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Many young adults with chronic health conditions transition to post-secondary school at or around the same time they are transitioning from pediatric to adult health care. (Shutterstock)

Starting post‑secondary school with a complex health condition: 5 tips for students, plus 5 ways institutions can help

Jasmine Mah, Dalhousie University and Kaitlin Sibbald, Dalhousie University

Managing a chronic health condition can make the transition to post-secondary education more complex.
Non-academic mentors, especially those familiar with the culture of academia, can offer empathy, validation and healthy perspectives. (Brooke Cagle/Unsplash)

PhD students can benefit from non‑academic mentors’ outside perspectives

Derrick Rancourt, University of Calgary

The realities of the job market mean most PhD students no longer work alongside people whose professional paths they will follow. Universities must do more to support non-academic mentorships.

Related Topics

  1. Aging out
  2. Back to school
  3. Canadian law
  4. Chronic health conditions
  5. Health advocacy
  6. Life transitions
  7. Mentorship
  8. post-secondary students
  9. Student Health
  10. Universities

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