Lakehead University and Seven Generations Education Institute Join Forces to Deliver Nursing Entry Program
The All Nation Nurses Entry Program aims to increase the number of Indigenous students in health disciplines
KENORA, ON – Lakehead University and Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) are partnering this September to deliver the All Nation Nurses Entry Program (ANNEP), a nine-month certificate program designed to encourage Treaty Three members to pursue careers as Registered Nurses while remaining in their communities.
The program, open to Indigenous and non-Indigenous applicants, provides students with the prerequisites needed to enter a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) Program.
“Travelling far away from home to complete a program like this serves as a huge barrier for our learners. Opening doors to a rewarding career that starts in a student’s own community provides opportunities they may otherwise not have pursued.”
says Brent Tookenay, CEO of Seven Generations Education Institute.
“We would like to see an increased number of Indigenous nurses working in Northwestern Ontario. We hope that this program welcomes more Indigenous learners into the BScN program and the nursing workforce.”
says Karen McQueen, Lakehead University Associate Professor and Director of the School of Nursing. “
The curriculum for the program is based on Lakehead University’s Native Nurses Entry Program and attempts to address Indigenous health and education inequities. It directly responds to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 23 of increasing the number of Aboriginal professionals working in the health-care field.
The ANNEP program is being delivered at Lakehead’s Thunder Bay campus and SGEI’s Fort Frances, Kenora and Sioux Lookout campuses via telepresence technology.
For more information on the ANNEP program or to apply online, visit www.7generations.org.
