KAMLOOPS — How can medical cannabis be used as an alternate therapy for addiction and what does this mean to our community? That is the…
"If you work towards your goals and you really work hard, you can really achieve anything," says Christina Wolfe, a first-year student in the Licensed…
Drs. Juanita-Dawne Bacsu and Wendy Hulko have been recognized for their contributions to health research, each receiving up to $20,000 through the Michael Smith Health Research…
By Anita Rathje Training in the life-saving use of naloxone for people experiencing an opioid overdose has been offered at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) since…
"Research, when you strip away the academic uniform, is about asking how we can make things better. At TRU, it’s not just a pursuit of…
A new dedicated space for nursing students has opened up at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in a bid to boost local recruitment. School of Nursing…
For School of Nursing faculty member Dr. Sheila Blackstock, Orange Shirt Day is a time to honour the survivors of Residential Schools and remember the…
By Brandi Thring First-year nursing students in Williams Lake had an extra reason to get excited on the first day of classes when they were…
The School of Nursing’s Mobile Simulation Lab will soon provide TRU students living in BC’s rural areas in-person clinical training in their own communities. Read more
KAMLOOPS — Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) mobile health-care training unit is ready to hit the road thanks to a donation of $200,000 from TD Bank…
By Brandi Thring Seventeen years after arriving in Kamloops to study at TRU, Nigeria-born TRU alum Adigo Angela Achoba-Omajali (BScN ’11, MN ‘20) was named…
The Sherman Jen Simulation Centre in Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) nursing building is the first university-based simulation lab to be used by a group of…
By Kim Van Haren For University College of the Cariboo alum Steve Ross, transparency is essential for effective leadership. Naturally compassionate and deeply committed to…
We've seen more than a dozen closures of emergency departments in the Interior because of staffing shortages. Daybreak Kamloops speaks with School of Nursing Associate…
BC nurses are in high demand across the Interior, but Olivia McKay and Emily Romailler, School of Nursing graduates, headed to Powell River for jobs and…
Dean of Nursing Dr. Rani Srivastava says interest in the Master of Nursing-Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP) program at TRU is high, and there’s a good chance…
The Government of BC has provided a Nursing Student Tuition Grant to support recruitment and retention of Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Practical Nursing…
By Brandi Thring Along with dedicated faculty and support staff, ambitious students and generous donors have made the first year of TRU’s Master of Nursing-Nurse…
Renée Anderson, associate teaching professor in the School of Nursing, has won the monthly BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education. Anderson is one of…
This article was originally published in BCcampus. Renée Anderson is associate teaching professor in the School of Nursing at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and is…
