MAHE-UNB Preceptorship Program Welcomes Second Cohort in Canada

Bengaluru, June twenty first, 2024: Fredericton, Canada – As a part of the educational collaboration between Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) and the University of New Brunswick (UNB), the second cohort of seven college students commenced the MAHE-UNB Preceptorship program, a key part of UNB’s Summer Institute. This initiative, aimed toward incomes a twin nursing diploma, qualifies college students to follow in each India and Canada.

The preceptorship program started with a heat welcome ceremony on June 17 on the Harriet Irving Library on UNB’s Fredericton campus. The college students, accompanied by college members Dr. Linu Sara George, Professor, and Mr. Vinish V, Assistant Professor-Senior Scale, had been greeted enthusiastically.

The twin diploma program represents a major alternative for India and Canada to reinforce their healthcare techniques by preceptorship pathways. Each cohort at MAHE consists of 25 college students, with this system’s first cohort accepted in 2022. A 3rd cohort, additionally comprising 25 college students, is ready to start in August 2024.

Graduates of this twin diploma program are certified to work in each India and Canada, and Indian college students are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN), expediting their accreditation course of in Canada. During the two-week preceptorship, college students will achieve sensible coaching and commentary expertise by working alongside nurses at Horizon Health Network and Shannex Incorporated care amenities. This immersive expertise permits them to know the nuances of Canadian healthcare whereas sharing insights from the Indian healthcare system.

UNB President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Paul Mazerolle highlighted the program’s worldwide recognition and the sturdy partnership it has fostered between MAHE and UNB. He additionally famous a joint publication in the Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership on the twin diploma mannequin.

Dr. Sharath Okay. Rao, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Health Sciences at MAHE, addressed the gathering through video hyperlink, emphasizing the necessity for cross-border collaboration to deal with healthcare challenges and the joint analysis alternatives arising from the partnership.

Siddhartha Nath, Consul General of India in Toronto, reassured the scholars of the consulate’s assist and acknowledged New Brunswick’s welcoming perspective in the direction of its rising Indian group. Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training & Labour Greg Turner underscored the federal government’s dedication to recruiting and retaining nurses, praising the initiative for its potential to scale back employment limitations for immigrant nurses and provide fast job alternatives to graduates.

During the ceremony, Dr. Linu George, together with Turner, Nath, and Dr. Mazerolle, introduced the seven college students with pink lab coats bearing the UNB brand.

The occasion noticed attendance from outstanding figures, together with Dr. Lorna Butler, Dean of UNB; Margaret Melanson, President and CEO of Horizon Health Network; Michel Rod, UNB Vice Provost Strategic Enrolment; Catherine MacPherson, COO of Shannex Incorporated; Kate Sheppard, Interim CEO of the Nurses Association of New Brunswick; Dr. Judith Angelitta Noronha, Professor and Dean at Manipal College of Nursing (through video hyperlink); Dr. Petra Hauf, UNB Provost and Vice President Academic; Eric Megarity, Councillor Ward 6, Fredericton; and Cheyenne Joseph, UNB Piluwitahasuwin and Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Engagement.