PHP Club History

In the fall of 2006, a Pre-Health Professions (PHP) High School Club was established through a partnership between Regina Catholic School Division, Regina Public School Division, Prairie Valley School Division, the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region and the University of Saskatchewan, Colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy and Nutrition. Today the club has grown to include the following school divisions and health regions:

School Division Regional Health Authority Year
Prairie Valley Regina Qu'Appelle 2006
Regina Catholic Regina Qu'Appelle 2006
Regina Public Regina Qu'Appelle 2006
Luther College High School Regina Qu'Appelle 2007
Holy Trinity Five Hills 2008
South East Cornerstone Sun Country 2010
File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council All Nations Healing Hospital 2010
Northern Lights Keewatin Yatthe, Mamawetan Churchill River, Athabasca 2011

Under the direction of Dr. Marlene Smadu and Dr. Gill White, the PHP Club has provided opportunities for more than 900 high school students to explore career pathways in medicine, nursing, pharmacy and nutrition. There are two streams within the PHP Club: general and cultural perspectives streams.