Nursing Leadership in Global Communitieshas taken trips to Peru, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Micronesia!
Community service provides a high impact learning experience through volunteering in collaboration with a variety of health organizations. This course is designed to complement the learning of students entering a health profession. Students apply what they are learning in global settings and use self-reflection to evaluate their community service-learning experience. Student trips can vary from one to eleven days and take place out of the country. Students are eligible to travel once they have completed their first year of the nursing program. Each year the eligible trips are announced with dates/times/seats available. Trained faculty travel with students to facilitate their community outreach activities. Scholarship and grant assistance help to offset the travel costs for students. First-time travelers are given preference over those that have already participated the preceding year, however if space is available, students can participate in more than one trip over the course of the nursing program. This is an amazing opportunity for student nurses to apply their new knowledge, develop culturally sensitive skills, identify health disparities, and view other healthcare systems.