve traveled across continents and Canada, to make connections, share ideas, and discover how collaboration ]]></description><link>https://www.allergistonwings.org/post/travel-reflections-connection-collaboration-community</link><guid isPermaLink="false">674a4725ab2e23aa573fc5eb</guid><category><![CDATA[Global Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Engagement]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cultural Connections]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nunavik]]></category><category><![CDATA[Conferences]]></category><category><![CDATA[Storytellling]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:02:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8aaeb5_f1bee9f969524e53a700d71b1dca386b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_875,h_769,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michelle Kwok</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>