Faculty of Health Sciences Counsellors Day 2015 October 27, 2015 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Faculty of Health Sciences Counsellor’s Day 2015 October 27, 2015

Your speakers today: Your speakers today: § Bratislav (Brad) Mladenovic (M.Ed) – Manager, Undergraduate Programs § Linda Hegland – Coordinator, Recruitment, Retention & Engagement Counsellors’ Day 2015

Meeting the health challenges of today & tomorrow

How do health science professions and clinical professions differ?

Clinical Professions • Concerned about the health of ONE INDIVIDUAL • Focus on providing care AFTER a person is ill or injured

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

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

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

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

Faculty of Health Sciences – What it is NOT Although Health Science majors can Pre-Med school 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

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)

Accreditation Faculty of Health Sciences is the only public and population health program in North America with international accreditation of the undergraduate programs.

Examples of our students taking their learning outside of the classroom Seniors’ ¡Falls ¡and ¡Injury ¡Prevention Research ¡Assistant Term ¡1 Term ¡2-­‑4 Home ¡Support ¡ Community ¡ Health ¡Promotion ¡ Outreach ¡and ¡ Falls ¡Prevention ¡ Awareness Research ¡Project Aboriginal ¡ Mobile ¡Clinic Health ¡Fairs Program ¡Coordinator Walk ¡and ¡Learn ¡Program: Spring ¡2015 Engaging ¡and ¡Inspiring ¡Seniors ¡and ¡Youth In ¡partnership ¡with ¡Fraser ¡Health ¡Authority ¡and ¡BC ¡Retired ¡Teachers’ ¡Association

Working with faculty research & projects in the community Walk and Learn Program: Engaging and Inspiring Seniors and Youth

International Research/Project Experiences

Non-Academic Achievements

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

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!

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