Message from the Dean
The School of Health Sciences offers programs in a variety of allied health professions designed to align with Canada’s rigorous health standards. Recognized internationally, College of the North Atlantic’s (CNA) Health Sciences curriculum is both current and innovative, looking to national and provincial guidelines for direction and oversight.
Program delivery models combine comprehensive class-room instruction with experiential learning and include high-fidelity simulation and relevant clinical placements. Therapeutic communication skills, professional and ethical behaviour and evidence-based practice are embedded throughout all programs.
This School engages with industry partners and employers to ensure the most relevant of professional practice, which, in turn, produces job-ready graduates. These essential allied health professionals meet identified human resource needs within the health care sector and provincial workforce.
Did you know? Programs, such as Personal Care Attendant and Primary Care Paramedicine, are currently in high demand within the provincial healthcare sector, with approximately 93 per cent of graduates employed in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
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On Campus
On Campus: All courses in this program will be delivered onsite at a CNA campus or at an approved location. Some courses may have online elements.
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Blended
Blended: Some courses, or parts of courses, in this program will be delivered onsite at a CNA campus or at an approved location, while other courses, or parts of courses, will be delivered online or virtually to students at another location.
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Online - Asynchronous
Online - Asynchronous: Delivered fully online with no scheduled classes, and allows students to learn on their own schedule, in a flexible environment, within a certain time frame.
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Online - Synchronous
Online Synchronous: Delivered fully online with live, scheduled videoconference classes. The instructor and the students in the course engage with the course content and each other at the same time, from different locations.
Health Sciences Offerings
Diagnostic Ultrasonography
Duration: Three Years
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Credential: Diploma
Deliveries: Prince Philip Drive
Deadline for receipt of application – March 1st 2024; other important deadlines noted in the Competitive Entry Application Process located under the Description tab.
Medical Laboratory Technology
Duration: Three Years
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Credential: Diploma
Deliveries: Prince Philip Drive
Deadline for receipt of application – March 1st 2024; other important deadlines noted in the Competitive Entry Application Process located under the Description tab.
Medical Radiography
Duration: Three Years
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Credential: Diploma
Deliveries: Prince Philip Drive
Deadline for receipt of application – March 1st 2024; other important deadlines noted in the Competitive Entry Application Process located under the Description tab.
Personal Care Attendant (PCA)
Duration: 2 Semesters (30 Weeks)
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Credential: Certificate
Deliveries: Bonavista,
Burin,
Carbonear,
Clarenville,
Corner Brook,
Gander,
Grand Falls-Windsor,
Happy Valley-Goose Bay,
Placentia,
Port aux Basques,
Prince Philip Drive
Applications are closed to international applicants for the Bonavista, Corner Brook and Prince Philip Drive Campuses.
Pharmacy Technician
Duration: Two Years
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Credential: Diploma
Location(s) and/or delivery method(s) to be determined
For more information on how to sign-up for notifications regarding when applications will be accepted, please contact: registrar@cna.nl.ca
Practical Nursing
Duration: 19 Months
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Credential: Diploma
Deliveries: Bay St. George,
Burin,
Carbonear,
Clarenville,
Corner Brook,
Gander,
Grand Falls-Windsor,
Happy Valley-Goose Bay,
St. Anthony
Application deadline extended to - March 14, 2024; Application supporting documentation deadline - March 21, 2024
Respiratory Therapy
Duration: Three Years
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Credential: Diploma
Deliveries: Prince Philip Drive
Deadline for receipt of application – March 1st 2024; other important deadlines noted in the Competitive Entry Application Process located under the Description tab.
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