Douglas College Health Sciences programs use state of the art laboratory settings and simulation-based approaches to support innovative learning practices.
HSSC Programs
The HSSC is utilized throughout the year by our Health Sciences programs:
- Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing (BSPN);
- Healthcare Assistant (HCA);
- Community Mental Health Worker (CMHW);
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) ;
- Continuing Education (CE).
HSSC Goals
HSSC goals are to:
- Promote excellence in experiential learning in Health Sciences programs.
- Support diverse teaching methodologies to enhance student learning and success.
- Create a safe, student-centered learning environment that provides students with opportunities and resources to learn and practice their skills.
- Ensure we have ample and current resources to help students attain program competencies and standards.
- Create an environment that fosters communication, critical and creative thinking, inquiry, and problem solving skills related to experiential learning activities.
- Support applied simulation research internal and external to the college.
Use of the HSSC
It is important for everyone who uses the HSSC (faculty, students, staff, internal and external groups) to be accountable for:
- ensuring that instructional/practice/simulation areas are tidied after use;
- taking care of the equipment;
- not bringing food or drink into any areas within the HSSC; and,
- treating everyone with respect.