The Michener Institute

**The Michener Institute of Education at UHN**
Motto	Per scientiam ad salutem
Motto in English	Through science to health
Type	Publicly funded Institute for Applied Health Sciences
Established	1958
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Campus	Urban
Colours	blue & gold ;
Affiliations	CBIE, CCAA, ACCC, AUCC, UHN
Website	www.michener.ca

43°39′18.53″N 79°23′26.09″W / 43.6551472°N 79.3905806°W / 43.6551472; -79.3905806

The Michener Institute of Education at UHN, or simply Michener, is a specialist post-secondary institution in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Based in Downtown Toronto and governed by the University Health Network (UHN), Canada's largest funded health care organization, Michener was founded by Diana Michener Schatz as the Toronto Institute of Medical Technology in 1958 with a pilot program in Medical Laboratory Technology at the Toronto General Hospital. After years of expansion through more programs offered, the institute was relocated to its present campus in 1972 at 222 St. Patrick Street and was renamed "The Michener Institute" after Schatz's father, Roland Michener (former Governor General of Canada) in 1990. The institute is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health.

The Michener Institute consists of a School of Applied Health Sciences and a School of Continuing Education. Within its School of Applied Health Sciences, it offers certification in various medical technologies, including Chiropody, Cardiovascular Perfusion, Diagnostic Cytology, Medical Laboratory Science, Respiratory Therapy, Ultrasound, Radiation Therapy, and Genetics Technology. Michener Institute also offers a number of joint programs with the University of Toronto.

History

The Michener Institute was founded by Diana Michener Schatz under the name the Toronto Institute of Medical Technology. In 1958 the value of combining learning in an educational environment with clinical education in a teaching hospital was demonstrated by pilot program developed by hospital-based physicians and medical technologists. In 1990 the name was changed to the Michener Institute in honour of Schatz's father, Roland Michener, the 20th Canadian Governor General.^[1] In 2008, the Michener Institute celebrated 50 years in applied health science education. In 2016 Michener officially integrated with the University Health Network (UHN) to become the Michener Institute of Education at UHN, a partnership that embeds the school within the hospital network. The aim of the integration is to embed teaching in clinical practice and research, and to deliver more up-to-date and comprehensive education for students. It also aims to create better learning opportunities for working health care professionals and accelerate the transfer of academic research from the school labs into clinical practice.^[2]

The integration was inspired by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and is the first time such a partnership between a school and a hospital has existed in Canada.^[3]

Programs

Within its School of Applied Health Sciences, the Michener Institute offers 12 full-time programs, two part-time programs and many more continuing education programs. Some of Michener's full-time programs include: Chiropody, Genetics Technology, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Nuclear Medicine and Respiratory Therapy. The part-time programs are Anesthesia Assistant and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The Michener Institute offers bachelor's degrees available through joint programs with the University of Toronto (Medical Radiation Sciences). In the past, Michener Institute also offered a joint program in Radiation Therapy with Laurentian University. This program was discontinued on April 12, 2021, as a result of Laurentian University's effort to restructure program offerings.^[4] Each program consists of a combination of didactic and clinical semesters.

Additionally, the institute offers a vast number of workshops, courses, and certificate programs within its School of Continuing Education.^[5]

On December 2, 2020, Michener Institute announced that a new full-time program was being developed "to meet the health system's need for digitally-literate health professionals."^[6] The new program titled Digital Health and Data Analytics will begin in September 2021 with enrolment opening in Spring 2021.

Arms

Coat of arms of The Michener Institute
Notes Granted 30 January 1995^[7] Crest Rising out of a circlet of trillium flowers Argent seeded Or leaved Vert a demi lion Azure armed and langued Or semé of billets also Or bearing in its forepaws a rod of Aescalapius Or. Escutcheon Azure four bendlets interlaced in saltire between in chief a representation of the Royal Crown and in base a fleur de lis Or all within a bordure Or charged with three closed books Azure clasped Or. Supporters On a grassy mound Vert dexter a stag Or attired and unguled Azure gorged with a cord also Azure pendant therefrom a hurt charged with a flask Or sinister a doe Or unguled Azure gorged with a like collar. Motto Per Scientiam Ad Salutem (Through Science To Health)

Notable people

Faculty

Mary Preece, academic administrator^[8]

References

^ "Michener Institute founder Diana Schatz revolutionized healthcare education". Retrieved 2020-11-07.
^ "Health care education for the future". Retrieved 2016-07-22.
^ "The Michener Institute Integrates with University Health Network - The Michener Institute". 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
^ "Laurentian University Academic Senate Votes to Approve Certain Program Closures | Laurentian University". Retrieved 2021-04-19.
^ "Continuing Education - The Michener Institute of Education at UHN". The Michener Institute. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
^ "Michener to create new programs in Digital Health and Data Analytics". The Michener Institute. 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
^ "Michener Institute". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^ Atkinson, Susan (2016-11-01). "Sheridan's Seventh President and Vice Chancellor Begins Term Today". Oakville News. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

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