Southern Health-Santé Sud is pleased to participate and host the Discover Health Careers Manitoba (DHCM) program (previously known as the Home for the Summer program), in partnership with Health Care Retention and Recruitment Office (HCRRO).

Employer Information

The DHCM program offers summer employment to post-secondary students, providing hands-on experience both in the hospital environment and with patient interactions. This is a great opportunity for students to learn more about Southern Health-Santé Sud, work alongside trained health care providers and enhance their knowledge and skills in their area of study.

Program Information

• Take a moment to review the policy
• HCRRO has capped the number of weeks a nursing/allied health student may work within this program to 10 weeks
• approved positions (by HCRRO) will be reimbursed 50% of the students employment costs (this includes EI, CPP, etc) to a maximum of $25/hour. If you choose to pay the students more than this, you will be responsible for paying 100% of the salary costs over $25/hour.
  • You will receive a confirmation letter / email from the HCRRO office letting you know which positions have been approved. You are then welcome to communicate with the students who have shown interest in your region / sites to let them know about opportunities and how they can go about applying / interviewing for these positions.
  • Once you have hired a student, HCRRO requires you to fill out the New Hire form and send it back to [email protected].

Employer Application Process

If you and your team are interested in employing a student for the summer that is studying in your field / occupation, please:

• Complete the Position Request form and submit directly to [email protected] by the second Friday in March (March 13, 2026).
  Please note: one form needs to be completed for each position being requested.

Sample placements include (but are not limited to):

• pharmacy student worked as pharmacy technician
• nursing student shadowed postpartum home visits and school-based immunization clinic to increase understanding and knowledge about Public Health nursing and nursing in the community
• medical student worked in the role of Direct Care Program Worker
• respiratory therapy student shadowed and worked in the RT Department learning to perform daily clinical support tasks

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to a member of the Recruitment & Retention Team at [email protected]          

We look forward to another successful year for the Discover Health Careers Manitoba Program!

Submitted by: The Recruitment & Retention Team