Indigenous Health Foundations for Entry Level Healthcare Professionals

Build a foundation for culturally safe healthcare practice

The Indigenous Health Foundations for Entry-Level Healthcare Professionals micro-credential provides foundational knowledge of Indigenous histories, cultures, rights, and perspectives on health and wellness. Designed for entry-level healthcare learners, the course explores how colonization and systemic racism continue to influence health outcomes and healthcare experiences for Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia and across Canada.

Understand the historical context of Indigenous health

Gain a deeper understanding of the historical and ongoing impacts of colonization, intergenerational trauma, and systemic inequities on Indigenous communities. The course examines how these factors affect access to care, trust in healthcare systems, and health outcomes, while emphasizing the importance of respectful and culturally informed healthcare practices.

Develop culturally safe communication skills

The course emphasizes culturally safe communication and trauma-informed administrative practices that support respectful interactions with Indigenous patients, families, and communities. Through self-reflection and applied learning, you will develop practical strategies for fostering trust, dignity, and culturally respectful healthcare experiences.

Learn through real-world application

Using real-world scenarios, reflective activities, and applied strategies, the course helps learners connect foundational knowledge with everyday healthcare practice. You will explore Indigenous approaches to health and wellness, cultural safety, anti-racism, Indigenous rights, and ethical healthcare interactions in healthcare administrative and support settings.

Flexible online learning

This micro-credential is delivered 100% online and asynchronously, allowing you to study from anywhere while balancing work, family, and other commitments. The course is designed to support thoughtful reflection, independent learning, and practical application in healthcare environments.

Part of a stackable healthcare pathway

This micro-credential is part of the Stackable Advanced Medical Office Administrator (MOA) Certificate pathway, allowing you to build specialized healthcare knowledge through a flexible series of micro-credentials that can be combined toward the Advanced MOA Certificate.

As part of the Advanced MOA Certificate pathway, this micro-credential may be eligible for Future Skills Grant (FSG) funding, subject to program eligibility requirements.