Weeneebayko Health Education Campus

The Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) and Queen’s University are partnering on the creation of the Weeneebayko Health Education Campus with the support of more than $31 million from Mastercard Foundation.

We aim to develop a campus for health professions training in the Western James Bay region. The university programs offered will prepare Indigenous students from local communities for careers in medicine, nursing, midwifery, and other health professions.

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Our Vision, Mission & Values

VISION:

Healthcare close to home, provided by our peoples.

MISSION:

We deliver high quality health professions training that is grounded in community, integrates Indigenous ways of learning and knowing, and graduates healthcare professionals who practice in and serve remote Indigenous communities.

VALUES:

The lands on which and from which we learn.
The languages of the Indigenous peoples we serve.
The rights of the Nations to which our students, and patients are connected.
Culturally safe work and learning spaces.
Health and well-being of our learners, patients, providers and communities.

Who is this campus for?

Students from the communities in the Western James Bay region interested in university health professions training (nursing, medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, midwifery, and paramedicine).

The Weeneebayko Health Education Campus will be established in Moosonee, Ontario.

Training:
- Curricula: decolonized, interprofessional curricula co-created by WAHA and Queen’s. Indigenous ways of knowing will be woven throughout the program.
- Interprofessional: An interprofessional curriculum designed to break down professional silos and prepare graduates to deliver patient care using team-based approaches.
- Mentorship: a mentorship into practice program will promote graduate retention within local communities. 
- Community-centred care: training will be situated within Indigenous communities and will graduate professionals prepared to deliver the care their communities need. 
- Retention: student recruitment, placement and mentorship strategy will ensure that we are training those with the highest likelihood of staying for practice in the long term.

High School Programming: A Health Careers Pathways Program will be developed to provide career counselling, resources, mentorship, and application support to Indigenous high school students, as well as supporting delivery of prerequisite courses for applications in health sciences. 
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The Weeneebayko Health Education Campus builds upon a nearly six-decade relationship between Queen’s University and Weeneebayko area health facilities anchored in training, frontline care, and research.

The Weeneebayko Health Education Campus aims to address healthcare challenges facing Weeneebayko region communities, and improve accessibility, health outcomes, and cultural competence in care, and bolster representation of Indigenous peoples amongst health professionals.

How will healthcare be transformed?

Recruiting local youth and supporting them through the continuum of education.
Developing a model for university education where training is situated within community, directed by community, and delivered by health professionals from community.
Emphasizing comprehensive, sustainable, community-centred healthcare will improve patient outcomes and address gaps in delivery across the region.
Focusing on workforce retention with graduates capable of and committed to providing exceptional care to their communities.

Weeneebayko Health Education Campus