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New Brunswick extends tuition bursary programs for paramedics, medical technicians
The province says 49 students have received first payments as officials seek to fill 300 ambulance vacancies.
- On Thursday, Premier Susan Holt announced the New Brunswick government is extending tuition bursary programs for paramedics and EMTs, now including students beginning studies after March.
- Addressing 300 vacant positions in the ambulance service, Holt emphasized the need for more trained professionals at Ambulance New Brunswick to care for New Brunswickers.
- The province has committed $6.5 million in funding, with $549,000 spent to cover initial payments for 49 recipients; Health Minister John Dornan stated the program is open-ended.
- Paramedic Alyson Ward, receiving funding through the program, said the bursary helped financially and will aid recruitment, calling it "a great opportunity for people to take the leap."
- Recent announcements have helped increase enrollment, according to Darcie Redpath, president of Oulton College in Moncton, with bursaries supporting training at Medavie HealthEd and Omni Life Support Training.
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‘You’re valued’: New Brunswick extends bursary program for paramedics, EMTs
The Province of New Brunswick is extending the tuition bursary program for paramedic and emergency medical technician students it started last June with the goal of recruiting and retaining more front-line health-care professionals.
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The government is extending the tuition bursary program for paramedic and emergency medical technician students to help recruit and retain more front-line health-care professionals in New Brunswick.. . .
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