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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-01-18, Page 16• $Oce -Times, Thursday, January th„ i. l «. nsf er diploma nursing education to c,.olleges for the educa- nurses will be txil'ial l O rOd *OM hospital and re- aof nursing to the k a auapplied arts and tech- , effective Sept. 1, Wi"' ;, i. 1 announced Friday by lion. Jack McNie, Minister of and Universities, and the Bon. Richard T. Potter, 'Moister of Health. The transfer means that more than 0,500 student nurses enrolled annually in 56 schools of nursing throynghout the province will be- come part of the student body of the 22 colleges of applied arts and technology. In this area schools of nursing at Perth -Huron Regional, Strat- ford; K -W Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener; Guelph General and St. Joseph's, Guelph, will be related to Cones- toga College, Kitchener. More than 1,500 administra- tive, faculty and support person- nel now attached to the schools of nursing will be affected by the transfer. In guidelines issued to colleges, schools of nursing and participating hospitals, the government has stated that no personnel should be disadvan- taged if they choose to move to the colleges with the programs. The academic facilities in schools of nursing throughout On- tario will continue to be used for • nursing education programs. Residence facilities may be used for either nursing education pro- grams or alternative health care programs to meet the needs of the public. While some aspects of the transfer have been determined by the Provincial Government, much of the transition to the col- lege setting will be planned and implemented by the local advi- sory groups that are to be estab- lished in each college area. These 'groups will be responsible for wor-kipg out the curriculum, ad- mission procedures, clinical ar- rangements with participating hospitals, and a number of other general concerns. Each college area will submit its plane for the scrutiny and approval of the ministries involved and the Col- lege of Nurses°of,Ontario. Sitting on the committees will be repre. sentation from all institutions in- volved in nursing education in each area. At present one nursing pro- gram is operating in a college setting—at Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology in suburban Toronto. Several others. had all but completed plans for the transfer prior to the an- nouncement being made,, and these will proceed. Mr. McNie stated that his Ministry has a firm commitment to protect and, where possible, improve the quality of nursing education in Ontario. The trans- fer is not a criticism of tbs exist- eo,oper*tion with the partieiOt- Ing educational programs, but ing hospitals ha,s been necessary rather an attempt to p ovic to maintain the quality of all pro - greater resources to the ("duct. grams, and this will be a major tion of this important group, ,r- factor in the transfer of nursing ing our communities. education as well, Immediately, regional ° Meet- The college programs will be ings are being planned through- inspected by the College of out the province to acquaint the Nurses, just as hospital and schools of nursing, ptrticipkting regional school programs are hospitals and the colleges of the now. Students will write the titan - provincial guidelines established dard nursing • examinations for to help effect the transfer. Con registration at the conclusion of suiting teams will also be visiting the programs, as they have in the each college area, and resource past, in order to qua lifyfor regis- personnel will be avaiiabfe tration. throughout the planning and inn- The Ministers also made refer- plementation period. ence to the special situation The transfer virtually ° com- which exists in downtown Toron- pletes the movement of major to, where there are presently allied health diploma education seven schools of nursing. ' programs, such as medical laboratory technology, radiologi- cal technicians, and Others from their former hospital location to colleges for the academic compo- nent of their training. Continued To deal with this situation, a task force will be appointed to work with the institutions in the area to develop and implement a long-term plan for nursing edu- cation in downtown Toronto. lea OF. 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