“Medical aesthetics offers opportunities unlike any other specialty”
Nurse practitioner Dan Julien shares his convoluted journey into aesthetics and his educational content
Born and raised in Ontario, Canada, Dan Julien describes his journey as a true “rags to riches” story. Growing up, school was challenging for Julien and he was unable to initially apply to university like many of his peers. However, he was advised by a guidance counsellor to consider nursing. “This was the late 90s and early 00s, I did not know of many men within the nursing specialty,” he recalls, “But the counsellor pushed for me to give it a go, so I thought what the hell – and went for it.” As a result, in 2001 he graduated from St Lawrence College with a nursing diploma.
In 2007, he enrolled in a bridging programme to complete a Bachelor of Science in Registered Nursing at the University of Ottawa. He then went on to later attend Laurentian University earning his nurse practitioner certificate in 2010. After graduating, Julien spent 12 years with the University of Ottawa’s Health…
