Bryant will be taking her position as Dean of Health in May after recently announcing plans to retire as CEO of the Northern Health Region in the spring.

In a release UCN notes Bryant has been a registered nurse since 1974 and has lived and worked in northern Manitoba for more than a decade and comes to UCN with over two decades of executive leadership experience in Manitoba’s health system.  Since 2011 she has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Health Region.  Prior to that she was the Executive Director and Registrar of the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba, Vice-President and Chief Nursing Officer with the Health Science Center in Winnipeg and spent 30 years in clinical and leadership roles in Brandon.

UCN President and Vice-Chancellor Doug Lauvstad notes in addition to her leadership skills Helga brings extensive knowledge to UCN of Manitoba’s health care system and particularly health care issues in northern Manitoba.