CBNA Summer Workshops
Inspiring the next generation of Black nurses.
Empowering Black youth through clinical experience, mentorship, and community — so they can see themselves in nursing and take the next step with confidence.
Initiated by the CBNA-YorkU chapter, the High School Summer Workshop introduces Black high school students to nursing through immersive, hands-on learning with hospitals and academic partners.
Students explore clinical skills, hear from practicing Black nurses, and build community with peers who share their ambitions — strengthening the pathway from high school into nursing education across Canada.
Discover nursing pathways — from bedside care to leadership, research, and specialty practice — and see which futures fit you.
Moments from workshops across partner sites — skills practice, mentorship, and the joy of discovering a future in nursing.
Real voices. Real impact. In the words of the nurses, students, and leaders who live it every day.
“The workshop showed me that nursing is bigger than what I saw on TV. Sitting with Black nurses who had walked the path before me made the career feel real and reachable. I left knowing I belonged in this field — and with a clearer plan for how to get there.”
Pilot launch - 36 students at York University
Expanded to 4 workshops across 4 partner institutions
In 2025 we grew with UHN STEM Pathways, Sunnybrook's Stop the Bleed team, and SickKids SimKids.
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