Unit Summary

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) is an academic health sciences centre, a family of seven hospitals, a Cancer Centre and an Urgent Care Centre, serving more than 2.3 million residents of Hamilton and South Central Ontario. We foster a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our mission and vision of Best Care for All. What makes HHS exceptional is the remarkable people who work at our hospitals. HHS employs approximately 13,000 people who share our values of respect, caring, innovation and accountability. HHS staff, physicians and volunteers are proud to work at HHS and of their contribution to the excellent care received by patients and families in one of Ontario’s largest and most complex health systems. 
The clinical extern program employs learners from various disciplines (such as nursing, medicine, respiratory therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and paramedics) as unregulated health care providers who...