News Release
1996-21
March 3, 1996
Aboriginal recipients of scholarships and bursaries announced
OTTAWA - Health Minister David Dingwall and the Bursary and Scholarship Review Board announced today that 38 Aboriginal students have been awarded scholarships of $1,000 each for the 1995-96 school year. Fifty-four students have been awarded bursaries of varying amounts. The scholarships and bursaries were awarded as part of the Indian and Inuit Health Careers Program (IIHCP).
In making the announcement, Minister Dingwall indicated that this program plays an important part in training young Aboriginal health professionals and para-professionals. "These students have earned the unique opportunity to contribute to the increasing autonomy of Aboriginal health services in Canada and I am pleased that Health Canada can help them continue their education," he said.
Funding for the IIHCP was increased from $100,000 to $300,000 in October 1994, making it possible to triple the number of bursaries and scholarships available through the program. This fulfilled a commitment made in the Liberal Red Book, Creating Opportunities.
IIHCP was established in 1984 to increase the representation of Aboriginal peoples in the health professions. The program was specifically designed to encourage and support Aboriginal participation in educational opportunities leading to professional and para-professional careers in health care. From 1984 to the present school year, 319 students have been awarded bursaries based on financial needs. From 1988 (the year the scholarship component was introduced) to the present school year, 175 scholarships have been awarded based on academic achievement.
Funding for this initiative was provided for in the February 1995 federal budget and is therefore built into the existing fiscal framework. This announcement is an example of how this government is prioritizing its spending so that it can better serve Canadians by making efficient use of their tax dollars.
Attachment: Names and area of studies of the 1995-96 school year scholarship and bursary recipients.
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Information:
Monette Haché
Health Canada
(613) 957-1803
March 1996
Indian and Inuit Health Careers Programs
1995/1996 Scholarship Recipients ($1,000 each)
NEWFOUNDLAND
Maggie Angnatok
Nursing Western Memorial
Regional Hospital
Wanda Leigh
Martin Environmental Health
Ryerson Polytechnic University
Sophie Pamak
Nursing
Western Memorial Regional Hospital
Sherry Turnbull
Nursing Grace General Hospital
- School of Nursing
NOVA SCOTIA
Alfred John Hache
Pre-Medicine Acadia University
Robert Edward Johnson
Medicine Dalhousie University
Mary Katherine McNeill
Pharmacy Dalhousie University
NEW BRUNSWICK
Kelly-Ann Francis
Pharmacy Dalhousie University
Sheena J. Nicholas
Bachelor of Science
University of New Brunswick
QUEBEC
Manon Basque
Gerontology University of Montréal
Christine Godin
Nursing
Collège de l'Outaouais
Ojistoh Kahnawahere Horn
Anatomical Sciences
McGuill and British Columbia Universities
Véronique Langevin
Dental Hygiene
Collège de l'Outaouais
Isabelle Martin
Medicine
Collège de l'Outaouais and University of
Sherbrooke
Marie-Ange Michel
Dental Hygiene
Collège de Chicoutimi
Stéphane Nepton
Pharmacy
Laval University
Natalie Nicolas
Nursing
Laval University
ONTARIO
Susan E. Caldwell
Nursing
Mohawk College
Amanda J. Fortin
Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of Western Ontario
MANITOBA
Ryan R. Bates
Medicine
University of Manitoba
Nadine Bedoret
Psychology
University of Manitoba
Connie A. Grant
Nursing
University of Manitoba
Jamie J. Irvine
Medicine
University of Manitoba
Michael Ouellette
Medicine
University of Manitoba
Gilles Pinette
Medicine
University of Manitoba
Elaine J. Ross
Nursing
University of Manitoba
Lawrence Spring
Medicine
University of Manitoba
Kelvin W. Wong
Chemistry
University of Alberta
SASKATCHEWAN
Leslie Cyr
Nursing
University of Saskatchewan
ALBERTA
Brant Allen Inman
Pre-Medicine
University of Alberta
Justin Norris
Optometry
Pacific University, Oregon
Deborah Faith Pace
Psychology
Utah State University
George Poitras
Health Development Administration
Athabasca University
Colleen Underwood
Medical X-Ray
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Cheryl Webster
Nursing
University of Alberta
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Deirdre J. Jenkins
Medicine
University of British Columbia
Matthew R. Peterson
Medicine
University of North Dakota
Rardi Van Heest
Medicine
University of British Columbia
March 1996
Indian and Inuit Health
Careers Programs
1995/1996 Bursary Recipients
NEWFOUNDLAND
Christopher Dyson
Psychology
Dalhousie University
Melissa Dyson
Nursing
Memorial University
Melodie Fowler
Medicine
Memorial University
Melissa Fowler
Medicine
Memorial University
James P. Holwell
Medicine
Memorial University
Walter H. Kippenhuck
Pharmacology
Central Newfoundland Regional College
Wanda Leigh Martin
Environmental Health
Ryerson Polytechnic University
Douglas G. Mesher
Psychology
Memorial University
Sherry Turnbull
Nursing
Grace General Hospital School of Nursing
NOVA SCOTIA
Vance Kruszewski
Chiropractic
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
NEW BRUNSWICK
Kevin Sark
Environmental Health
Ryerson Polytechnic University
QUEBEC
Annie Dault
Nursing
Collège de l'Outaouais
Véronique Langevin
Dental Hygiene
Collège de l'Outaouais
Jodi Lee Simon
Dental Hygiene
Humber Community College
ONTARIO
Pamela Dunn
Nursing
Walla Walla College
Lisa Grisdale
Nursing
Ryerson Polytechnic University
MANITOBA
Ryan R. Bates
Medicine
University of Manitoba
Nadine Bedoret
Psychology
University of Manitoba
Jamie Irvine
Pre-Medicine
University of Manitoba
Katherine Jessop
Physiotherapy
University of Manitoba
Wanda Klippenstein
Pre-Medicine
University of Manitoba
Misty Mayo
Pre-Medicine
University of Manitoba
Tira Moar
Pre-Medicine
University of Manitoba
Michael Ouellette
Pre-Medicine
University of Manitoba
Gilles Pinette
Medicine
University of Manitoba
Edward Rosser
Medicine
University of Manitoba
Joel Saltel
Physical Therapy
University of Manitoba
Lawrence Spring
Medicine
University of Manitoba
Karen Thiessen
Dentistry
University of Manitoba
Lise Vandale
Pre-Medicine
University of Manitoba
Noreen Wichart
Pre-Medicine
University of Manitoba
Marilyn Wilson
Psychiatric Nursing
Brandon University
Charlotte Woytowich
Pre-Medicine
University of Manitoba
ALBERTA
Deanna C. Anderson
Pre-Medicine
Mount Royal College
Michele Kim Bergen
Dental Hygiene
University of Alberta
Larry Couture
Medicine
Loma Linda University, California
John B. Davies
Medicine
University of Alberta
Jacqueline Dedio
Health Dev. Administration
Athabasca University
Nina Desjardins
Medicine
University of Alberta
Michele Lee Dorma
Occupational Therapy
University of Alberta
Gerry Garrett
Medicine
University of Alberta
Gwen Gauthier
Dental Hygiene
University of Alberta
Shannon Houle
Dental Hygiene
Concordia College, Edmonton
Brant Allen Inman
Pre-Medicine
University of Alberta
Andrea Jenkins
Medicine
University of Alberta
David Lajeunesse
Chiropractic
Palmer College, San Jose, California
Linda J. Laveck
Pre-Medicine
University of Lethbridge
Randal J. MacDonald
Pre-Medicine
University of Alberta
Sherri Norman
Nursing
University of Alberta
Justin Norris
Optometry
Pacific University College, Oregon
Cheryl Webster
Nursing
University of Alberta
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Deirdre J. Jenkins
Medicine
University of British Columbia
Donna Jean McKenzie
Nursing
University of Northern British Columbia
Rardi Van Heest
Medicine
University of British Columbia
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