About the Ingram School of Nursing

Part of McGill's Faculty of Medicine, the McGill Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN) has demonstrated leadership in unique ways since 1920.

• Over the last 30 years, the School has developed a philosophy of nursing, known as the McGill Model of Nursing.
• Since 1974, the ISoN has offered the only Master's program for non-nurses in Canada.
• In 1990, the first doctoral degree in nursing in Canada was granted at McGill.
• The CJNR (Formally called the Canadian Journal of Nursing Research), the first journal of nursing research in Canada, was founded at McGill in 1969. The only university-based in-hourse nursing journal in Canada.
• The 2012 Annual Report offers the Ingram School of Nursing's mission statement as well as current highlights.

The Ingram School of Nursing offers programs at the undergraduate and graduate level.

The Ingram School of Nursing presents students with the opportunity to explore, discover and learn about the endless opportunities within, and the faces of, nursing in the 21st century.

• The faculty members are either based at the ISoN or in McGill affiliated hospitals.
• Students will take courses in different departments at McGill such as biology, psychology and management, depending on interests and needs.
• More than 140-affiliated faculty, from Nursing Directors to Clinical Nurse Specialists and staff nurses, will contribute to the student's education.
• Students in the undergraduate program start clinical in their first year and may complete their program with an international placement.
• The ISoN has linkages with universities in a number of countries, including China and Australia.
• McGill Nurses for Highlands Hope was established as a charitable academic organization in February 2006. For more information, please visit our MNHH web page.
• The Nursing Undergraduate Society (NUS) and the Nursing Graduate Student Association (NGSA) are very active student associations enabling students to exchange ideas, discuss health care issues, participate in conferences, and develop leadership skills.

The Ingram School of Nursing's administrative offices are located in Wilson Hall named after Morris Wilson, a former chancellor of the university. To read a bit on the building's history and view photos, please visit this web page.