Faculty of Health Sciences Counsellor’s Day 2015

October 27, 2015

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

Pre-Med school Although Health Science majors can 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  PreventionResearch  Assistant

Falls  Prevention  Mobile  ClinicAboriginal  

Health  Fairs

Community  Outreach  and  Awareness

Home  Support  Health  Promotion  Research  Project

Term  1 Term  2-­‐4

Spring  2015Program  CoordinatorWalk  and  Learn  Program:

Engaging  and  Inspiring  Seniors  and  YouthIn  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