Hometown nursing school was important for Timmins grad
By LEN GILLIS A Timmins woman has pursued her dream to become a Registered Nurse partly because she was able to take the four-year B.Sc.N. Program without having to…
Ibn Sina Simulation Lab in Thunder Bay Provides Unique “Human Side” Learning Opportunities
From left to right, Dr. Hassan Hassan, Dr. Walid Shahrour, Dr. Syed Zaki Ahmed, Dr. Yasser Labib and Dr. Stewart Kennedy. The Ibn Sina Simulation Lab provides inter-professional training for…
Kate Smith is passionate about nursing
By LEN GILLIS Being able to immerse yourself into clinical learning in the first year was something that nursing grad Kate Smith found important. She said it was a valid…
New Maternal-infant Support Worker Program Provides Extra Support for Pregnant Women in First Nations
By GRAHAM STRONG When the first cohort of the Maternal-infant Support Worker (MiSW) program graduated this past April, it was a culmination of research, educational partnerships, and grassroots health programming…
NOSM grads achieve 100 per cent residency match
By LEN GILLIS Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) graduates are enjoying a 100 per cent rate of success in terms of being matched up to residency programs. It is…
Horzion Palliative Care; providing comfort in the final hours
By LEN GILLIS When a person is dying, feeling lonely in their final days and hours, lost in their thoughts, maybe struggling with pain and perhaps feeling angry or afraid,…
Persistence pays off … Med student realizes his dream
BY KATHY STACKELBERG Twenty eight year old Derek Handley of Sudbury (formerly North Bay) knew he wanted to work in health care at age 15, after observing a neurologist treat…
Graduate has plans for higher learning
By LEN GILLIS Nursing school for Brittaney Kent was a time of personal growth, where she said she developed her leadership and interpersonal skills. Along with that, Kent was…
Camping trip inspired student to attend nursing school in North Bay
By LEN GILLIS Having a small close-knit setting like Nipissing University, it wasn’t a hard thing for Daniel Doak to make the switch from planning a teaching career to…
Choosing a college close to home pays off
Northern College nursing graduate Carly Montfort By LEN GILLIS Caring for her sick grandmother was one of the things that convinced Carly Montfort she should seek a career caring…
