Pre-Health Professions Club

The Pre-Health Professions Club is a club that engages high school students in a career development continuum to explore health care professions in medicine, nursing and pharmacy. This partnership engages a community of post-secondary institutions working together with provincial school divisions, Aboriginal organizations, health regions, communities, and independent practicing professionals to provide career development experiences for secondary level students.

Club Sessions

Club sessions are designed to involve grade eleven students who have an interest in exploring and experiencing a health care profession. Sessions engage students in a career development continuum that creates awareness and provides an opportunity to explore and experience careers in health care professions. Students are enrolled through the participating school to attend three informational sessions that feature club orientation, post-secondary requirements and admissions, and presentations from health care professionals. In addition to the informational sessions, students will experience a 2-half day mentorship to gain insight into the workplace conditions and observe health care professionals demonstrating their skills in a realistic setting. The summary session features a reflection of the mentoring experience where students have the opportunity to share their mentorship experience with other students in the Club. Students who have completed club sessions receive a certificate of completion for their portfolio.

In addition the above sessions, culturally specific sessions are designed to meet the needs of Aboriginal students in the Pre-Health Professional High School Club. The sessions feature involvement from Elders, Aboriginal mentors, post-secondary institutions including First Nations University of Canada, and Aboriginal role models sharing their experiences in Nursing, Medicine and Pharmacy, as well as a shared cultural meal. Students learn about cultural and support services offered to them at post-secondary education institutions. For more information, please visit the Pre-Health Professions Club website at www.prehealthclub.ca

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