{"id":77618,"date":"2022-04-13T11:45:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=77618"},"modified":"2022-04-13T12:48:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T16:48:52","slug":"horizon-scholarship-winner-driven-to-improve-health-care-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2022\/04\/horizon-scholarship-winner-driven-to-improve-health-care-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Horizon Scholarship winner driven to improve health-care systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOTE: This is one in a series of articles on Brock\u2019s 2021-22 Horizon Graduate Student Scholarship recipients. Read other stories in the series\u00a0<\/em>on The Brock News<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

After experiencing a family tragedy during the COVID-19 pandemic, Luv Khandelwal was left disappointed in India\u2019s health-care system and determined to create change.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen my maternal grandfather met a health catastrophe, I was appalled at how inefficient the hospital systems were at admitting an emergency patient in crisis,\u201d said the Brock Master of Science in Management<\/a> student. \u201cUnfortunately, he succumbed to his condition. Hence, reducing time to render relief is necessary for crises that can result in loss of life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Khandelwal has since been driven to research the vitality of efficient health-care system operations in relation to COVID-19 and future health crises.<\/p>\n

His passion saw him recognized as one of 20 recipients of Brock\u2019s 2021-22 Horizon Graduate Student Scholarship, which supports high-achieving graduate students from Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) and other under-represented groups. Recipients are selected from research-based programs to receive a one-time award of $5,000.<\/p>\n

Khandelwal takes a different perspective to his Management studies, with an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and experience in pharmaceutical consulting under his belt. He is also working on a research initiative entitled \u201cThe impact of delays during the pandemic months on survival of lung cancer patients in Canada in 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n

His research focuses on COVID-19 population, transmission rates and allocation of resources, including ventilators and hospital beds, to make sure there is an adequate amount of inventory during a pandemic.<\/p>\n

His research has arrived at a preliminary result, which he will be presenting at the CORS\/INFORMS Vancouver International conference<\/a> in June.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy professor took the initiative to encourage me to apply for the conference, and I was excited when my abstract was accepted,\u201d Khandelwal said. \u201cThis would not have been the case in India, as all responsibility would be upon the student.\u201d<\/p>\n

After choosing Brock University to continue his academic journey, Khandelwal said he\u2019s been impressed with how supportive the program\u2019s faculty have been.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe support from faculty has been astonishing. Brock is rich with high-quality professors and scholars who have an abundance of research experience,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Moving forward, Khandelwal is looking at potentially continuing his graduate studies, pursuing his PhD.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy most ideal future would be to hold a research and decision-making position in government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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