Jane Shin
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Doctor Jane Shin MLA |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Burnaby-Lougheed |
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Assumed office May 14, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Bloy |
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May 7, 1980 South Korea |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Burnaby |
| Profession | Healthcare education, medical doctorate graduate |
Jane Jae Kyung Shin, MD (Korean: 신재경, Hanja: 申才炅) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Burnaby-Lougheed as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. Shin is the first Korean Canadian elected to the provincial legislature.
Shin was born in South Korea and emigrated to Canada when she was 11 years old. Around her 16th birthday she was hospitalised for a serious health crisis which was attributed to leukemia or aplastic anemia. According to Shin, the experience made her a passionate advocate for Canada's health care system.
Two months after her 16th birthday, Shin was awarded $400 by the City of Surrey, British Columbia as part of their inaugural Youth Recognition Awards. As a child, Shin had volunteered for the Canadian Red Cross Society, Greenpeace, the Multicultural Society of B.C. and others.
"When my family's small ice cream store failed, my parents, in their 50s, found the courage to go back to school and earn their credentials in health care," Shin said in the Legislature. "My family is a testament to our fight to keep quality education accessible and affordable for all of us, even for the oldest, like my parents." She added, "I'll be continuing that good fight in this Legislature for our students, our families and our educators."
Shin studied genetics and cell biology at the University of British Columbia for several years but did not receive an undergraduate degree. Shin later completed a doctorate in medicine in 2007 from Spartan Health Sciences University in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, in the Caribbean, an institution recognised by both the B.C. College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Medical Council of Canada. During medical school, Shin performed clinical rotations at University of Edinburgh, Dalhousie University, and John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital. Shin's rotation research at the Royal Victoria Infirmary of Newcastle upon Tyne co-authored two publications on chronic fatigue syndrome.
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