TRU opens state-of-the-art health-care building September 15, 2020
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is thrilled to open the Chappell Family Building for Nursing and Population Health to train in-demand health-care workers in BC. The…
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Education News Canada | Nursing faculty member appointed to First Nations Health Authority September 9, 2020
Sheila Blackstock from TRU's School of Nursing has been appointed as the Interior representative for the First Nations Health Authority. A member of the Gitxsan…
Castanet Kamloops | Preventing nurse burnout August 14, 2020
An associate professor at Thompson Rivers University is leading a national project to reduce burnout in new nurses. Jody Duchscher of TRU’s School of Nursing…
TRU faculty member leads national project to support nurses during pandemic August 12, 2020
KAMLOOPS–An associate professor in the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) School of Nursing is heading a nationwide project to provide a platform for professional networking and…
My Cariboo Now | Cariboo and Interior students receive more health-care training July 28, 2020
To boost the number of health-care professionals desperately needed in a system dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the BC government has announced funding for more…
The Province | COVID-19 shows support for home care long overdue July 2, 2020
Tanya Sanders from TRU's Faculty of Nursing and a PhD student at the University of Victoria, co-authored an op-ed piece with U of Vic's Kelli…
Learning their lives to the fullest June 24, 2020
After more than five combined decades of successful careers, two mature learners who hit the books again made their mark and were honoured at spring…
100 Mile Free Press | PSO grad Kayleigh Jacobson loves working as care aide at Fischer Place June 22, 2020
100 Mile District General Hospital care aide Kayleigh Jacobson has started her professional career within her own community after taking a dual credit program in…
Nurses shine in turbulent times May 11, 2020
They are often the unsung heroes of the health-care system. But the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown health-care workers into the spotlight at the same time…
Williams Lake Tribune | TRU health-care assistant grads hit the ground running, graduating earlier due to COVID-19 April 15, 2020
Health-Care Assistant program students are in demand, graduating early to get out working during the pandemic, including a cohort of 18 in Williams Lake. Read…
Academica | USask, TRU each awarded Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing April 14, 2020
Lisa Bourque Bearskin, who teaches in the School of Nursing, is the only BC recipient and one of six in Canada to receive an Indigenous…
Windspeaker | Research chair advances Indigenous wellness in nursing April 13, 2020
Lisa Bourque Bearskin, a Cree/Metis member of Beaver Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6 territory, is one of six researchers awarded an Indigenous Research Chair…
Heroes from their first day April 9, 2020
Students in the Health-Care Assistant program in Kamloops and Williams Lake are starting their careers early in the midst of a global health crisis Fresh…
Indigenous nursing research chair a step toward authentic reconciliation April 8, 2020
Dr. Lisa Bourque Bearskin has long been a leader in nursing research, and now her leadership has been nationally recognized, having been awarded one of…
New $1.5-million health research chair advances Indigenous wellness in nursing April 8, 2020
KAMLOOPS, BC–Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researcher Dr. Lisa Bourque Bearskin is one of six researchers nationally awarded an Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing from the…
Raising a paddle for health-care education February 25, 2020
Health-care education is getting more lifelike at TRU with the purchase of a new mannequin that can simulate the behaviour of a sick infant. The…
Compassion fatigue presentation impresses judges February 11, 2020
When Dr. Judy Duchscher tasked 36 senior nursing students enrolled in a leadership course to identify a critical challenge and offer up creative, grassroots solutions…
Raising the voices of rural youth January 15, 2020
When it comes to finding out what youth need to thrive Dr. Bonnie Fournier has always relied upon the simplest method of discovery. She asks them,…
Williams Lake Tribune | Students teach students at TRU wellness clinic December 20, 2019
A team of six Thompson River University Nursing students came together to teach Nesika Elementary students about the human body, sexuality and drugs during a…
A gift with a view: health-care students give back with a bench December 9, 2019
Taking care of people isn’t for the faint of heart, and a group of recently graduated health-care assistants are showing their gratitude to their program…
