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Strategic Community Health Careers

GENERAL INFORMATION
		Strengthening our Health Care Work Force The Strategic Community Health Careers Program (SCHC) is a collaboration between Tewatohnhi’saktha, Kateri Memorial Hospital Center, and the Kahnawake Education Center, initiated to maximize the economic opportunities presented by the existing and expanding health careers in the community. The future expansion of the KMHC will see approximately 41 new positions that will need to be filled, the majority being Nurses and Nurse’s Assistants. Others include, but are not limited to, Occupational Therapist, Radiological Technician, and Bio-Medical Lab Technician. A three-year project that was implemented in 2010, SCHC is directed and governed overall by the SCHC Working Group which is represented by: Steven Horne, Director of Employment & Training at Tewatohnhi’saktha; Herb Rice, Employment Officer at Tewatohnhi’saktha; Valerie Diabo, Director of Nursing at KMHC; and Nadine E. Montour, Post-Secondary Counsellor at KEC.  The day-to-day coordination and administration of the project are carried out at Tewatohnhi’saktha offices by SCHC Coordinator Kim Delormier. SCHC will strive to strengthen the health care work force in Kahnawake through the promotion of health careers to students at the elementary and high school levels and by providing academic and financial support to post-secondary students who study health careers. Health Careers Our health care system is now facing greater demands but at the same time, creating many career opportunities. Highly skilled and educated health care workers are in high demand, especially in the field of Nursing. Along with high demands for doctors, physio-therapists, and radiological and diagnostic imaging technologists, there is also demand for dental hygienists, laboratory technicians, ambulance technicians, medical records technicians, and more. A career in health care offers job stability and security and the opportunity to help others. Click here to download a PDF listing some possible health careers, and the local golleges and universities who offer the programs. Nursing Among health careers, Nursing is a profession with the largest  job growth. Nurses are the heart of health care. Nursing offers a wide range of opportunities for men and women and you can become  a Registered Nurse in just three years. Deadline to apply for CEGEP Nursing Programs for Fall 2012 is March 1, 2012. For more information follow these links: www.champlainonline.com/prospective-students/programs-courses/nursing www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/programs/science-medical-studies-and-engineering/nursing http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/prospective-students/programs/career-programs/180a0-nursing http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/nursing

APPLY FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
		The SCHC Scholarship is a monetary award, agreed upon and awarded by Strategic Community Health Careers Working Group, to applicants who meet the established criteria. Scholarships do not have to be repaid. Scholarships will be granted subject to availability of funds in the SCHC Scholarship fund. Click here to download the SCHC Scholarship policy and application form.

OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HEALTH CARE STUDENTS
		The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Aboriginal Student Awards Program offers up to $4000 per academic year to selected students. Deadline to apply is February 28, 2012. Health Career students: if you require assistance with the application, please contact Kim Delormier, SCHC Coordinator at kim.delormier@kedc.biz or at 450-638-4280. Please follow this link for application and detailed information: http://www.rbc.com/careers/aboriginal_student_awards.html
CEGEP PRE-REQUISITES ARE OFFERED THROUGH SCHC Academic Upgrading If you are interested in studying for a Nursing career or other health career, getting your pre-requisites is the first step. Through John Abbott College Continuing Education, SCHC has been offering Algebra, Science and Chemistry courses at the Kahnawake Survival School to help students get on the right track to a health career since 2010. There are spaces available for Chemistry 202-001, which will be held on Tuesday evenings and Saturday afternoons, starting February 14 2012 until June 5, 2012. The deadline to apply is Friday, January 27th at 12:00 p.m. Please call Kim Delormier at 450-638-4280 for more information. These same courses may be held again for Fall 2012.