Overview
Program Code
NENU130
Credential Earned
Certificate of Achievement
Program Type
Part-Time
Program Length
5-10 Hours (Duration may vary depending on individual pace)
Program Delivery
Hybrid
Application Method
Self-service Registration
OSAP Eligibility
No
About the Program
The Northern and Rural Practice Preparation Program is a FREE course designed to equip Ontario nurses and allied health professionals with effective learning strategies to adapt to the unique challenges and opportunities of practicing in Ontario’s rural and Northern healthcare settings. Participants will gain practical skills, foster adaptability, and develop strategies to manage professional and personal challenges while enhancing community health outcomes.
Once participants have successfully completed the learning modules, we are offering a fully funded in-person site visit to an Ontario rural or Northern centre. This visit is optional and will give participants a sense of working and living in a Northern community.
This program consists of 10 general modules, followed by five profession-specific modules focused on one of five distinct streams:
- Nursing in Rural, Remote & Northern Communities
- Nursing in Regional Interdisciplinary Teams
- Technologies Supporting Care Across Geographies
- Patient Transport
- Preparing for Community Practice
- The Demand for MLTs in Remote & Rural Practice Settings
- Introduction to Medical Lab Technologies
- Emerging & Future Medical Lab Technologies
- A Day in the Life of an MLT Working in Rural & Remote Areas
- Opportunities for Career Growth
- Introduction to Diabetes & Foot Care
- Preparing for Community Travel
- Community Practice
- Access to Experts Via Technology
- Limb Preservation
- Introduction to Community Health
- Health Promotion
- Diverse Roles of a Community Health Worker
- Socio-Ecological Model of Health
- Community Health Visits
Overview Coming Soon
Educational Module themes include:
- Environmental Acculturation
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
- Privacy and professional roles in small communities
- Practice Context Management
- Adapting to resource limitations and small teams
- Decision-making and accessing support
- Clinical/Technical Skills
- Acute care, triage, and community health practices
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, learners will gain valuable insights into:
- ​​​Understanding the determinants of health in smaller Ontario communities
- Navigating the experience of living in or relocating to smaller communities
- Enhancing patient outcomes through customized care approaches
- Supporting professional well-being, as well as career recruitment, growth and retention
- Leveraging innovative healthcare delivery models
- Building collaboration and communities of practice