Every Woman has a Second Act: Donna Neufeld Becomes a Doctor at 48

It was one hell of a party.

The wine flowed, children danced and the music played until the wee hours of the morning. The neighbours didn’t complain…..because pretty much everyone who lived on that inner-city block in Winnipeg was there.

It was all in honour of one of the University of Manitoba’s newest medical graduates ….Donna Neufeld, a 48 year old mother of four who can barely believe that M-D is now attached to her name.

Everyone at the party that night knew just how hard it was for her to get there. But along with a great big hurrah for Doctor Donna, it was also bon voyage, a gathering at their old house to say good-bye.

Donna Neufeld and her husband Erv are leaving Winnipeg for Red Deer Alberta, where she’ll complete a two year family medicine residency.  She won’t be gone for too long,  though.  When she finishes her two year residency, she plans to come back to Manitoba to set up a rural family pratice in Morden.

This month, she received the Katherine Klassen memorial award for demonstrating a high level of compassion and modeling a patient-centered approach to care.

Our documentary is called “As Soon As I Could”. It was produced by Suzanne Dufresne.

http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/documentaries/2013/06/14/doc-as-soon-as-i-could/

Source: CBC.ca