Program Overview

Summer Student Program

The Summer Student Program offers students a meaningful summer placement in an Ongomiizwin Health Services community, providing firsthand experience with northern and Indigenous health.

About the Program

The program places students in a community for ten to twelve weeks over the summer months. Students are placed in Ongomiizwin Health Services communities based on availability of accommodations and clinical space and capacity.

Eligibility

The Summer Student Program is open to Med I and II students enrolled at the University of Manitoba.

Program Details

• The program runs over the summer months
• Students are placed in communities for ten to twelve weeks
• Placement is based on availability of accommodations and clinical space and capacity

Education Programs

The Ongomiizwin Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing offers several education programs, including:

• Access program
• Early Exposure Program
• Summer Student Program
• Third-year clerkship
• Post-graduate fourth-year elective
• Physician Extender Program
• We Will Take Good Care of the People