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July
4, 2005 - Amherst Daily News
CHA
presents careers bursaries
by Darrell Cole
AMHERST - The Cumberland Health Authority and the county's five health care foundations
have named the second annual recipients of their Cumberland Health Care Careers
bursaries.
A total of six candidates were selected to receive financial support with their
studies in various areas of heath care as part of a program that will ultimately
see them return to the Cumberland Health Authority to work.
"We had an excellent pool of applicants again this year and when careful
consideration was given to the organization's future human resource needs, it
was agreed to award bursaries in the areas of radiology technology, medical laboratory
technology and nursing"
commented authority CEO Bruce Quigley.
In making the announcement, Quigley indicated that funds were available this
year to provide two additional bursaries.
"The program was originally intended to fund four bursaries per year, and
because two of last year's recipients were in their final year of study and are
already working for the health authority, we were able to utilize the available
funds to provide two more bursaries this year."
The successful candidates are: Pamela Chappell of Tidnish, who will be in her
third year of study for a bachelor of science in nursing at St. Francis Xavier
University; Keri Gray of Amherst, who is in her second year of the health sciences
- radiography program at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John; Megan
MacLeod of Springhill, who will be entering her first year in the School of Health
Sciences at Dalhousie University in the radiological technology program; Melissa
MacLeod of Amherst , who will be in her second year at the University of New
Brunswick in Moncton for the bachelor of nursing program; Megan Scopie of River
Hebert, who is entering the two-year medical laboratory science program at the
New Brunswick Community College in Saint John; and Melissa Wark of Springhill,
who will begin her third year of study at Dalhousie University for a bachelor
of science in Nursing.
"We were delighted with the number and quality of the applications received," said
Quigley, "and we want to encourage all unsuccessful candidates to re-apply
in 2006."
With the future staffing needs of the district continuing to change, the focus
of the selection process will evolve as the bursary program moves forward.
"Projections clearly show that we are continuing to anticipate vacancies
in a wade variety of health care professions over the next few years," he
commented.
Under the terms and conditions of the program, which is open to Cumberland County
students only, the successful applicants will receive a bursary of up to $4000
per year to support their studies. All recipients will sign an agreement with
the health authority for a return for service upon graduation equal to the number
of years for which they receive a bursary. In addition to receive a bursary.
In addition to receiving bursaries, the students will also be offered summer
employment with the health authority during their university careers.
Board chair Bruce Saunders said the CHA is delighted with the bursary program's
success to date.
"With the ongoing support of the county's health care foundations, this
program is already meeting its intended goal to fill staffing vacancies with
highly skilled individuals who want to live and work in Cumberland County," Saunders
said.
The five foundations participating in the program are the All Saints Community
Health Care Foundation, Bayview Memorial Health Foundation, Cumberland Health
Foundation, North Cumberland Memorial Hospital Foundation and South Cumberland
Community Care Centre Foundation.
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