Dr. Tarek Loubani is a distinguished colleague in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. His deep and very personal commitment to the weak, the destitute, the sick and the voiceless led him to volunteer locally in London, and internationally in Gaza, the West Bank, Iraq, Colombia and Venezuela.
He is selfless, generous, compassionate and kind. His own needs are secondary to the needs of his patients. Using his spare time, his holidays and his own funds, he cares for the wounded, the traumatised, the homeless and the hungry.
Indeed, his selfless nature led to his incarceration in Egypt.
Loubani represents what every doctor and teacher should be. He embodies the quintessential qualities of a humanitarian. He has put his own wellbeing, finances and safety on the line to provide care to those in need, to provide leadership, to teach others how to care.
Loubani is indeed deserving of the Western Humanitarian Award and exemplifies the characteristics that this award supports. Please join me in nominating him today. Submit your nomination to internalgrants@uwo.ca by Nov. 1. It is unlikely that anyone else at the university is more deserving of this honour than Loubani.
Marjorie Ratcliffe
Professor of Spanish Literature
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures