News and Announcements
A George Brown College student created a model for online connection for long-term care residents living under pandemic restrictions. Cassandra Koss completed the Interprofessional Complex and Long-Term Care program this spring. As part of the program, she completed a capstone project while working...
George Brown College students impressed industry professionals at a recent hackathon where they created automated solutions that can save significant time for medical administrators and patients. The results of the virtual event were announced on March 9. George Brown teams won the Top Overall...
Breanne Drennan returned to college looking to shift into a career with a focus on human connections. She found it in the Practical Nursing program, in the people she’s caring for during her placement and in the community of her fellow students, professors, and mentors. “I’ve been motivated by the...
Personal support workers (PSWs) are needed now more than ever so George Brown College and long-term care provider the Rekai Centres are working together to help students gain the hands-on experience they need to graduate and enter the workforce. After COVID-19 affected work placements for George...
In collaboration with our community partners at Ryerson University, Centennial College and University Health Network, George Brown College has created experiential learning opportunities for nursing students in the form of innovative virtual gaming simulations (VGS). These simulations help students...
Fay Lim-Lambie brings a wealth of experience in social work, health care and working with children and families to her role as the new Dean, Centre for Health Sciences and Centre for Community Services & Early Childhood. "My knowledge and experience in those sectors have prepared me well to be...
George Brown College is launching a new program that addresses the current crisis in long-term care settings. A first of its kind, the Interprofessional Complex and Long-Term Care program will be delivered online starting in September. The one-year postgraduate program will train health care...
Before the college closed due to COVID-19, a group of George Brown College students completed a project to help people with swallowing issues – also known as dysphagia – have a more appealing and appetizing dining experience. Part of George Brown’s partnership with Baycrest, the Top Chef Dysphagia...
George Brown College has donated three ventilators and a significant amount of personal protective equipment (PPE) to Toronto hospitals and health care facilities to help protect front-line medical workers in the fight against COVID-19. Michael Eliadis, Manager of the Simulation Centre at George...
