Native Access Program to Nursing and Medicine

(NAPN/M)

EDUCATION IS OUR NEW BUFFALO

Sihtoskatowin (supporting one another)

Long Term Vision

Increasing the number of Aboriginal Peoples in the

healing careers

Working towards balanced, healthy, Aboriginal

communities

NAPN/M Wall Quilt

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”

Background

• 1985-1997– 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

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 2016 45% of children entering kindergarten will be First Nations/Métis

• 6% of Aboriginal people obtain a University Degree compared to 15% of non-Aboriginals

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

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 & 2008/09• 70+ Aboriginal NEPS graduates

Kawacatoose First Nation

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 - 3

• 14 Aboriginal MD Graduates since 1993

• 3 Aboriginal grads prior to 1993

College of Medicine Aboriginal student gathering September 2007

Student Support

• Student lounges

• Fall Orientations

• Honor ceremonies

Elders Mary Lee & Maria LinklaterNAPN Culture Camp

• Access to culturally

appropriate counseling

& traditional teachings

as requested

2009 New NEPS Student OrientationNAPN/M Student lounge, UofS Campus

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

Promotion & Recruitment

• Profile students

• NAPN/M website

• Career Fairs

• Advertising

• Presentations

• Mailouts

• Role Models

Aboriginal Achievement Week 2007NEPS students, Vanessa Aubichon, Sasha Yole-Merasty, Nicole Marshall, Vanessa Laflamme

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 LaFrambroiseNAHO Role model

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

IPHRC Student Poster 2007

IPHRC Student Poster 2008

IPHRC Student Poster 2009

Other Initiatives

• Promote Aboriginal

Nurses Association of

Canada (ANAC) to

Nursing students and

RN’s

• Resource to UofS and

SIAST staffVal Arnault-Pelletier and Dr. Veronica McKinney

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

Student Comments

Val Arnault-Pelletier and Kayla Klotz, NEPS graduate 2008

“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…”

“I especially appreciate the spiritual support in times of personal crisis. The staff offer...support in all aspects of student life”

Christine MacKinley, One Arrow First Nations2006 NEPS Graduate

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”

Sherry Clarke, Buffalo Narrows2006 NEPS Graduate

Nicole Marshall, 2009 NEPS Graduate

2008

NAPN/M

Christmas

Gathering

Chris’s Story

Achievements

Peggy Lumberjack, Master of Nursing student

• 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

Native Access Program to

Nursing/Medicine

Josephine McKay

Val Arnault-Pelletier Trudy Unger

Rhonda Goodtrack

Saskatoon Staff

Native Access Program to

Nursing/Medicine

Questions or Comments