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By Eli J. Ridder | @EliRidder

Medicine Hat College receives $50K to support health studies

Dec 4, 2023 | 4:21 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Students studying health care at Medicine Hat College who need financial support will be able to benefit from a $50,000 donation from the Medicine Hat Health Foundation announced Monday.

Students in eligible programs can apply for up to $10,000 annually in bursary awards ranging in value between $1,000-$2,000, over the next five years.

Those who eligible will have a demonstrated financial need and be in a program with a helping a caring outcome, according to a news release from the college.

Financial support is often the difference between a student finishing their studies or dropping out out of fear of a debt load, the college’s dead of health and community services, Jason Openo said.

The new funds will help reduce barriers for students and open the door for in-demand jobs, he explained.

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“Based on all the research we have done, this region will need more healthcare professionals, assistants, aides, and technicians in the next 3-5 years due to an aging population and an increasing number of retirements,” Openo said.

Programs supported by the funding include health care aide, occupational/physical therapist assistant, speech language pathologist assistant, practical nurse, nursing and paramedic.

Students may apply for this funding through the scholarship and bursary application, which opens each year on March 1.