Alec St Pierre

Summit Health Group

1984 Regent St, Unit 115, Sudbury, ON, P3E 5S1

Alec St. Pierre graduated from Brock University with a Bachelor of Kinesiology in 2013. He was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Graduating Student Award in Kinesiology and the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Undergraduate Student Award. He continued his post-secondary education completing his Masters of Science in Physiotherapy in 2015 from McMaster University. During his Masters degree, Alec worked on a group thesis project updating a Cochrane review on the topic of patient education for neck pain. After graduating, he continued to volunteer for an additional year with the risk of bias Cochrane Review Group. Alec spent his first year working as a physiotherapist in Meaford, Ontario. There he was able to co-preceptor a McMaster University physiotherapy student, learning valuable teaching skills. He also started taking post-graduation courses, including AA1: Fundamental of Anatomical Acupuncture. Alec then moved to Vancouver BC where he took on the role of the Lead Physiotherapist at Karp Rehabilitation. In this role, Alec was able to develop strong marketing, team management and communication skills. As well, he continued to develop as a physiotherapist taking multiple courses on IMS, persistent pain, therapeutic exercise and manual therapy. In Vancouver, Alec also worked with Burnaby Winter Club Hockey Academy and UBCOB Ravens Rugby Club as a physiotherapist doing sideline coverage for games and practices. Alec has been accepted into the Sport Physiotherapy Canada Credential Program, having his First Responder Qualification through the Canadian Red Cross. He has completed over 300 sport coverage hours as a physiotherapist. Alec moved to Sudbury in September 2021 and started working at Summit Physiotherapy where he regularly works with Laurentian University students, including varsity athletes and student trainers. He has voluntarily attended Laurentian University sporting events to act as a mentor for the student trainers, and resource for the athletes. He has also hosted a webinar for CROSH, and is working with amateur sports throughout Sudbury including The Baseball Academy, Walden Cross Country Ski Club, Idylwylde Golf and Curling clubs, and Timberwolf Golf Course. Languages: Alec is fluent in English. He has intermediate French. He has experience providing care in multicultural environments with many language barriers.