Faculty Member Receives National Recognition
College of Nursing Patricia King recognized nationally for excellence in nursing education by the Canadian Association of Schools for Nursing (CASN).
Clinical Associate, Patricia (Tish) King is this year’s recipient of the Canadian Association of Schools for Nursing (CASN) Award for Excellence in Nursing Education (Non-Tenured). King will be presented the award later this fall at CASN’s Annual Awards Reception in Ottawa.
King has been recognized for her leadership in influencing the quality of education within academic and practice areas, such as her community-program Safe School Health Improvement Project (Safe SHIP); her ongoing commitment to mentoring students and colleagues; and her ability to introduce innovation in educational activities to name a few.
“As a nurse educator for over twenty years I have taken pride in my teaching performance in our community, and it is incredibly rewarding to know that others have taken notice and respect my efforts,” Patricia King, University of Saskatchewan’s College of Nursing. “As the national voice for nursing education, research, and scholarship programs in Canada, I am both thrilled and grateful to be recognized by CASN.”
King’s colleagues at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Nursing speak highly of her passion and drive for her work. “Tish consistently engages in the promotion of excellence in nursing education through her contributions to the development of clinical instructors, her commitment to lifelong learning as a nurse and a nurse educator, and her enduring belief in nursing as a profession and a discipline. Furthermore, through her work with Safe SHIP she promotes excellence in nursing education, through intersectoral and interprofessional collaborations. She truly is an exceptional teacher-scholar. I can’t wait to see what she does next,” Cindy Peternelj-Taylor, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Nursing.
“The philosophies, the partnerships, and the relationships are what makes me most proud to be a nurse educator,” King said. “I would not have been recognized by CASN without the ongoing support and trust from my family and colleagues; our Safe SHIP partners; and our amazing clinical practicum students.”
About the Safe School Health Improvement Project (Safe SHIP)
St. Luke School and Bishop James Mahoney High School are part of the Safe School Health Improvement project (Safe SHIP), a community-based partnership between the College of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan and Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools.
St. Luke School project has continued annually since 2002 and Bishop James Mahoney High School project since 2016. Together both projects have placed over 500 nursing students from the University of Saskatchewan in the community to fulfill clinical hours for their program. Students complete their clinical practicum by applying the academic lessons they’ve learned in areas like population health, program planning, counseling, primary health care, and health education to name a few.