Intake
CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses was pleased to present the Joan Lesmond IEN of the Year Award to Registered Nurse Edsel Mutia at a special breakfast reception at North York General Hospital at the end of November.
IEN Connector
The CARE online newsletter
On the Job – Kenneth Cruz
Around eight years ago, despite my interest in the computer sciences, my mother was already working as a NICU Registered Nurse here in Canada. I saw her passion and dedication to patient care that’s why she was my inspiration to take up nursing. I was sponsored by my mother to come here and I have been living here since September 2010.
In Your Community – The Weeneebayko Area Health Authority
Recently, two CARE Centre member nurses contacted their case managers to share their experiences working in Northern Ontario for the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA). Analiza Manuel wanted to let IENs know that nurses are always needed and will receive very good benefits and time off for travel. She also sent photographs of her work …
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Partners and Programs – Confederation College a Gateway to Northern Ontario Nursing Jobs
Another fruitful partnership with an academic institution has developed between CARE Centre and Confederation College.
Intake – New Members and Professional Development
After IENs come to an information session to make sure they meet all the criteria for membership, and have an intake meeting with a case manager, the next step is for them to gather at a New Members Orientation Session which gives them more practical information about CARE Centre’s programs and services, which is followed by a professional development workshop that is open to all members.
On the Job – Ivana Freitas and Jignesh Joshi
Ivana Freitas and Jignesh Joshi are two CARE Centre member RPNs who were featured on a poster presented at the Fall, 2013 RPNAO Conference.
In Your Community – Hamilton
CARE Centre for IENs Hamilton office is located on James Street, a section of the city that mixes stately historic churches and buildings with the GO station and busy intersecting roadways – a reflection of CARE Centre itself.
Partners and Programs
Bredin Centre for Learning, a non-profit organization in Alberta, recently purchased a license for CARE Centres’ Language and Communication for Nurses program including the Foundations online offering and all three levels of in-class course curricula, and the IELTS Prep for Nurses with Ea International.
Making Connections – Amy Go, Chair of the Board of Directors
CARE Centre understands, perhaps more than most (given the harsh fiscal realities of many of our members’ home countries), that we live in challenging times and governments have many responsibilities to meet.
On the Job – Raymonde Degbey
Raymonde Degbey immigrated to the United States in 2004 from her home in Cotonou, Benin, completed a Masters in Public Administration Management, then found her calling in nursing, completing an RN degree in Michigan.