Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority offers educational funding to assist in the recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals in the region.
The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority will provide a pre-determined monetary amount per academic year to full time and/ or part-time students who are pursuing a career in a healthcare profession that is of mutual value to the applicant and the organization. Ex. RN, LPN, HCA, Health Information Management, Pharmacist, OT, PT, Social Worker. Students may apply for the bursary a maximum of two (2) times.
Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited education program leading to a degree, diploma or certificate in a health care profession.
The provision of funding is conditional upon a return of service agreement, based on full time hours for that classification for each year assistance is provided.
Applicants are considered in the following order
- An employee of the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority who holds and FTE
- Self-identifying Indigenous students
- Residents of the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority
In support of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Report (TRC), and in order to meet the Interlake-Eastern RHA objective of a population-based Regional Representative Workplace, comprised of an appropriate Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) workforce of 27%, the following shall apply: Except where provided otherwise in a Collective Agreement, where candidate qualifications and experience are determined to be equal by the employer, first consideration shall be given to Indigenous (First Nations, Metis or Inuit) applicants.