At the School of Health Sciences, we are committed to sharing our knowledge and experience with students to help them become skilled, adaptable, compassionate and career ready graduates. Our faculty experts reinforce excellence and a commitment to social justice and transformation as students train to work across a range of careers in the healthcare field. Teaching and learning is student-centred with emphasis on technological innovation, diversity and integrated community and clinical collaborations. State-of-the-art facilities enhance learning giving students a solid foundation for field placement experience.
School of Health Sciences
Notable Alumni
from the School of Health Sciences

Owner & President, MacKinnon & Bowes Ltd.
Funeral Service Education, 1978
Job description: operates Canada’s leading specialist in the movement of deceased persons throughout the world. Of note: first civilian mortuary affairs director with the Department of National Defence... Read more

Health Sciences
Coordinator and Nurse Practitioner, 2008
A trailblazer in Ontario’s health system – one of the province’s first registered Nurse Practitioners, Linda has worked closely with provincial and federal governments, regulatory bodies, colleges, universities and hospitals... Read more

Health Sciences Award
Humber College, 1999
Two-time graduate of Humber College, Martin McNamara has dedicated almost twenty-five years to the advancement of pre-hospital emergency care. Now an ER Physician with Huronia District Hospital, Martin started in Ambulance and Emergency... Read more

Executive Director, Tema Conter Memorial Trust Foundation
Paramedic, 1982
Law & Security Administration, 1981
For men and women in justice, emergency and military services, tragic events are a daily occurrence – and many have difficulty coping with the aftermath.
In... Read more

Paramedic
Founder and Director, Emergency Programs with GlobalMedic
Paramedic, 1993
Paramedic, Rahul Singh, is the founder and director of emergency programs at GlobalMedic, an organization providing efficient and cost effective disaster relief. He has led more than 50... Read more
1969
Nursing offered at a college level
In 1969 Humber opened it's doors to education in nursing. The first community college to do this in Ontario.
2015
First trip to Guatemala
Health Sciences students embark on an inter-professional journey to Guatemala, a tremendous experiential learning experience.
2015
The new F-Wing
Humber's F Wing offers state-of-the-art labs, that make our graduates career ready. Integrated work-learning environments bring our labs to life.
2016
Introduction of new programs
Humber is the first publicly-funded postsecondary institution in Ontario to offer a comprehensive traditional Chinese medicine program.
2017
New Childcare Centre
Humber students gain experience in a real live daycare setting of the future. It boasts natural playgrounds, in which students can develop hands-on programs for the children..