Meet Our Instructors
Meet Our Instructors
Raquel Alvela
HCA: CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR Raquel achieved her Bachelors of Science in Physical Therapy in the Philippines before immigrating to Canada. She began her career here as a live-in caregiver and didn’t waste any time re-establishing herself within BC’s Healthcare system. Graduating as class valedictorian from Drake Medox College’s HCA program, and then from her LPN program … Read More
Jessalei Apayart-Alipala
HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT (HCA) Jessalei began her nursing career as a Registered Nurse in the Philippines before moving to British Columbia, where she graduated with honours from a Practical Nursing program. Over the past five years, she has worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in long-term care and a variety of other healthcare settings … Read More
Marivic Arciaga
Health Care Assistant (HCA) Marivic graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1990 in the Philippines and spent time working in Pakistan as a surgical nurse before immigrating to Canada in 1996. Here she achieved her LPN Diploma and has been working in various health care settings including supporting new refugees from different … Read More
Virginia Carino
HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT PROGRAM (HCA) Virginia originally obtained her nursing training in the Philippines, and then began her career in Canada as a Licensed Practical Nurse nine years ago. She remains very active and current in her profession working as a Care Coordinator in a seniors’ residence. She joined the Drake Medox College team as … Read More
Cindy Cook
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS Working with HCA and ESL-HCA students from different areas of the globe at Drake Medox College has been an incredibly rewarding experience for Cindy. Upon earning a Degree in Education and a Specialist Qualification in Teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Toronto, she took her knowledge, skills and … Read More
Harjeet Dhillon
Health Care Assistant (HCA) Harjeet began her career in 2008 as an LPN, and has worked in a variety of health care settings including convalescent and long term care. She enjoys providing care for the elderly in particular with a passion for making a positive difference in the lives of those she serves. She furthered her … Read MoreSuccess Story
I credit my success in finding work straight after I had graduated to their positive training environment and the very supportive staff at Drake Medox. It is from my experience at Drake Medox that I would definitely recommend them to all my family and friends. Thank you Drake Medox College for making my dream of becoming a healthcare assistant come true! I am very happy with all that I've managed to achieve so far and feel I have a bright future ahead!
~ GLENN MACDONALD - HCA
