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Sheri Palmer1, Debra Wing, Leslie Miles
1College of Nursing, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA. sheri-palmer@byu.edu
Nurse Educator
|August 24, 2013
Summary
Schools of nursing use study abroad programs to enhance global health understanding. Alumni and graduate students served as affiliate teachers to overcome faculty shortages and resource constraints in these programs.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Global Health Studies
- International Nursing
Background:
- Study abroad programs are valuable for nursing students' global health and diversity appreciation.
- Labor-intensive study abroad programs face challenges due to faculty shortages and limited resources.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore innovative solutions for overcoming resource limitations in nursing study abroad programs.
- To describe the utilization of alumni and graduate students as affiliate teachers.
Main Methods:
- Implementation of affiliate teachers (alumni and graduate students) in clinical study abroad settings.
- Focus on three distinct study abroad program locations.
Main Results:
- Successfully addressed faculty shortages and resource constraints.
- Enabled continued offering of valuable international clinical experiences.
Conclusions:
- Utilizing alumni and graduate students is a viable strategy for sustaining nursing study abroad programs.
- This approach enhances global health education despite institutional challenges.
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