Interested in Contributing to Post-Secondary Education?
Sharing your healthcare experience is a powerful way to integrate patients' and families' voices in post-secondary education.
Make a Difference in Healthcare Education
Mohawk College's Patient Partner Program aims to build a community of patients and caregivers with unique experiences and knowledge (gained through living with a condition or illness, receiving treatment, or supporting a loved one) interested in sharing their perspectives to improve the way we deliver healthcare education. Our goal is to connect you with opportunities that align with your lived experiences and allow you to make valuable contributions.
Opportunities for Involvement
By engaging in Mohawk College's Patient Partner Program, you can help make a profound impact in health education and the delivery of care through:
- Committees or working groups
- Focus groups
- Sharing experiences through presentations or panels
- Co-developing educational materials
- One-on-one interviews
- Event Participation
Mohawk College offers partners the autonomy to participate in whatever capacity they choose. This means you decide when you’re ready to engage, which opportunities you’re interested in, and how much time you can dedicate. Before committing to an opportunity, you will be provided sufficient information about the amount of time and level of commitment required to support your decision.
Current Opportunities for Involvement
Benefits of Becoming a Partner
- Become meaningfully engaged in healthcare education
- Actively participate in research, clinical, and curriculum development
- Have your opinions heard and valued
- Help accelerate changes that lead to better health outcomes
- Gain new knowledge and skills
- Develop new relationships with faculty and students
- Meet other patients with similar conditions
- Complimentary parking
Partners will be compensated for their time
Join the Patient Partnership Program
"I cannot express how meaningful it is to me as a patient to be invited to speak with the healthcare professionals of tomorrow and share my perspective and experiences. It is a wonderful way to further enhance the partnership between healthcare professionals and patients, to ensure that the students understand the importance of patient voice and to develop a patient-centred approach to their practice right from the beginning."
- Sahar Monzavi-Bacon (She/Her)
Contact:
School of Health, Mohawk College
patientsaspartners [at] mohawkcollege.ca (patientsaspartners[at]mohawkcollege[dot]ca)
Institute for Applied Health Sciences
1400 Main St. W
Hamilton, ON