{"id":113066,"date":"2016-05-24T15:48:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T19:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?post_type=school-college-post&p=113066"},"modified":"2016-05-24T16:18:54","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T20:18:54","slug":"nursing-study-abroad-short-term-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2016\/05\/nursing-study-abroad-short-term-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Study Abroad Short-term Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nursing Study Abroad Short-term Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the School of Nursing inaugurated the first full-semester clinical and didactic education abroad program in the United States less than a decade ago, students now have opportunities both for a full semester or for a variety of shorter education abroad experiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor many students, this time may be the only opportunity they ever have to travel abroad,\u201d explained Dr. Mikki Meadows-Oliver, associate clinical professor and coordinator of global nursing education programs. \u201cOften they are leaving home for the first time, experiencing new customs, traditions, and social settings in their host countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese experiences allow students to step outside their comfort zone,\u201d Meadows-Oliver said. \u201cThey are learning within the security of our structured, supportive academic program.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Meadows-Oliver\"
\nThere are both personal and professional benefits of education abroad for the new nurse graduate. \u201cStudents create lasting relationships with fellow students while studying abroad,\u201d Meadows-Oliver explained. \u201cAnd these experiences may be attractive to employers, making our students more competitive on the job market.\u201d<\/p>\n

Short-term education abroad experiences include a four-week nursing research course at University College Dublin during the summer between undergraduates\u2019 sophomore and junior years.<\/p>\n

There are also capstone experiences in students\u2019 final semester: an end-of-life and palliative care seminar in Ghent, Belgium, and an introduction to health systems in the People\u2019s Republic of China, including a survey of traditional Chinese medicine in Hong Kong and Beijing.<\/p>\n

 
\nIn December 2015, Dean Cusson traveled to Hong Kong to present at the 20th anniversary of the University of Hong Kong School of Nursing. While there, she also visited nursing schools in Beijing and Taiwan to begin a dialog about student and faculty exchange programs, especially a new interdisciplinary leadership and research summer intensive. She found her Asian colleagues to be very receptive to collaborative relationships with UConn School of Nursing.<\/p>\n

\u201cParticular benefits from short-term education abroad include allowing students to experience a health care delivery system different from that in the United States,\u201d Meadows-Oliver explained. \u201cStudents are also able to immerse themselves in a different culture even if for only a short time. They are able to experience a different way of life than what they would normally experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nursing education and practices vary widely around the world. The scope of practice differs in different national settings. However, education abroad students learn what is common to global nursing, including holistic care to patients and families. At the same time UConn School of Nursing students provide patient and family education in their host communities.<\/p>\n

A complex and varied education abroad program is not without its challenges to administrators, faculty, and students. \u201cAdministrators and faculty have to make sure that our students are receiving an equivalent education to that of their peers on campus,\u201d Meadows-Oliver said. \u201cWe accomplish this by sending our own School of Nursing faculty for the clinical education abroad experience in Cape Town, South Africa, and the clinical education away experience in Puerto Rico.\u201d Careful formal agreements between the School of Nursing and University College Dublin, facilitated by the University of Connecticut\u2019s education abroad office, give full credit for the four-week summer course there.<\/p>\n

Challenges for students include missing family and friends during a full-semester abroad, while short-term experiences require special accommodations with faculty in didactic and clinical courses.<\/p>\n

The School of Nursing\u2019s education abroad opportunities now include a two-and-a-half week experience in Cape Town for CEIN\/BS students. Recently approved and now in the planning stages is a community health capstone experience in Cape Town to begin in the spring 2017 semester.<\/p>\n

Learn more about our Study Abroad Program<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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