Native Access Program to Nursing and Medicine

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Native Access Program to Nursing and Medicine
SIHTOSKATOWIN
EDUCATION IS OUR NEW BUFFALO.
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Background Then

• National Native Access Program to Nursing was
  established in 1985
• Past funding Medical Services Branch Indian
  and Inuit Health Careers Program - Saskatchewan
  Branch
• NNAPN had 196 students come through the spring
  orientation program from 1986 to 1997

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Now

• Currently a support and retention service for the
  Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan (NEPS),
  Post-RN, LPN, Second Degree Option Program, MN
  Program and Medical students
• Name changed to the Native Access Program to
  Nursing/Medicine
• Current funding First Nations Inuit Health
  Branch , SIAST Nursing Division and the U of S
  (College of Nursing, College of Medicine) and
  SaskLearning Advanced Ed Empl

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Mission Statement

• Success and Excellence for Aboriginal Health
  Science Students
• Goal Recruit and retain Aboriginal students in
  the Bachelor of Nursing Program the MD Program
  in the College of Medicine
• Referrals to other programs

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Long Term Vision
Increasing the number of Aboriginal Peoples in
the healing careers Working towards balanced,
healthy, Aboriginal communities
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Promotion Recruitment

• Career Fairs
• Advertising
• Super Saturdays
• Science Camps
• Presentations
• Mailouts

Medical Student Little Pine First Nation 2008
Graduate
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Promotion Recruitment

• Emphasize math and science preparation at high
  school
• Aboriginal role models help with recruitment
  efforts in Aboriginal communities
• NAPN/M website

Tanny Yole-Merasty 3rd Year NEPS Class of 2009
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Promotion Recruitment

• Keep in touch with graduates
• Inquiries SK Toll-free line e-mail
• Community meetings
• Profile students

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

• Nursing Admissions
• Category A high school
• Category B post-secondary study
• Category C special mature admission

Sherry Clarke, Buffalo Narrows 2006 NEPS Graduate
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Admissions Medicine

• 60 credit units of successful study in pre-med
  Usually takes two years or more of study often
  more
• Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) and
  Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)

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Transition Programs

• Aboriginal First Year Experience Program (AFYEP)
  Arts/Science
• Eng 110.6Psych 110.6, Nutr 120.3
• September to April
• Target audience first year Aboriginal students
  accepted into direct entry Colleges at the
  University of Saskatchewan
• Goal To support a community of students in
  undergrad first year programs

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Transition Programs

• Math and Science Enrichment Program
• Target audience first year Aboriginal students
  accepted for September 2006
• Goal to provide a solid foundational year in
  math and science
• Serves as an important bridge to studies in
  natural and health sciences
• Unique offering of math 110.3 over two terms

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Pre-Health Science Group

• Established in 2005
• Partnering U of S Colleges
• E-mail lists, mail outs
• Role model gatherings and luncheons
• Academic/personal advisement
• Scholarship and summer employment opportunities

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Other pre-health science initiatives

• Pre-Medicine Awards 6 _at_ 2500 for Saskatoon
  site expanding to Regina
• Education equity seats in various health science
  colleges
• Health Science Deans Working Group on Aboriginal
  Initiatives including a speakers series
• Liaison with academic program advisors across
  campus

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Student Support

• Fall Orientations
• Culturally appropriate counseling and traditional
  teachings as requested
• Academic advising
• Advocacy (financial, personal, academic)

Elders Mary Lee Maria Linklater NAPN Culture
Camp
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Student Support

• Student Mentorship
• Preceptorship
• Honor ceremony
• at grad
• Student
  lounges
• Summer
• Employment

Val Arnault-Pelletier and Kayla Klotz, 2008 NEPS
Graduate
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Student Support

• Budgeting seminars
• Study skills and stress management
• Math skills, statistics, microbiology and
  nutrition tutorials
• Clinical skills labs
• Assistance with research and editing of papers
  and journals
• Peer tutoring

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Student Employment

• 1st and 2nd Year students in summer employment
• Summer research employment
• Collaborative partners and funding STC, IPHRC,
  Health Canada, U-step, etc.

Shanna LaFrambroise NAHO Role model
NAPN Lounge at U of S
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Saskatchewan Context

• By the year 2015 we will comprise 20 of the
  Saskatchewan demographic
• The latest census information shows 9 Aboriginal
  demographics in Saskatoon and Regina and 33 in
  Prince Albert
• Almost 50 of our people currently live
  off-reserve
• Only about 6 of Aboriginal people obtain a
  University Degree compared to 15 of
  non-Aboriginals

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U of S Aboriginal Demographics

• Approximately 1800 Aboriginal students are
  registered and self-identified at the U of S
  out of a student population of about 18,000
  this does not include part-time student
  participants
• Clusters in Law, Nursing, Education, Arts
  Science
• Aboriginal programs and staff targeted at
  recruitment, support and retention

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Current Statistics Nursing

• There are 200 Aboriginal students in Nursing
  (Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert)
• NEPS- Saskatoon and Regina sites, accepted 40
  self-identified Aboriginal Nursing students in
  2007
• In 2007/08
• Saskatoon and Regina will have 57 equity seats
  29 and 28 respectively
• Prince Albert has 40 seats
• We have had over 70 Aboriginal NEPS graduates
  the past two years

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Current Statistics - Medicine

• There are currently 14 Aboriginal students
  studying in the MD Program
• Year One 6 Year Two 3
• Year Three 4 Year Four - 1
• 14 Aboriginal MD Graduates since 1993 and 3
  Aboriginal grads prior to 1993
• 21 self-identified Aboriginal applicants this
  year for 8 equity seats

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Current Statistics - Dentistry

• 3 Aboriginal seats reserved
• There are 9 Aboriginal students currently
  enrolled in the program -10 of the total
  enrolment (111) in the College. 
• 2003-2004 1 admitted 2004-05 2 admitted
  2006-07 4 admitted 2007-08 3 admitted
• In the past two years twice as many applications
  over the quota from Aboriginal students

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Health Science Stats U of S

• 240 Aboriginal Nursing Education Program of
  Saskatchewan students - 98 Saskatoon, 38 Regina,
  104 Prince Albert
• 5 Aboriginal Masters students in Nursing
• 14 students in Medicine
• 9 in Dentistry
• 22 in Kinesiology
• 30 in Pharmacy and Nutrition
• 1 In Vet Med

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Capacity Building

• Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan
  (N.E.P.S.) College of Nursing (U of S), SIAST
  Nursing Division, First Nations University of
  Saskatchewan
• U of S - College of Medicine
• U of S - Aboriginal Students Centre
• U of S - College of Arts Science
• Saskatoon Health Region
• Indigenous Peoples Health Research Centre
• SK Health Boards (SAHO)

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Initiatives

• Tipi for cultural teachings
• Summer Harvard Program Boston, Mass.
• Enhance cultural supports
• Health Science Building plans start in 2008 and
  complete by 2011
• NAPN/M 20th Anniversary/Celebration - 2006
• Expansion to an Aboriginal Health Sciences Unit
• Muskoday Summer Program

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Challenges

• Maintaining partnerships and funding base
• Budget soft money vs. base funding
• Human Resources new initiatives require more
  staff
• Research/scholarship focus how to accomplish

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Student Comments

• I especially appreciate the spiritual support in
  times of personal crisis. The staff offer
  ..support in all aspects of student life
• This support program was very helpful in so many
  ways and I don't think I would have graduated
  without this program. I think the more the
  program provides services for aboriginal nursing
  students, more students will stay in school and
  graduate

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Student Comments 2006

• I moved away from home for the first time this
  year. Immediately in my first month of school I
  felt very welcomed by NAPN and was invited to
  many different gatherings. Because of NAPN, 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 which is very important
  to me as a medical student.

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Community Comments

• NAPN and the summer student brought a cultural
  sensibility that both augmented our teamwork and
  provided me personally with a lot of support.
  (R.Kotowich, Regina Health Region)
• Our students need the important support systems
  and academic counseling services NAPN provides.
  (Post Secondary Education Counselor, Poundmaker
  FN)

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Success
Shanna La Frambroise 2004 Graduate
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Success
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Native Access Program to Nursing/Medicine