Dean Dr. Huey-Ming Tzeng Tours the Province

The visit to La Ronge started off with a tour of the nursing skills lab in Air Ronge, followed by lunch with nursing students at Northlands College. The afternoon saw Dean Tzeng meeting with representatives from Northlands College, Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region, Lac La Ronge Indian Band and the Jeannie Bird Clinic. A lovely reception was hosted in the evening at the La Ronge Hotel and Suites where College of Nursing staff, alumni, friends of the college, community members, Government of Saskatchewan representatives, city leaders and stakeholders had the opportunity to meet Dr. Tzeng.

Following the day in La Ronge, Dean Tzeng travelled to Ile-a-la-Crosse to visit our second College of Nursing site in Northern Saskatchewan. At the St. Joseph Hospital and Health Centre, home to the College of Nursing classroom and skills lab, Dr. Tzeng had lunch with nursing students and alumni, toured the facility and met with representatives from the Keewatin Yatthe Regional Health Authority, La Loche Family Facility and Mayor of Ile-a-la-Crosse, Duane Favel.

Returning from Northern Saskatchewan, Dr. Tzeng spent the following morning at the College of Nursing Prince Albert Campus. Here she toured the classrooms, lab and office space, then shared lunch with faculty, staff and nursing student association leaders. Dean Tzeng will be returning to Prince Albert to meet with representatives from the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region, community members, city leaders, stakeholders and College of Nursing alumni in early 2018.  

From North to South, Dean Tzeng continued her week-long provincial tour with a stop in Regina at the University of Saskatchewan Regina Campus, home to the College of Nursing. Here she enjoyed lunch with faculty, staff and students, followed by afternoon meetings with faculty, staff and clinical associates. In the evening, a wonderful reception took place at Hotel Saskatchewan where Dr. Tzeng had the opportunity to spend time with alumni, colleagues from the Saskatchewan Collaborative Nursing Program, representatives from the Government of Saskatchewan, Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association, and Saskatchewan Union of Nurses. Faculty and staff from the Regina Campus were also in attendance.  

The final destination on Dr. Tzeng’s trip was a visit to the College of Nursing Yorkton site. On her way from Regina to Yorkton, she stopped at the All Nations’ Healing Hospital in Fort Qu’Appelle. Here she toured the newest addition to the hospital, the Pasikow Muskwa Rising Bear Healing Centre, where she learned about traditional and holistic healing, followed by a tour of the rest of the hospital.

When she arrived in Yorkton, Dean Tzeng made her way to Parkland College, home to the College of Nursing, where she had lunch with Yorkton nursing students, College of Nursing clinical associates, the Yorkton lab coordinator and representatives from Parkland College.  After lunch, Dr. Tzeng continued meetings with representatives from Parkland College, then made her way to the Yorkton Regional Health Centre, where met with Sunrise Health Region and toured the College of Nursing Yorkton Skills Lab.

“I would like to thank everyone for the great hospitality shown to me during my inaugural provincial tour,” said Dean Tzeng. “I loved visiting our campuses and sites throughout Saskatchewan and truly enjoyed meeting each and every one of you - hearing about your unique perspectives, experiences and ideas. I look forward to working with all of you to shape the future of healthcare in Saskatchewan.”  

For a complete look at Dr. Tzeng’s visit to College of Nursing sites across the province, please view the tour gallery.

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