What sparked your decision to become an epidemiologist?  My path to becoming an epidemiologist was not linear and began while I was working as a research coordinator conducting research in cardiology. During this time, I was working with a colleague who was completing his PhD in epidemiology, and we would have a lot of really interesting and very nerdy conversations about epidemiology. It sparked my interest in the field and gave me the necessary nudge to apply to the PhD program at McGill Unive