McMaster University\u2019s School of Rehabilitation Science and NOSM University launch program to bring occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech-language pathology placement students to the region<\/p>\n
McMaster University\u2019s School of Rehabilitation Science and NOSM University are launching a new pathway that will help rehabilitation sciences students from Northern Ontario train closer to home and build careers in the region.<\/p>\n
The Northern Practice Pathway builds on a long-standing partnership between the two universities and responds to ongoing shortages in rehabilitation services across Northern Ontario, said a press release.<\/p>\n
The pathway will support students in occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech-language pathology through clinical placements in the north, housing during placements and relocation support.<\/p>\n
For many learners, clinical placements are where careers are rooted, said the press release.<\/p>\n
By making it easier for students from Northern Ontario to complete placements in the north, the pathway is intended to strengthen the connection between education, local practice and long-term recruitment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen learners are supported to train in northern communities, they gain first-hand experience with the unique strengths, health-care needs and realities of practising in the region,\u201d said C\u00e9line Larivi\u00e8re, provost and vice-president, academic at NOSM University.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose experiences shape the health professionals they become and strengthen the connections that encourage them to build their careers in Northern Ontario. This partnership reflects the power of long-term collaboration to improve access to care across Northern Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNorthern Ontario has a high rate of job vacancies in rehabilitation sciences,\u201d said Dr. Mike Ravenek, director, health sciences and program development at NOSM University.<\/p>\n
“The Northern Practice Pathway will help NOSM University effectively serve learners and communities as we work to respond to the unique health challenges and evolving needs of the region.”<\/p>\n
Support is provided through existing funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health. Students selected for the pathway will complete most of their clinical placements in Northern Ontario. They will also receive support for travel and relocation costs, secured accommodations for the duration of their northern clinical rotations and dedicated educational opportunities that focus on the understanding of Indigenous and Francophone health and responsive care.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Northern Practice Pathway is a practical response to rehabilitation needs across the region,\u201d says Dr. Sarah Wojkowski, vice-dean, health sciences and executive director, School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy using existing provincial support in a focused way, we can reduce some of the barriers students face and help them build the relationships, skills, and confidence to practise in the North after graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Each year, the pathway will be available to up to six occupational therapy students, six physiotherapy students and two speech-language pathology students. Prospective students can learn more about the pathway on the McMaster School of Rehabilitation Science website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"McMaster University\u2019s School of Rehabilitation Science and NOSM University launch program to bring occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech-language…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[49,48,84,392,292447],"class_list":["post-839493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-physiotherapyoccupational-therapynosm-universitymcmaster-universitys-school-of-rehabilitation-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/839493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=839493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/839493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=839493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=839493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=839493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}