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Reaching Innu and Atikamekw Youths in their communities: Future Healthcare Professionals Working Together
(2017-10-03)
Background
Mini-Schools of Health are held since 2011 in indigenous communities by the Université de Montréal's
Faculty of Medicine and the student's Groupe d’intérêt en santé autochtone (GISA). These events take
place ...
Health and literacy: the Mini-Med School and the Literacy Foundation working together to reach native children
(2016-05-18)
The Mini-Med School (MMS) aims to motivate Native children to stay in school, introduce them to the health professions and encourage them to have healthy living practices. As reading skills play a major role in student ...
“When I Grow Up I Want to be a Doctor”: Promoting Atikamekw children’s interest for health professions through a book collection
(2015-06-20)
Introduction: Aboriginal peoples are underrepresented within the healthcare professions, and recruitment of Aboriginal students has become a priority for medical schools in Canada. Because of very low high-school completion ...