Caron was born and grew up in Kamloops, British Columbia to Ojibwe mother, a teacher, and a father, a mason, who emigrated from Italy.
She completed her BSc in Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University in 1993, where she was also a star basketball player and the winner of numerous awards, including the Shrum Gold Medal, awarded to the top undergraduate student.
While completing her MD at the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Caron was again recognized as being the top ranked student.
Caron also completed an MA in Public Health from Harvard University, while completing her surgical residency, as well as a postgraduate fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, focused on endocrine surgical oncology.
In June 2017, she received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of the Fraser Valley.
In October 2019, she received an honorary degree from Simon Fraser University.
Caron was born and grew up in Kamloops, British Columbia to Ojibwe mother, a teacher, and a father, a mason, who emigrated from Italy. She completed her BSc in Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University in 1993, where she was also a star basketball player and the winner of numerous awards, including the Shrum Gold Medal, awarded to the top undergraduate student. While completing her MD at the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Caron was again recognized as being the top ranked student. Caron also completed an MA in Public Health from Harvard University, while completing her surgical residency, as well as a postgraduate fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, focused on endocrine surgical oncology. In June 2017, she received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of the Fraser Valley. In October 2019, she received an honorary degree from Simon Fraser University.
Nadine Caron