In 1942, McMaster began its first nursing programme, co-developed by the university and the Hamilton General Hospital.
In 1992, the SON was designated a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Primary Care and Teaching methodologies.
The terms of reference for the centre are to provide information and expert support in the development of innovative teaching strategies.
programme was created in response to the unique educational needs of the diploma graduate.
[citation needed] Two years later, graduate studies in Clinical Health Sciences (Nursing) were launched.