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PAGE 6THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, NOVEMBER 13,2002 Four-year nursing degree among program options at Durham's UOIT double cohort www.durhamregion.com Tliejir.it in a nine-part series focusing focusing on the degree programs being offered offered at the University of Ontario Institute Institute of Technology in Oshawa, beginning beginning September 2003. For the first time, students will soon be able to obtain a nursing degree without without leaving Durham Region. Opening in September 2003, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Technology will offer a four-year collaborative collaborative Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing program with Durham College - its partner in education. A nursing degree from Canada's newest university couldn't come at a better time. By 2005 this designation will be required to practise as a registered registered nurse in Ontario. "There's no better time to choose a rewarding career in nursing," says Carolyn Carolyn Byrne, dean of the School of Health.Science at the University of Ontario Ontario Institute of Technology. "It's one of the few professions that's privileged to touch all aspects of people's lives. It's scope and areas of practice are unlimited." unlimited." She says the population of Durham Region is expected to grow substantially substantially in the next 30 years and the need for health-care services, including nursing, will increase dramatically. It's estimated by 2004, the province will face a shortage shortage of more than 12,000 nurses in the hospital sector alone. Dr. Byrne speaks with enthusiasm about state-of-the-art nursing labs that have been designed to provide students with practical, hands-on experience in hospital and home-care settings - with the latest technology right at their fingertips. fingertips. UOIT has the distinction of being Ontario's first laptop-based university, where each student will receive a current current model of the IBM ThinkPad to be used in fully networked classrooms and learning spaces or anywhere on campus. "Students will benefit tremendously from our small class sizes and get the individual individual attention they deserve from highly qualified faculty," says Dr. Byrne. "At our university, students won't feel like they're just another number number - they are our reason for being." Carolyn Byrne, Dean School of Health Science An associate professor at McMaster University's School of Nursing, Professor Carolyn Byrne is an investigator in two research units, the system-linked Research Research Unit on Health and Social Service Utilization, and the community- linked AIDS Resource Resource Unit. She will continue research collaboration with McMaster University, as well as establish research at the University University of Ontario Institute of Technology. I-Icr clinical work as a nurse and psychotherapist psychotherapist is in the area of mental health, and she has considerable expertise in understanding understanding depression as well as its impact impact on spouses and the capacity to parent. She is an experienced teacher in graduate and undergraduate programs, and is the former chairman of the undergraduate nursing program. In 1999 she received the President's Award for Educational Leadership Leadership al McMaster. A graduate of the Hamilton Civic School of Nursing, Professor Byrne received received her Master of Health Sciences from McMaster in 1981 and her PhD from the University of Guelph in 2001. Applying for a degree in nursing Students interested in the nursing degree program at the University of Ontario Ontario Institute of Technology should apply through the Ontario College Application Application Services. Entrance requirements requirements include an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with a minimum minimum average of 70 per cent in six courses. These include: * under the new Ontario curriculum, curriculum, six 12U or M credits including English (ENG4U), one math, biology, biology, chemistry or physics, or; * six OAC credits including English OA1, one math, biology, chemistry or physics. "We encourage applicants who meet other equivalent academic qualifi-* cations to apply and their applications will be reviewed on an individual basis," adds Carolyn Byrne, dean of the School of Health Science at UOIT. Graduates of the University of Ontario Ontario Institute of Technology's nursing degree program will bo prepared to write the licensing examination for Iho College of Nurses of Onlario. For more Information about the Bachelor of Science In Nursing program, program, visit www.uolt.ca or call 1.866.844.8640. Students in the nursing degree program program will acquire the foundations for excellence in clinical practice, as well as lifelong learning, research, teamwork and leadership skills essential for a nursing nursing career. Students will develop strong communication, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Close to 50 health-care employers provide placement experience for nursing nursing students in Durham Region and beyond. beyond. Research is an important part of the university's School of Health Science. Dr. Byrne recently met with stakeholders stakeholders from the Durham Region's health care community to determine the key areas in which health research is needed. needed. Initially, research will focus on community community health issues that frequently involve involve hospitals, public health organizations organizations and'social service agencies. The university is currently applying for major funding grants to carry out its re-' search. Information session Nov. 13: Students, Students, parents, teachers, guidance counsellors counsellors and members of the community are invited to attend the University of Ontario Institute of Technology's first information session on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002, to learn about the university's university's nursing program, meet the dean and tour the new facilities. The session will be held in the South Wing of the Oshawa campus at 2000 Simcoe Street North from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.uoit.ca, call 1- WOOD SLEIGH BEDS < SAVE UP SINGLE MATTRESSES Bf! 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