Health care leader Tania Dick joins UBC as its first Indigenous nursing lead – UBC News
Feb 24, 2022
Tania Dick, a member of Dzawada’enuxw First Nations of Kingcome Inlet and a renowned Indigenous health care leader, has joined UBC as its first ever Indigenous Nursing Lead.
The role was created at UBC Vancouver’s school of nursing to help guide work on reconciliation and prepare the next generation of nurses to uphold Indigenous Peoples’ human rights and end racism in health care.
In this Q&A, Ms. Dick—a registered nurse in B.C. for more than 18 years with two degrees from UBC Vancouver’s nursing program—discusses the work ahead and her vision for the future of Indigenous health care.
