Indigenous Health Careers Access Program (IHCAP)

user warning: Got error 28 from storage engine query: SELECT t.*,v.weight AS v_weight_unused FROM term_node r INNER JOIN term_data t ON r.tid = t.tid INNER JOIN vocabulary v ON t.vid = v.vid LEFT JOIN term_data tac_td ON t.tid = tac_td.tid WHERE (t.tid IN (0, 16) OR tac_td.vid NOT IN (4,6)) AND ( r.vid = 3106 )ORDER BY v.weight, t.weight, t.name in /home/unicmsne/public_html/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module on line 640.
user warning: Got error 28 from storage engine query: SELECT DISTINCT b.* FROM blocks b LEFT JOIN blocks_roles r ON b.module = r.module AND b.delta = r.delta WHERE b.theme = 'lime' AND b.status = 1 AND (r.rid IN (1) OR r.rid IS NULL) ORDER BY b.region, b.weight, b.module in /home/unicmsne/public_html/modules/block/block.module on line 460.

Organisation:

James Cook University

Year:

Ongoing

Topic:

Curriculum Development

Topic:

Training Indigenous Health Practitioners

IHCAP is designed to increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student success in pursuing a health career. This program is the only one of its kind in Australia and offers a free one-month orientation course that is held on JCU’s Townsville campus in January of each year. In that month, students will complete the subject English for Academic Purposes as an intensive subject.

The program then continues to provide students enrolled in a health degree with the practical skills and the knowledge to better cope with demands of university study.

The program focuses on:
* Learning and study skills
* Support networks
* Skills in coping with the demands of study, family and community
* Budgeting and planning life around uni study

More information:
Website: Indigenous Health Careers Access Program (IHCAP)
Jenine Godwin
IHCAP Mentor Coordinator
Indigenous Health Unit
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences
Ph: (07) 4781 4547
Fax: (07) 4781 6171
Email: ihu@jcu.edu.au

Organisation Contact:

James Cook University (JCU)