00:00 – 00:03
[Music plays. YorkU logo and the words “Health Studies”, “Student Practicum Experience”, and “HLST 4990: Offered by the School of Health Policy & Management” appear on screen.]
00:04 – 00:14
[The screen shows a few photos of students, including ones standing in a clinic, in front of the health centre, sitting next to the Women’s College Hospital sign, and giving a presentation in a room.]
00:15 – 00:18
[The words “What was the nature of your practicum work & project duties?” appears on screen.]
00:19 – 00:33
[Jamie Chen, Health Informatics Student, IT/IM Support speaking. And Women’s Collage Hospital logo appears on screen.]
Jamie Chen: During my practicum I worked on many projects such as testing the Epic EMR (Electronic Medical Record) system creating the Telehealth project charter and providing IT support at the COVID vaccination clinic. Overall, I supported the patients, the organization, and the community.
00:34 – 00:47
[Lavinia Lakhan, Health Informatics Student, Data Analyst speaking. And the Humber River Hospital logo appears on screen.]
Lavinia Lakhan: I completed my practicum at Humber River Hospital. I worked with their COVAX vaccination clinic in collecting data pertaining to internal inoculation rates. I also worked in several clinical compliance projects with quality improvement and patient safety.
00:48 – 01:04
[Mariya Shireen, Health Policy Student, Knowledge Mobilization Lead speaking. And Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services logo appears on screen.]
Mariya Shireen: I supported the development and implementation of a knowledge mobilization plan for a tuberculosis stigma research project. I conducted a literature review on how stigma exacerbates disease within the individual community and policy level, and I also led the social media strategy campaign to raise TB awareness.
01:05 – 01:07
[The words “What have been some key learnings and benefits for you as a student?” appears on screen.]
01:08 – 01:17
[Lavinia Lakhan, Health Informatics Student, Data Analyst speaking. And Humber River Hospital logo appears on screen.]
Lavinia Lakhan: Through my practicum I developed critical skills in knowledge translation and applying many of the concepts taught throughout the program to my work, particularly concepts in health system management and quality improvement.
01:18 – 01:34
[Shayandeep Das, Health Informatics Student, Data Analyst speaking. And Toronto Grace Health Centre logo appears on screen.]
Shayandeep Das: The key benefits of taking the course HLST 4990 is that you not only get to network with professionals that are working in the field that you want to get into, you also get real life experiences and you are able to make an impact, which is one of the biggest things you can do as a health studies major.
01:35 – 01:37
[The words “What is the real-world value of the project you worked on?” appears on screen.]
01:38 – 01:49
[Maheen Imran, Health Informatics Student, Epic Training Assistant speaking. And Women’s College Hospital logo appears on screen.]
Maheen Imran: I played a role in improving the integration of healthcare technology by providing the support through the training materials for the providers and clinicians who in turn provided seamless delivery of care for patients.
01:50 – 02:04
[Jamie Chen, Health Informatics Student, IT/IM Support speaking. And Women’s Collage Hospital logo appears on screen.]
Jamie Chen: By providing the IT support at the COVID vaccination clinic, I helped clinic staff to be more efficient in providing COVID vaccines to people in need without having to worry about system issues.
02:05 – 02:07
[The words “How is what you worked on relevant to today’s health system?” appears on screen.]
02:08 – 02:26
[Shayandeep Das, Health Informatics Student, Data Analyst speaking. And Toronto Grace Health Centre logo appears on screen.]
Shayandeep Das: The project that I worked on tries to tackle one of the key issues of the Canadian healthcare system that is wait times. It does so by making sure that the geriatric patients, the bariatric patients, don’t go to acute centers, however go to CCC (Complex Continuing Care) centers thereby reducing wait times and reducing the amount of pressure that acute care hospitals have.
02:27 – 02:43
[Lavinia Lakhan, Health Informatics Student, Data Analyst speaking. And Humber River Hospital logo appears on screen.]
Lavinia Lakhan: Working on-site through the third wave of COVID highlighted the significant impact of COVID-19 on hospital systems. Some hospitals such as Humber took on the role of establishing their own vaccination clinic in which they organized and staffed in a matter of weeks to help with the overall mission of crushing COVID-19.
02:44 – 02:46
[The words “What is the value of the practicum to students?” appears on screen.]
02:47 – 03:01
[Mariya Shireen, Health Policy Student, Knowledge Mobilization Lead speaking. And Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services logo appears on screen.]
Mariya Shireen: The health studies practicum is very student oriented in the sense that you’re in charge of what you want to get out of this experience. You choose those soft and hard skills that you want to develop and are actually given the opportunity to go out and practice those skills in your placement.
03:02 – 03:20
[Shayandeep Das, Health Informatics Student, Data Analyst speaking. And Toronto Grace Health Centre logo appears on screen.]
Shayandeep Das: The practicum was the most invaluable course you could take in your entire academic journey just because it was able to teach me how to act and react in real life situations in the healthcare world; and it taught me compassion and how to be diligent and hard working to achieve my goals.
03:21 – 03:25
[The words “For more information about the practicum, contact shpm@yorku.ca” appears on screen.]
03:26 – 03:33
[Faculty of Health at York University logo. Music fades out.]