Sarah Cloud-Romeo is a Mi’kmaq medical student from Natoaganeg First Nation, currently completing her fourth year at the University of Ottawa, where she earned early admission to the MD program during her third year of undergraduate studies in Biomedical Science.
She is a Research Assistant and Engagement Member with the Aaniish Naa Gegii: the Children’s Health and Well-being Measure (ACHWM), supporting community-driven research that advances Indigenous child wellness while honouring cultural continuity, Indigenous knowledge systems, and the voices of children and families.
She is the Co-Founder of the Indigenous Medical Learners Association at the University of Ottawa, the first Indigenous student-led organization within the Faculty of Medicine, where she helped build spaces rooted in mentorship, advocacy, and belonging for Indigenous learners in medicine. Her work is grounded in a commitment to culturally safe care and research practices that are accountable to the communities they serve, guided by OCAP principles and a focus on ethical partnership and meaningful knowledge exchange. She carries her work with a rooted strength, shaped by where she comes from and who she carries, including her grandmother, Joyce Paul, whose story continues to guide her.