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Dare to Dream: Promoting ndigenous children's interest in health professions through book collections
(2017-05)
Objectives: Indigenous peoples in Canada face significant health challenges. They represent 4.3% of the population, but less than 1% are doctors, and few pursue careers in the health sciences. We will present descriptions ...
Dare to Dream: Promoting Indigenous Children’s Interest in Health Professions through Book Collections
(2018-07-27)
Introduction: Indigenous peoples in Canada experience significant health challenges, but few pursue careers in the health sciences. Two programs by medical librarians designed to encourage children in First Nations communities ...
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 ...