Registered nurse, author and digital media strategist Rob Fraser will help kick off the Welcoming Reception at the second annual 2015 Conference for IENs Thursday, Nov. 19. The conference, presented by the CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses, will showcase Fraser at 6 p.m. to discuss nursing and social media, and why the profession needs […]
CARE Centre Case Managers are now available to meet with IENs in the offices of community partners around the Greater Toronto Area. These co-located offices are listed below. For information on service hours and to speak with a case manager to book an appointment, please call CARE Centre’s main phone number at 416-226-2800. North c/o COSTI 3100 Rutherford Road Vaughn Central
Read the September Issue of CARE Center’s IEN Connector
CARE Centre’s IEN Connector – October 2015 Read More »
CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) is pleased to be the focus of a Conference Board of Canada report Measuring Returns: Valuing Investments in Internationally Educated Nurses. It follows a 2012 Conference Board of Canada profile of CARE Centre in their Organizational Excellence library as a “best practice” model. Read the full Press Release
CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the annual Joan Lesmond IEN of the Year Award, recognizing both a member Registered Nurse (RN) and a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) who show outstanding professionalism in their nursing workplace, and commitment to their patients and families.
It is hard to believe that it was years ago when I moved to this land not knowing much about it, and now I know Canada is the land of peace and freedom, where people park their car in the driveway and drive their car on the parkway. Coming alone to Canada, leaving my husband
2012 Valedictorian Marjan Mobed, RN, IEN from Iran Read More »
In the summer of 2005, inspired to start a new life in Canada, I made the decision to emigrate from my home to this beautiful and culturally diverse country. I felt very frustrated, because so many IENs like me were manipulated by private exam prep companies, wasting so much time and money, and were still
Vladi Struchkov RN, MHSc, IEN from Kyrghyzstan, CARE Centre board member Read More »
The reason I wanted to become a nurse was because I like to help people. I was brought up by my grandmother in Serbia so I was a caregiver to her as well. When I decided to come to Canada and apply to be a nurse, I didn’t think it would be a big deal,
When my wife and I decided to move to Canada, it was both exciting and scary adapting to new social norms and creating a new network of friends. Returning to nursing school to become registered to practice in Ontario involved many sacrifices. It’s expensive and time consuming. I worked evenings as a personal support worker
As a single mother of four young children, coming to a foreign country was a big challenge financially, psychologically, socially and emotionally. On top of that I had to face all the frustrations and uncertainties which came with the licensing process. My story changed, however, when I joined CARE Centre. CARE Centre conducted a nursing
