Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Anne-Marie Hodes, Co-ordinator, Faculty of Medicine, Native Health Care Careers Program, University of Alberta

This file contains a presentation by Anne-Marie Hodes relating to the Native Health Care Careers Program at the University of Alberta. Hodes examines the barriers affecting admission and retention of Aboriginal students to professional health facilities. The mandate of the Program focuses on encouraging Aboriginal students to consider a career in medicine in order to correct the under-representation of Aboriginal physicians in Canada. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation. Everett Lambert acts as facilitator.