17 GEORGIANVIEW FALL 2021 DIGITAL EDITION
MUSKOKA CAMPUS
"Being a nurse has provided me an
opportunity to make a difference during
the pandemic."
During her program, Guylaine had the opportunity to
experience hands-on learning at a variety of health-care
facilities across Simcoe County and the District of Muskoka,
and says that this exposure really helped to prepare her
for a career in health care – preparation that she soon
realized would be more important than ever before. She
now works at the Muskoka Shores Nursing Home.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization
declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic,
and Guylaine, less than a year after graduation,
found herself working on the frontlines of
a major international health crisis.
She recalls the fear and uncertainty that began to breach
the health-care sector. Institutions began to close facilities
to non-essential visitors, and heightened precaution
and isolation measures were introduced across the
board. But even as the pandemic raged on, Guylaine
acknowledges one thing stayed the same: "For us, the
protection of our patients was always a priority."
As a student, Guylaine was able to work in a variety
of specialized environments, including mental
health, paediatrics, obstetrics and palliative care.
She believes the comprehensive and changing
learning environments that she was exposed to as
a student, made her more adaptable to the change
that she was now experiencing on the frontlines.
Like so many others, nursing has always been a calling for
Guylaine, and staying home was never an option for her.
"Being a nurse has provided me an opportunity to make
a difference during the pandemic," she shares. "The
world of health care changed a great deal as a result of
the pandemic, but for me, what was most significant was
that I was able to be part of that change and be there
for my patients. I felt empowered and thankful to be
there when our communities needed us the most."
Take a virtual tour of the Muskoka Campus
• The new Construction Techniques program is
approved and begins in September 2022.
• Two Pre-Apprentice programs were
completed in 2021: summer (carpentry,
plumbing and electrical) and fall
(carpentry, electrical, and HVAC)
• New technology (Laguna CNC and 4th Axis)
was acquired for the Muskoka workshop.
• Georgian's membership in the Muskoka
Builders' Association (MBA) was
unanimously accepted in August 2021.
What's new – Muskoka Campus
