SLIDE 1 Faculty of Health Sciences
Counsellor’s Day 2015
October 27, 2015
SLIDE 2 Your speakers today: Your speakers today:
§ Bratislav (Brad) Mladenovic (M.Ed) – Manager, Undergraduate Programs § Linda Hegland – Coordinator, Recruitment, Retention & Engagement
Counsellors’ Day 2015
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Meeting the health challenges of today & tomorrow
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How do health science professions and clinical professions differ?
SLIDE 5 Clinical Professions
- Concerned about the health of ONE INDIVIDUAL
- Focus on providing care AFTER a person is ill or injured
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Health Sciences Professions
§ Are concerned about the health of POPULATIONS and GROUPS (neighborhoods, cities, countries, specific populations, communities, the world) § Focus on PREVENTING illness, disease, and injury
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Faculty of Health Sciences
Studies Public and Population Health
”A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease in any population” Definition by WHO
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Population and Public Health
Spreading diseases is not simply biological It is also social, cultural, political, and economic Powerful influences on health are: education, food supply, environmental hazards, and work conditions
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Population and Public Health
Life and Social Sciences Values
From Epidemiology – to Anthropology World can be a better place From Genetics – to Bioethics and we can make it that way From Toxicology – to Communication & Economics All people deserve the right to a safe and healthy life
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Faculty of Health Sciences – What it is NOT
Pre-Med school
Although Health Science majors can complete all admission prerequisites for Medicine, Pharmacy, and Dentistry
Kinesiology or Physiotherapy program
Although HSCI majors are educated to become experts in areas such as: disability and injury, occupational health, and workplace wellness
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FHS Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
Ø Life Sciences (Why People Get Sick) Ø Population and Quantitative Health Sciences (How People Get Sick)
Bachelor of Arts in Health Sciences
(What To Do With Sick People)
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Accreditation
Faculty of Health Sciences is the only public and population health program in North America with international accreditation of the undergraduate programs.
SLIDE 13 Examples of our students taking their learning
Seniors’ ¡Falls ¡and ¡Injury ¡Prevention
Research ¡Assistant Falls ¡Prevention ¡ Mobile ¡Clinic Aboriginal ¡ Health ¡Fairs
Community ¡ Outreach ¡and ¡ Awareness
Home ¡Support ¡ Health ¡Promotion ¡ Research ¡Project
Term ¡1 Term ¡2-‑4
Spring ¡2015
Program ¡Coordinator
Walk ¡and ¡Learn ¡Program: Engaging ¡and ¡Inspiring ¡Seniors ¡and ¡Youth
In ¡partnership ¡with ¡Fraser ¡Health ¡Authority ¡and ¡BC ¡Retired ¡Teachers’ ¡Association
SLIDE 14 Working with faculty research & projects in the community
Walk and Learn Program: Engaging and Inspiring Seniors and Youth
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International Research/Project Experiences
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Non-Academic Achievements
SLIDE 17 Areas of Employment for Health Sciences
International health organizations
- Various laboratories: pharmaceutical, medical,
- Health charities & foundations agriculture, fishery, food production,
- Public & private research:
manufacturing, and environmental biomedical, occupational,
- Hospitals, public health authorities, private
environmental medical clinics, rehabilitation centres
- Health promotion & disease prevention - Insurance companies & law firms
- Government, NGO & related agencies
- Biostatistics, bioinformatics, GIS in health
services
- Inspection agencies & boards - Consulting and private sector companies
- Recreation organizations
- Epidemiology units in hospitals and medical
- Scientific magazines, journals facilities, centres for disease control and
- Waste water management
prevention
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Where are Health Sciences graduates working now?
Western Society for Children BC Cancer Agency Fraser Health Authorities Health Canada Ministry of Children & Family Downtown Surrey BIA Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Canadian Food Inspection Agency BC Biomedical Labs Providence Health Care Environment Canada WorkSafe BC StemCell Technologies BC Cancer Research Centre . . . And many other places!
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What makes Faculty of Health Sciences unique?
§ Fully accredited programs § Problem-based & evidence-based learning with case studies § Fast-paced exposure to a variety of courses § Exposure to cutting-edge research by faculty members § Collaborative work with community groups and agencies (both at undergraduate and graduate levels) § Student engagement in comprehensive community-based projects
