Nunavut Midwifery Registration Committee seeking two members

August 21, 2015

End Date: September 30, 2015 60 sec.

The Department of Health has two openings for enthusiastic individuals willing to serve on the Nunavut Midwifery Registration Committee, mandated by the Midwifery Profession Act.

The Nunavut Midwifery Registration Committee advises the minister on matters such as midwifery services, applications for registration, midwifery standards and skills, including the incorporation of traditional Inuit midwifery knowledge skills and judgment.

Members should be prepared to devote two to five hours per month to meetings and related activities, like research and reviewing documents. Midwives and Government of Nunavut employees are not eligible for these positions. This is a volunteer role.

If you are interested, please submit a letter of interest, a resumé and two references by September 30, 2015, at 5 p.m. to:

Barbara Harvey Director of Professional Practice Department of Health Government of Nunavut P.O. Box 390 Kugluktuk, Nunavut X0B 0E0

HSSnunavutregistrar@gov.nu.ca

For more information, please email mmoon@gov.nu.ca or call 867-975-5778.

Media Contact:
Audrey Lemieux
Communication and Social Marketing Analyst
Department of Health
867-975-5949
alemieux@gov.nu.ca

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