Policy positions
Colleges Ontario produces policy positions on key issues, from economic competitiveness to education policies to the workforce needs in the health-care system.
Health
Improving Student Outcomes and Patient Care
This 2005 report provides research and analysis of the fiscal pressures of clinical education in the college system, the impact of health services reform in recent years, and a financial analysis of clinical education models used by college programs. The report discusses the major challenges to providing clinical education in Ontario colleges’ health sciences programs, including regional issues, and contains recommendations to address future sustainability of clinical education.
Beyond the Stethoscope
Beyond the Stethoscope is a study of Ontario’s human resource requirements in a reformed health care system. The report discusses the growing labour market demand for practitioners in a wide range of health care disciplines, and the role colleges can play in meeting the challenge.