The application must serve the purpose of at least one of the following three categories:.The application must pertain to education/training commenced between Apand.The applicant must be an HSA member covered by the HSPBA/HEABC Provincial Agreement.Applications accepted up until August 31, 2022.For education/training commenced between Apand August 31, 2022.HSPBA Professional Development Fund eligibility If you have questions and for an application form for September intake, please contact Ray Lee, Program Head, at. Willing and able to take a clinical placement at one of three health authority MRI placement sites (three preferred sites identified by the applicant).Willing, able, and employer approved to take a leave of absence (stipend provided to cover a portion of lost wages) from their current health authority position in order to complete the program – a timeframe of one or two academic terms, based on courses remaining.Having completed a minimum of the first four theory courses of the BCIT program (with either two, one, or only the clinical component remaining).Current BC health authority employee with an average of 0.5 FTE hours or greater over the past six months.Current student enrolled and in good standing in the BCIT MRI Tech program.
If you already have funding from under the 2021 HSPBA Fund for the same period/courses as covered by the BCIT bursary (MIMG 7230, 7240, 8200), please contact Sheila Vataiki ( Technologist Bursary Program eligibilityĪpplicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for funding:
The Ministry MRITechnologist Bursary program will be available to all BCIT students who meet the application criteria through the academic term ending in December 2024, or until Ministry funding runs out (which ever comes first). HSA welcomes the addition of this new bursary, and this bulletin clarifies whether HSA members should seek funding from BCIT or the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association (HSPBA) Professional Development Fund in order to support the completion of MRI technologist training. The bursary will also cover course and certification exam fees. The initiative takes the form of a bursary program for the British Columbia Institute of Technology MRI Advanced Certificate program, and will work to help eligible BCIT students complete their studies and clinical term without the financial burdens of an unpaid leave of absence. The BC government’s Ministry of Health has introduced a new program that will help MRI technologist students graduate earlier and enter the workforce sooner, an initiative that will help tackle serious shortages in one of the key health science professions.
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