Banff’s Superlative Ski Resorts in the Canadian Rockies

 



An experienced Ontario entrepreneur, Minto Jain has a longstanding interest in fitness and maintains a vegetarian diet with his family. In his free time, he enjoys running and has competed in the Mississauga Half Marathon on three occasions. Minto Jain also cycles regularly and enjoys winter skiing trips to premier destinations such as Aspen, Whistler, Vail, and Banff.

Situated within Alberta’s scenic Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff offers three distinct choices for ski enthusiasts, including Mount Norquay, which is only a few minutes from town. Known as the oldest ski resort in Canada, the slopes opened in 1926 and offer some outstanding mogul runs within a compact area. The area also features the only night skiing in Banff.

Lake Louise is a much larger resort that encompasses in excess of 130 trails and is widely considered to be in the same caliber as Whistler. Advanced skiers access some of the most scenic vistas in the park across glacier-carved Bow Valley. Beginning skiers can also ride on these lifts and simply enjoy the view from the top.

A third major option is Sunshine Village, which is situated relatively remotely and offers many of the park’s highest altitude trails. This storied resort has a history extending to the 1920s, when Canadian Pacific Railways built cabins in the area in support of train operations.

AIM for SEVA - Creating of Free Students Homes Across India

Dr. Minto Jain is a respected Ontario professional who has overseen a prominent chain of imaging clinics and also has served as assistant professor of surgery at Queens University in Kingston. Dr. Minto Jain maintains an active community presence and engages in fundraising activities for AIM for SEVA, a Canadian nonprofit committed to enabling access to quality education for children spanning the globe. 

A particular focus of AIM for SEVA is the empowerment of youth in underprivileged rural areas of India, where child labor is common and abject poverty a fact of life. One of the major success stories of AIM for SEVA has been the creation of 100 hostels, known as Free Students Homes (FSH), in India that provide lodging to more than 3,500 children. The program offers a pathway toward a full education and productive career for youth who have been orphaned or suffer from marginal existences with minimal family support. 

The FSH program is part of an AIM for SEVA “All India Movement,” which has been likened to a banyan tree that spreads its branches across the country. The ultimate aim is to have at least one hostel in each of India’s 640 districts, with a total capacity that meets the needs of 320,000 young learners.

Formats of the Master of Health Professions Education Program at UIC

A highly educated and experienced health professional, Minto Jain currently serves as a principal at Medical Imaging Centres, Inc., in Mississauga, Canada. In addition to holding advanced degrees from several other universities, including the University of Ottawa, Minto Jain is a graduate of the master of health professions education (MPHE) program at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The MPHE program at the University of Illinois at Chicago provides students with the abilities and skills to be leaders in the health education field and addresses the need for skilled professionals in the field of health care management and delivery. Goals of the program include providing students with a foundation in educational theory and practice, producing effective leaders for healthcare organizations, and producing scholars in the field of healthcare education.

The MPHE program provides two avenues toward a degree: an online format and an on-campus intensive format. The semester-based online format consists of weekly web-based modules as well as face-to-face sessions over the summer. Alternatively, the on-campus format consists of intensive all-day sessions for two to three weeks, culminating with a final project that is completed off campus.