Program Overview
The Health Sciences Discovery Pathway is a new tuition-free preparatory pathway designed to help you explore career options in healthcare while building confidence and furthering your health sciences studies.
Through a supportive cohort learning model, you will gain hands-on exposure to healthcare environments, health career exploration, academic preparation, and Indigenous cultural learning.
The pathway is designed for:
- Adult learners returning to education
- Academic Upgrading students
- Indigenous learners
- Learners exploring healthcare careers
- Students wanting additional preparation before entering competitive health science programs
Program features include:
- Hands-on, experiential labs and simulations
- Healthcare career exploration
- Indigenous cultural learning and Elder-supported teachings
- CPR “C”, CRC, and SPECO readiness training
- Supportive cohort environment
- Navigator and student support services
Why Healthcare?
Healthcare careers continue to be in high demand across British Columbia and Northern B.C.
- 199,200 projected healthcare job openings in B.C. by 2035
- 900 projected healthcare job openings in the North Coast & Nechako region by 2035
- Over 341 projected healthcare positions connected to the new UHNBC acute care tower expansion by 2030/2031
Whether you are upgrading, returning to school, or exploring a new career path, now is the time to explore a future in healthcare.