FULL-TIME | WINNIPEG LOCATIONS PATHF-SA Pathway to Health Programs

• Nine-month pathway
• September entry date
• Notre Dame Campus, Winnipeg, MB
• This program is open to Manitoba residents of Indigenous Ancestry (Status, Non Status, Inuit and Métis) only. Applications for this program received from individuals who are not a Manitoba resident and/or not a member of an Indigenous community will be cancelled.

Description
This pathway is designed to provide access to specific Red River College Polytechnic programs for residents of Manitoba who have faced barriers to participating in or successfully completing post-secondary education. These barriers may include social, economic, or cultural factors, limited access to formal education, or geographic challenges associated with living in remote communities where post-secondary opportunities are not readily available.

This pathway helps build the academic, personal, social, and financial readiness needed for the Polytech programs listed below. Once you successfully complete the program, you will be granted a seat in one of the eligible programs.

How Progression Works
During the winter term, Pathway to Health students must apply to their next program of choice by March 15. Students may select up to three programs. The first choice may include all available program options, while the second and third choices are limited to specific options. Placement in your first or second program choices are not guaranteed.
  
Program seats will be assigned in the order applications are received after March 15. Every student who successfully completes the Pathway to Health program and meets progression eligibility requirements will be offered a seat in one of the eligible progression programs. 

However, there are a limited number of seats available for Pathway students in each specific Nursing, or Health Sciences programs. Therefore, if the number of applications exceeds the available seats, placement will be determined by Grade Point Average (GPA). Students may also apply directly to their preferred program to pursue a secondary application process. To be eligible for a pathway seat, students must successfully complete the Pathway to Health program and meet the admission requirements of their selected program. Please refer to the admission requirements below for specific details. 

Progression Programs

Pathway to Health students may select and apply for up to three progression programs. All applications must be submitted by March 15.

• Dental Assisting
  
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Ultrasound
• Successful completion of 6 credits of Human Anatomy and Physiology, 3 credits of Medical Terminology, SCIE-1022 Science Foundations for Health Programs, and MATH-2122 Math for Health Programs 2 with a minimum grade of 65% or C+ in each course (completed in Pathway to Health)
• Submission of an Applicant Declaration for Check Documents Form
• Successful completion of a First Aid Course - Intermediate First Aid with CPR Level C and AED. To confirm which course you need to complete for the DMS- Ultrasound program click here
• Health Care Aide and Personal Support Worker
• Health Information Management
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging  
  • Successful completion of 6 credits of Human Anatomy and Physiology, 3 credits of Medical Terminology, SCIE-1022 Science Foundations for Health Programs, and MATH-2122 Math for Health Programs 2 with a minimum grade of 65% or C+ in each course (completed in Pathway to Health)
  • Submission of an Applicant Declaration for Check Documents Form
  • Successful completion of a First Aid Course - Intermediate First Aid with CPR Level C and AED. To confirm which course you need to complete for the Magnetic Resonance Imaging program click here
• Medical Assistant
• Medical Assistant and Patient Care
• Medical Laboratory Sciences
• Successful completion of 6 credits of Human Anatomy and Physiology, 3 credits of Medical Terminology, SCIE-1022 Science Foundations for Health Programs, and MATH-2122 Math for Health Programs 2 with a minimum grade of 65% or C+ in each course (completed in Pathway to Health)
• Submission of an Applicant Declaration for Check Documents Form
• Successful completion of a First Aid Course - Intermediate First Aid with CPR Level C and AED. To confirm which course you need to complete for the Medical Laboratory Science program click here
• Medical Radiologic Technology
• Successful completion of 6 credits of Human Anatomy and Physiology, 3 credits of Medical Terminology, SCIE-1022 Science Foundations for Health Programs, and MATH-2122 Math for Health Programs 2 with a minimum grade of 65% or C+ in each course (completed in Pathway to Health)
• Submission of an Applicant Declaration for Check Documents Form
• Successful completion of a First Aid Course - Intermediate First Aid with CPR Level C and AED.  To confirm which course you need to complete for the Medical Radiologic Technology program click here
• Nursing
• Successful completion of 6 credits of Human Anatomy and Physiology with a minimum grade of 65% or C+ (completed in Pathway to Health)
• Submission of an Applicant Declaration for Check Documents Form
• Successful completion of a First Aid Course. To confirm which course you need to complete for the Nursing program click here
• Paramedicine - Primary Care Paramedicine
• Successful completion of 6 credits of Human Anatomy and Physiology, 3 credits of Medical Terminology, SCIE-1022 Science Foundations for Health Programs, and MATH-2122 Math for Health Programs 2 with a minimum grade of 65% or C+ in each course (completed in Pathway to Health)
• Submission of proof of a valid complete full stage driver's licence
• Submission of an Applicant Declaration for Check Documents Form
• Successful completion of a First Aid Course. To confirm which course you need to complete for the P-PCP program click here
• Rehabilitation Assistant
• Science Laboratory Technology
  
• Veterinary Technology
• Completion of 80 hours of recent volunteer or work experience related to veterinary medicine at a veterinary clinic

In addition to the admission requirements above, most of these programs have progression requirements. Program progression requirements may include immunizations and testing, criminal record and child abuse registry checks, and/or a first aid course. See the program's admission requirements webpage for details and further information about progression requirements will be provided while in the pathway program.