Native Access Program to Nursing and Medicine (NAPN/M)

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1 Native Access Program to Nursing and Medicine (NAPN/M) Sihtoskatowin (supporting one another) EDUCATION IS OUR NEW BUFFALO

2 Long Term Vision Increasing the number of Aboriginal Peoples in the healing careers Working towards balanced, healthy, Aboriginal communities NAPN/M Wall Quilt

3 Mission Statement Success and Excellence for Aboriginal Health Science Students To recruit and retain Aboriginal students in the Bachelor of Nursing Program & the MD Program in the College of Medicine Referrals to other programs, successful attrition

4 Background National focus 12 week pre-nursing program 196 students 1998 Present Support and retention service for Aboriginal students interested and/or enrolled in the following programs: NEPS, Post-RN, LPN, Second Degree Option Program, MN Program and Medicine Current funding sources: First Nations Inuit Health Branch AHHRI U of S (College of Nursing, College of Medicine) SaskLearning Advanced Ed & Employment

5 Saskatchewan Demographics Saskatchewan s Aboriginal population is 15% (141,870) and is projected to be 20% by 2015 Saskatoon and Regina demographics are 9% Aboriginal and 33% in Prince Albert 50% of Aboriginal people currently live off-reserve By % of children entering kindergarten will be First Nations/Métis 6% of Aboriginal people obtain a University Degree compared to 15% of non-aboriginals

6 U of S Aboriginal Demographics 1800/18,000 (or 10%) registered students at the UofS self-identified as Aboriginal (this does not include part-time student participants) Clustered in Law, Nursing, Education, Arts & Science A number of programs target Aboriginal student recruitment and retention

7 Current Statistics Nursing 2009/10 Current Enrollment 220+ Aboriginal students 42 Regina 82 Saskatoon 104 Prince Albert Equity Seats Saskatoon and Regina 32 each site (mainstream avail.) Prince Albert 40 seats 2007/08 & 2008/ Aboriginal NEPS graduates Kawacatoose First Nation

8 Nursing Graduates

9 Current Statistics - Medicine 20 Aboriginal students studying in the MD Program Year One 5 Year Two 7 Year Three 5 Year Four Aboriginal MD Graduates since Aboriginal grads prior to 1993 College of Medicine Aboriginal student gathering September

10 Student Support Student lounges Fall Orientations Honor ceremonies 2009 New NEPS Student Orientation NAPN/M Student lounge, UofS Campus Elders Mary Lee & Maria Linklater NAPN Culture Camp Access to culturally appropriate counseling & traditional teachings as requested

11 Student Support Advocacy (financial, personal, academic) Tutoring & clinical skills labs Assistance with research and editing of papers Summer Employment Tanny Yole-Merasty 4th Year Student NEPS 2009

12 Promotion & Recruitment Profile students NAPN/M website Career Fairs Advertising Presentations Mailouts Role Models Aboriginal Achievement Week 2007 NEPS students, Vanessa Aubichon, Sasha Yole-Merasty, Nicole Marshall, Vanessa Laflamme

13 Pre-Health Science Group - Saskatoon Category B Strategy Established in 2005 Role model gatherings and luncheons Academic/personal advisement Scholarship and summer employment opportunities Aboriginal First Year Experience Program (AFYEP) ASC University Transition Program & Royal West Campus Shanna LaFrambroise NAHO Role model

14 NAPN/M Health Science Summer Camp 2009 Up to 20 Aboriginal High School Students On-campus for 2 weeks experiential learning activities Integrating Cultural, Academic, Professional, Social elements Partnership of community, education, research, and government 2009 Health Science Summer Camp Students, Chaperones, Summer Students, and Coordinator

15 IPHRC Student Poster 2007

16 IPHRC Student Poster 2008

17 IPHRC Student Poster 2009

18 Other Initiatives Val Arnault-Pelletier and Dr. Veronica McKinney Promote Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (ANAC) to Nursing students and RN s Resource to UofS and SIAST staff

19 Beardy s Okemasis Clinical Project Collaborate to increase Aboriginal community clinical placements Partnership with SIAST Nursing Division & Beardy s Okemasis First Nation 6 students Willow Cree Healing Lodge & Willow Cree Health Centre Elder s teachings, community building, clinical practicum Willow Cree Health Centre, Beardy s Okemasis First Nation

20 Christine MacKinley, One Arrow First Nations 2006 NEPS Graduate Student Comments I don't think I would have graduated without this program. I think the more the program provides services for Aboriginal nursing students, the more students will stay in school and graduate Val Arnault-Pelletier and Kayla Klotz, NEPS graduate 2008 I especially appreciate the spiritual support in times of personal crisis. The staff offer...support in all aspects of student life

21 Student Comments Because of NAPN/M, I feel like I've had so many opportunities to both connect with my culture (i.e. through Cree classes) AND get to know other Aboriginal people in the health professions Nicole Marshall, 2009 NEPS Graduate 2008 NAPN/M Christmas Gathering Sherry Clarke, Buffalo Narrows 2006 NEPS Graduate

22 Chris s Story

23 Achievements Approximately 176 Aboriginal people have graduated from Nursing to Spring 2009 Fall 2009, another 3 Graduated 224 Currently enrolled in Nursing 82 Saskatoon 42 Regina 104 Prince Albert 3 Aboriginal Master s Nursing Students 20 Aboriginal students enrolled in Medicine Peggy Lumberjack, Master of Nursing student

24 Native Access Program to Nursing/Medicine Val Arnault-Pelletier Trudy Unger Saskatoon Staff Rhonda Goodtrack Josephine McKay

25 Native Access Program to Nursing/Medicine Questions or Comments