We Are IH: Clinical practice educator passionate about mentoring

November 2, 2023
Alicia and her son enjoying beautiful scenery

Name: Alicia Vicic (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Clinical Practice Educator - Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) - IH North
Years of Service: 16
Worksite: Community MHSU
Community: Kamloops/IH North
Ancestral Territory: Secwépemc 
Favourite Quote / Advice to live by: 
"When you look at a person, any person, remember that everyone has a story. Everyone has gone through something that has changed them." 

Born and raised in Kamloops, Alicia Vicic graduated from the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Bachelor of Science nursing program in 2007 and completed her Master of Science in Nursing from UBC in 2017. Early on in her nursing education, she realized her interest in the mental health field, so she focused most of her clinical placements in this area. This lead Alicia to her career as a clinical practice educator with a focus on Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI).

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