Mom of the year
“They say your forties are the best years, and I am starting to think they’re right!” Going back to school in her forties was a tough decision for Lindsay McAuley. She had a young family to help look after and…
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How to find your passion – Hospital Support Specialist
A young person’s guide to discovering the meaning to life “I’m really proud of myself, and I’ve never really been able to say that before,” Heather Pincombe shared. For Heather,…
Global Change
Lin Bi is a proud Nursing Unit Clerk graduate from Stenberg College. When she moved to Vancouver from China, she was searching for a better life, and she found it. It was not an easy decision to move across the world…
From Electrician to Hospital Administration: Emily Skawski pursues her dream job in the health care field
At 21 Emily Skawski decided it was time for a career change. The former electrician found herself sitting across from a program advisor at Stenberg College and on her way to becoming a Hospital Support Specialist. Now 23, Emily is at the start of a bright…
Imperfectly Perfect: A 31-year-old mother grows up beyond her wildest dreams
“Believe it and it will come to you.” That’s Sabrina Halladay’s mantra in life. The Om symbol etched on her hand bears witness to her past struggles, her current successes…
Regaining confidence: How Mumta became a Nursing Unit Clerk
Mumta Karra’s infectious laugh is easy to love, and something the 27-year-old shares with a compassionate generosity. She’s the kind of person whose presence lights up a room and her friends, co-workers, instructors and fellow…
Studying – From Theory to Practice
The best part of Stenberg’s education that I’ve truly enjoyed the most, so far, has been the change in learning style. From being in a classroom to doing clinical and…
Meet Heather: Our HSS student blogger
I remember the day I first learned about Stenberg College’s Hospital Support Specialist program. I arrived early to work, so began reading the paper when I came across an advertisement…
4 things every student needs to know
My experience at Stenberg has been nothing but incredible! I have achieved and accomplished so much in this last year that I wanted to share with you all just how…
Prepping for Practicum
It seems like just a little while ago I was starting this journey, and now it is nearing the end. We have all been working hard to get where we are in our portion of the Hospital Support Specialist program.…
HSS Career Opportunities
When I first signed up for the course, I had a preconceived notion in my head that I would be trained for working in a hospital setting, which is what drew me to this course. It wasn’t until this week…
Welcoming New Students
Today we saw the new cohort of Stenberg’s Hospital Support Specialist program, and it just made me think on how far I have come in this program.
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