About Us
The Manitoba Health Sciences Students' Association (MaHSSA) is a
student-initiated, student-driven interprofessional organization established in
January 2007. One of 19 university-based chapters, under the National Health
Sciences Students' Association (NaHSSA), NaHSSA is the first and only national
interprofessional student association in the world.
As a student driven organization, our mission at MaHSSA is to serve as the unifying body that will enhance holistic care by promoting interprofessional education and facilitating collaboration amongst health sciences students in the province of Manitoba. Our present Executive consists of student representation from programs including: Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Kinesiology and Recreational Management, Medicine, Pharmacy, and the School of Medical Rehabilitation. As an effort to include participation from all health sciences programs, we continue to strive to establish communication with programs without current representation on our council. MaHSSA has also gained support from faculty members and we have a Faculty Liaison, Dr. Ruby Grymonpre of the Faculty of Pharmacy and the Interprofessional Education Coordinator at the University of Manitoba.
Interprofessional (IP) education and collaborative practice are not novel concepts. Despite this, opportunities for interprofessional collaboration and education in the early years of training continue to be limited; MaHSSA hopes to bridge this gap. We hope to achieve a standard of interprofessional practice by providing IP opportunities for students in the health sciences across curricular and human science initiatives. Our goals include: to promote and advocate for IPE in the province of Manitoba; serve as the umbrella organization for all student IPE programs and initiatives (current initiatives include: Winnipeg Interprofessioanl Student-run Clinic- WISH, and the Institute of Healthcare Improvement); work and collaborate with faculty to facilitate IPE into curricular and provide professional development and social networking opportunities for students in the health sciences.
As a student driven organization, our mission at MaHSSA is to serve as the unifying body that will enhance holistic care by promoting interprofessional education and facilitating collaboration amongst health sciences students in the province of Manitoba. Our present Executive consists of student representation from programs including: Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Kinesiology and Recreational Management, Medicine, Pharmacy, and the School of Medical Rehabilitation. As an effort to include participation from all health sciences programs, we continue to strive to establish communication with programs without current representation on our council. MaHSSA has also gained support from faculty members and we have a Faculty Liaison, Dr. Ruby Grymonpre of the Faculty of Pharmacy and the Interprofessional Education Coordinator at the University of Manitoba.
Interprofessional (IP) education and collaborative practice are not novel concepts. Despite this, opportunities for interprofessional collaboration and education in the early years of training continue to be limited; MaHSSA hopes to bridge this gap. We hope to achieve a standard of interprofessional practice by providing IP opportunities for students in the health sciences across curricular and human science initiatives. Our goals include: to promote and advocate for IPE in the province of Manitoba; serve as the umbrella organization for all student IPE programs and initiatives (current initiatives include: Winnipeg Interprofessioanl Student-run Clinic- WISH, and the Institute of Healthcare Improvement); work and collaborate with faculty to facilitate IPE into curricular and provide professional development and social networking opportunities for students in the health sciences.