CBC Kamloops | TRU nursing students run rapid COVID-19 testing clinic
TRU nursing students are getting first-hand experience with the pandemic and providing a needed service on campus. CBC Kamloops talked with them about rapid-testing clinics that are running three days...
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Recognizing the role of Indigenous nurses
BC Indigenous Nurses Day is being recognized for the first time on Sunday, April 10, due to a dedicated group of nurses and support from provincial and federal organizations. Previously part of a wider...
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Simulation lab prepares students for real world
TRU’s new Sherman Jen Simulation Centre create an environment to better prepare Bachelor of Science in Nursing students to enter a real clinical setting. The patient simulation labs opened in September...
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Research creates pathway for Indigenous Knowledge in nursing education
A team of researchers at six BC universities are the proud recipients of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grant, sharing $683,000 in funding for their Reclaiming and Recovering...
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Anne Kang visits Williams Lake campus
Anne Kang, BC’s Minister for Advanced Education and Skills Training, visited TRU’s Williams Lake campus Thursday to learn more about TRU’s programs, partnerships and role in supporting student and...
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Rural dementia care focus of new Canada Research Chair
A new faculty member at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has been awarded a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Nursing and Population Health. Dr. Juanita-Dawne Bacsu’s research will focus on improving...
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Nursing student wins scholarship honouring diversity
Sarah Buck always knew she’d end up in the medical sciences, but her passion for nursing and community-based research came into her life unexpectedly. So did the news that she was one of the first...
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Day of Giving begins March 2
TRU is counting down to the 2023 Day of Giving. This year, the community has 48 hours to raise $48,000 in support of TRU students. From 12:01 a.m. on Thurs., March 2 through to 11:59 p.m. on Fri.,...
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Syrian refugee mothers need support, says researcher
As a community researcher, Dr. Joyce O’Mahony helps to advance community goals and science. For her multi-year study, which explores how Syrian refugee mothers access social supports and interact with...
View ArticleTRU launches Master of Nursing-Nurse Practitioner program
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is launching a Master of Nursing- Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP) program, the first of its kind offered in the Interior Health region. The new program comes as...
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Day of Giving exceeds goal by $6,100
TRU’s sixth annual Day of Giving raised $54,095 for TRU students at the Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses last week, surpassing the goal of raising $48,000 in 48 hours. Rotary Club of Kamloops...
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Well-equipped apartment shows donors TRUly care
The freshly finished TRU Care Apartment on Thompson Rivers University’s Williams Lake campus is now providing crucial hands-on learning for health-care students. While a grand opening date hasn’t been...
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Understanding BC’s stance on the decriminalization of drugs
British Columbia’s provincial health officer declared a public health emergency in 2016 due to the alarming number of drug-related deaths. In 2020 alone, 1,546 deaths in BC were attributed to illicit...
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Nursing Week experts available for interviews
KAMLOOPS — National Nursing Week is May 8 – 14, with this year’s theme being Our nurses. Our future. Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) School of Nursing celebrates its faculty, students and graduates...
View ArticleCastanet Kamloops | Kamloops doctor plans to start family practice after...
Alum Dr. Rachel Cook says her experiences in foster care have informed her desire to go into family practice. Read more
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Indigenous graduates honoured at ceremony
Surrounded by friends, family and the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Kamloops community, 30 Indigenous graduates entered the Brown Family House of Learning, HL 190, on Tuesday, June 6, walking in...
View Article100 Mile Free Press | Casual Country: Trades at TRU Williams Lake continue to...
Several programs are offered at the Williams Lake campus, including nursing, a health care assistant program and trades. “Trades are in huge demand,” says Alison Sutherland-Mann, community coordinator...
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Mapping out the gaps in CBD oil research
Research is key to determining how cannabidiol affects children with neurodiversity. What happens when stigma gets in the way? When a child is diagnosed with a neurodiverse brain disorder, such as...
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Genome BC funds pilot project at the School of Nursing
Highlights • Advancements in genetic and genomic technologies allow for more customized health care called ‘precision health.’ • For precision health technologies to be effective, health care providers...
View ArticleGenome BC | BC welcomes Canada’s first nurse practitioner training in...
Genome BC is funding a pilot project to integrate genomics education into the new Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner program at TRU. “Existing nurse practitioner programs teach very little genetic...
View ArticleRadio NL | Campaign launched to raise $1 million in bursaries for TRU Nursing...
TRU and the ICCHA Wish Fund announce a partnership to raise $1 million as bursaries for nursing students. The fund would fully funded a student’s four-year nursing education. Founder of the ICCHA Wish...
View ArticleAcademica | TRU partners with ICCHA Wish Fund to create bursaries for nursing...
TRU is working with ICCHA Wish to raise $1 million to support nursing students through the ICCHA Wish Community Ambassador Fund. Students in need can get funding for their full four years of study....
View ArticleRadio NL | TRU Nursing overcomes pandemic hurdles in first year working in...
TRU Dean of Nursing Rani Srivastava talks about how the Chappell Family Building for Nursing and Population Health opened last September and how having that space has made it easier to have a safe...
View ArticleThe Abbotsford News | Abbotsford woman is valedictorian of TRU school of nursing
Abbotsford’s Mackenzie Byers was among nine valedictorians and 19 medal winners celebrated at TRU’s virtual convocation on June 17. She addressed her classmates in the School of Nursing. Read more
View ArticleGlobal News | A Mohawk Huronia Regional Centre survivor speaks out about the...
Sheila Blackstock says she isn’t surprised by a story of abuse from a residential school survivor. She urges Canadians to continue educating themselves about Indigenous history and calls on politicians...
View Article100 Mile Free Press | 100 Mile grad pursues her passion for nursing
Dedicated Peter Skene Ogden grad Hailey McNabb is finally pursuing her dream of becoming a nurse. The TRU student started the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program this fall. She is one of just 80...
View ArticleDigital AV magazine | Extron NAV helps in the formative simulation of nursing...
In the new nursing building at Thompson Rivers University, a pilot installation has been carried out that includes a system Extron NAV AVoIP, for signal distribution, and a Pro Series Control System,...
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TRU nursing leaders honoured for influence
Rani Srivastava and Lisa Bourque Bearskin have had different paths, but their strengths as leaders and change influencers have put them into the same fellowship. TRU Dean of Nursing Rani Srivastava...
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Award supports Indigenous health-care professionals
A team of TRU grant holders are the proud recipients of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Reach Award for their Participatory Indigenous Nursing Knowledge Translation project. The award...
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Nursing faculty member voted onto national board
TRU School of Nursing Gitxsan Scholar Dr. Sheila Blackstock has been chosen as the inaugural Indigenous faculty representative on a national nursing association board of directors. For a two-year term,...
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Researchers awarded Insight Development Grants
Three TRU researchers have received more than $170,000 through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grants program. The program supports research in its...
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Nursing faculty show their support for students
A group of faculty members in the TRU School of Nursing wanted to show their support for their students on Bell Let’s Talk Day Wednesday. So they got out balloons, posters, food and prizes for students...
View ArticleCFJC Today | TRU professor seeks long-term care resident family members for...
TRU faculty member Tracy Christianson from the School of Nursing is looking for relatives of long-term care residents to participate in a study about the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. Read more
View ArticleHealthing | Nurse burnout and shortages: Attention turns to mental health and...
School of Nursing’s Dr. Judy Duchscher advocates for graduates to practice alongside a more senior nurse to help them understand why something is happening, what steps to try and to experience a...
View ArticleCastanet | Health science academy floated by SD73 could help curb healthcare...
School District 73 is looking at developing a health science academy, a career development program that could see school-age students exploring all areas of health careers — and potentially help to...
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Alum-owned business one of Canada’s fastest-growing
Kris Stewart (Cariboo College ’88) wasn’t expected to go far in life — she was the first in her family to graduate high school and that’s where she assumed her education would end. “I grew up in a...
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Health-care grants benefit TRU students
KAMLOOPS – Students in certain health-care programs at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) can get $2,000 to $5,000 per program year in Priority Health grants toward their studies at the Kamloops or...
View ArticleCFJC Today | Up to $5,000 in student grants for select health-care programs...
TRU students in Kamloops, Williams Lake or through Open Learning, who pursue select health-care programs are eligible for Priority Health grants of up to $5,000 per program year. “With the market being...
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Day of Giving donors really do make a difference
The financial squeeze felt a little less tight for some Thompson Rivers University (TRU) students in 2023 because of donor support during the last Day of Giving fundraiser. Students in nursing and...
View ArticleCastanet | TNRL bringing in TRU nursing students as community, health...
The Thompson-Nicola Regional Library is bringing in three third-year nursing students from TRU to connect its patrons with community resources and referrals to social agencies. The students will be...
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