<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ICUBP]]></title><description><![CDATA[ICUBP]]></description><link>https://www.icubridgeprogram.org/proj-old</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:09:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.icubridgeprogram.org/fr/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Emmanuelle Richard]]></title><description><![CDATA[« That's when the relationship started to develop into something more human.» Emmanuelle Richard, PT student at Université de Montreal. Tell me a little bit about yourself. I grew up in Sherbrooke, and later moved to Montreal for CEGEP because I wanted to experience the city and be a city girl! Right now, I study physiotherapy at Université de Montreal. 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Sam Sotiris Psycharis]]></title><description><![CDATA["From a young age, I began playing classical guitar for patients and families at the Montreal Neurological Institute. The guitar gave me...]]></description><link>https://www.icubridgeprogram.org/post/sam-sotiris-psycharis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ca8ff824f8cf20014537622</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 19:37:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2865fc_2e712742269a48baa72761f201d0bcb6~mv2_d_2250_3000_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ICU Bridge Program</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fardad Jabbary]]></title><description><![CDATA["I’m on my way to change my career path! Since I was kid, I always wanted to go into robotics. I was in love with computers. You might...]]></description><link>https://www.icubridgeprogram.org/post/manage-your-blog-from-your-live-site</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c435c96af29ee001cc933d9</guid><category><![CDATA[Getting Started]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 13:09:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2865fc_ec9333880fee4bf6ba71a6464a552647~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ICU Bridge Program</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>