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HALIFAX:<\/strong> Nova Scotia is training more healthcare workers to provide a diverse range of care in communities across the province. Starting in the 2023-24 academic year, aspiring practical nursing students can learn as part of a Mi\u2019kmaw cohort at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Pictou campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re so pleased to be working closely with Mi\u2019kmaw leaders and community members to create a custom learning experience that will help more Mi\u2019kmaw learners achieve their career goals,\u201d said Advanced Education Minister Brian Wong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is an important part of our responsibility to answer the Truth and Reconciliation Commission\u2019s calls to action and increase the number of Mi\u2019kmaw and Indigenous professionals working in healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cohort will be open to 30 Mi\u2019kmaw learners from across Nova Scotia and falls under the 120 new practical nursing seats the government announced for NSCC in July. This brings the number of practical nursing seats to 390 per year, on average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”7″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Curriculum for the new Mi\u2019kmaw nursing program is in the early stages of development and will be a custom-learning experience developed with a Mi\u2019kmaq and Indigenous lens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Representatives from Mi\u2019kmaw Kina\u2019matenewey, Tajikeim\u0268k, NSCC, the Dalhousie Indigenous healthcare in nursing team and the Nova Scotia College of Nursing will all contribute, along with the departments of Advanced Education, Education and Early Childhood Development, and Health and Wellness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cohort-based learning allows a group to learn and work their way through a course or a series of courses together, offering a supportive style of learning that helps students succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”72″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”92″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quotes: \u201cWorking in partnership to support more L\u2019nu students to enter health professions is a positive step that will incorporate Mi\u2019kmaw ways of knowing into healthcare, respond to the needs and strengthen communities across the province.\u201d [adrotate banner=”148″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis program is a wonderful opportunity to create healthcare professionals within our communities. Cohort-based programs have long been identified as a best practice for student success. It is very exciting to see more programs work within our communities to provide these valuable learning experiences that work to the strength of our learners.\u201d \u201cAs a college, we know that offering a cohort with a culturally responsive educational experience founded on Indigenous perspectives, theory and practice will help attract more individuals from the community to the field. The interest and commitment from so many within the Mi\u2019kmaw community in support of this new section is a recipe for equitable success \u2013 both for the program and the individuals who apply. I can\u2019t wait to see this program launch so we can train a new group of health professionals so needed in this important caring sector.\u201d\u00a0 [adrotate banner=”150″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”93″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quick Facts: [adrotate banner=”123″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”95″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”169″] [adrotate banner=”127″] HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is training more healthcare workers to provide a diverse range of care in communities across the province. Starting in the 2023-24 academic year, aspiring practical nursing students can learn as part of a Mi\u2019kmaw cohort at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Pictou campus.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re so pleased to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[2245,50,4375,48,2790],"class_list":["post-32183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-brian-wong","tag-halifax","tag-lnu-students","tag-n-s","tag-nursing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cNot only do we need more licensed practical nurses across our healthcare system, we need more of them who can also provide culturally responsive care to Indigenous communities and others. In our vision, health providers from all communities are respected, valued and heard. That\u2019s why every effort to support this cohort will be made and I wish them every bit of success.\u201d
– Michelle Thompson, Minister of Health and Wellness<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– Karla MacFarlane, Minister of L\u2019nu Affairs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Elizabeth Cremo, Education Director, Eskasoni First Nation<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– Jill Provoe, Vice-President, Academic, Nova Scotia Community College\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
— the government announced in 2021 that all nurses graduating from Nova Scotia\u2019s universities and NSCC for the next five years will be offered a job
— in July 2022, the government announced the addition of 200 new nursing seats at post-secondary institutions, including 120 practical nursing seats at NSCC
— in addition to this nursing initiative, Eskasoni First Nation in Cape Breton is offering prerequisite courses through Cape Breton University\u2019s School of Nursing
— this initiative supports the Province\u2019s Action for Health plan solution to \u201cbecome a magnet for health providers\u201d by investing in education and training opportunities, increasing support for local recruitment efforts and understanding and addressing systemic racism, oppression and discrimination in recruitment strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n