Mark pursued his bachelor’s degree in health sciences at McMaster university. Driven to address the health inequalities he saw in his communities growing up, Mark pursued his medical degree at the University of Ottawa. He hasa special interest in rural, Indigenous, and addictions medicine. He has travelled to remote northern First Nations reserves for the past seven years, living on reserve for weeks while leading support programs. Combining this work with his passion for research, he haspublishednumerous papers and presented at conferences onHIV care, patient engagement, and First Nations health. His research interests include HIV health and thyroid nodule ablation, as well as patient engagement and First Nations health.