Mary Gordon Health Sciences Centre for Experiential Learning

The Mary Gordon Health Sciences Centre for Experiential Learning is utilized throughout the year by our Health Sciences programs: 

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) ;
• Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing (BSPN);
• Continuing Education (CE);
• Health Information Management (HIM)
• Mental Health and Personal Support Work (MHPSW);
• Medical Office Administration (MOA)

The Centre goals are to:

1. Promote excellence in experiential learning in Health Sciences programs.
2. Support diverse teaching methodologies to enhance student learning and success.
3. Create a safe, student-centered learning environment that provides students with opportunities and resources to learn and practice their skills.
4. Ensure we have ample and current resources to help students attain program competencies and standards.
5. Create an environment that fosters communication, critical and creative thinking, inquiry, and problem solving skills related to experiential learning activities.
6. Support applied simulation research internal and external to the college.

It is important for everyone who uses the Centre (faculty, students, staff, internal and external groups) to be accountable for: 

• ensuring that instructional/practice/simulation areas are tidied after use;
• taking care of the equipment;
• not bringing food or drink into any areas within the HSSC; and,
• treating everyone with respect.

Submit a requisition for Open Practice or Equipment Borrowing

To submit a requisition for Open Practice room use or to request Equipment for practicing, please complete one of the forms below, depending on your program. 

• BSN/BSPN Student Requisition
• HCSW/CCSD Student Requisition

Note: there is no videotaping allowed anywhere in the Health Sciences Simulation Centre.

Open Practice Use or Equipment Borrowing Requirements

Ensure you follow the requirements for a minimum 36-hour submission request as noted. If you do not provide a minimum 36 hours, not including weekends, your request will not be filled. All Equipment must be returned to C2017 and given to a staff member by 4:00pm.

Equipment Use in Douglas College Rooms

Please note that equipment requested for open practice labs may not be available at the time of your open practice if the equipment is needed for a classroom lab. Equipment will always need to be prioritized if all labs are running at once. Thank you for your understanding. 

All equipment needs to be returned to C2017 and given to a staff member by 4:00pm on the day you borrow it.

Administrative Assistant 
Phone: 604 777 6496 
Email: hssimcentre@douglascollege.ca

Experiential Learning Specialists 
Mary Gordon Health Sciences Centre for Experiential Learning 
Faculty of Health Sciences 
Coquitlam Campus, C2017 
Phone: 604 777 6496 
Email: hssimcentre@douglascollege.ca

Manager, Experiential Learning Operations 
Dr. Tamara Thompson 
Mary Gordon Health Sciences Centre for Experiential Learning 
Faculty of Health Sciences 
Coquitlam Campus 
Phone: 604 777 6491 
Email: thompsont8@douglascollege.ca