Regional Communities Host Medical and Nursing Students
July 9, 2008
More than 300 students from UNBC’s School of Nursing and 45 from the
Northern Medical Program are gaining clinical experiences in
communities throughout northern BC this spring and summer. The local
clinical placements are integral to the curriculum and are vital to
preparing students to work in rural and northern communities after
graduation.
The following communities are hosting Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN), and Northern Medical Program (NMP) students:
Masset (FNP, BScN)
Queen Charlotte City (BScN, NMP)
Prince Rupert (BScN, NMP)
Terrace (BScN, NMP)
Kitimat (BScN, NMP)
Hazelton (BScN, FNP)
Smithers (NMP)
Burns Lake (BScN)
Fraser Lake (FNP)
Fort St. James (BScN)
Vanderhoof (BScN)
Fort St. John (BScN, FNP, NMP)
Dawson Creek (BScN, NMP)
Chetwynd (BScN)
Mackenzie (BScN)
Valemount (NMP, FNP)
McBride (BScN)
Williams Lake (BScN)
Quesnel (BScN)
Prince George (BScN, FNP, NMP)
“Rural and remote clinical placements really serve two purposes for our students,” says Vince Salyers, Chair of the School of Nursing. “First, they expose students to what it’s like to work in health care settings around the province and the placements provide them with a breadth of clinical experiences that prepare them to practice as registered nurses in rural and remote areas. Second, it’s the aspect of their education that really makes the profession come alive.”
“Giving students experiences in northern and rural communities is a hallmark of medical education in BC,” says David Snadden, Vice-Provost of Medicine at UNBC. “In addition to NMP students, many medical students from Vancouver and Victoria are also spending time in northern BC this year, in such communities as Terrace, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Williams Lake, and Dease Lake.”
Both the medical program and the Nurse Practitioner program produced its first graduates this year. Together with the BSc in Nursing, the three programs produced 98 grads in 2008.
Contact:
David Snadden, Northern Medical Program, UNBC-UBC - 250.960.6731
Vincent Salyers, School of Nursing, UNBC - 250.960.5848
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC - 250.960.5622
The following communities are hosting Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN), and Northern Medical Program (NMP) students:
Masset (FNP, BScN)
Queen Charlotte City (BScN, NMP)
Prince Rupert (BScN, NMP)
Terrace (BScN, NMP)
Kitimat (BScN, NMP)
Hazelton (BScN, FNP)
Smithers (NMP)
Burns Lake (BScN)
Fraser Lake (FNP)
Fort St. James (BScN)
Vanderhoof (BScN)
Fort St. John (BScN, FNP, NMP)
Dawson Creek (BScN, NMP)
Chetwynd (BScN)
Mackenzie (BScN)
Valemount (NMP, FNP)
McBride (BScN)
Williams Lake (BScN)
Quesnel (BScN)
Prince George (BScN, FNP, NMP)
“Rural and remote clinical placements really serve two purposes for our students,” says Vince Salyers, Chair of the School of Nursing. “First, they expose students to what it’s like to work in health care settings around the province and the placements provide them with a breadth of clinical experiences that prepare them to practice as registered nurses in rural and remote areas. Second, it’s the aspect of their education that really makes the profession come alive.”
“Giving students experiences in northern and rural communities is a hallmark of medical education in BC,” says David Snadden, Vice-Provost of Medicine at UNBC. “In addition to NMP students, many medical students from Vancouver and Victoria are also spending time in northern BC this year, in such communities as Terrace, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Williams Lake, and Dease Lake.”
Both the medical program and the Nurse Practitioner program produced its first graduates this year. Together with the BSc in Nursing, the three programs produced 98 grads in 2008.
Contact:
David Snadden, Northern Medical Program, UNBC-UBC - 250.960.6731
Vincent Salyers, School of Nursing, UNBC - 250.960.5848
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC - 250.960.5622
