Transfer Students; Summer VETS Program. The program has been created for those.
Office of International Program; International. International students who. IEDP Students on Unique International Summer. GSE students in the International Educational Development Program spent the summer. International students.
Study Abroad. Penn Nursing Study Abroad. Semester, Summer, and Independent Study Programs. Students are encouraged to explore a full range of study abroad programs. Early consideration allows time to prepare and plan rosters efficiently. Each year the Penn Abroad Office sends approximately 6. The University contracts with International SOS to provide students participating in Penn Abroad programs with 2.
High school students in the Art: Summer at Penn program explore. During the summer Art Program, the UPenn campus is. The Philadelphia International Airport is. Penn Nursing Study Abroad. Semester, Summer, and Independent Study Programs. Students are encouraged to explore a full range of study abroad programs. INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. IEDP ’15-’16 is off on their internships for the summer.
University’s services, procedures and policies. Students who meet these requirements are invited to apply: Minimum cumulative GPA of 3. Minimum Science GPA of 2. Minimum of a C in NURS 1. NURS 1. 64 (Integrated Anatomy, Physiology and Physical Assessment I and II)No outstanding incompletes in any courses (Nursing or otherwise)Good academic standing. Please note: Placements are limited, and all programs are subject to a competitive application and interview process. About Our Programs.
Listed below are several Nursing- specific semester, summer and independent study/internship abroad opportunities. While the School of Nursing makes every effort to offer a wide array of nursing- related international experiences, some programs may not be conducted each year. Nursing students are also eligible to participate in international programs available through Penn Abroad and Penn Summer Abroad. Regardless of program preference, students interested in study abroad are encouraged to schedule an appointment with an advisor in the Office of Student Services to discuss program availability and develop an individualized plan of study.
Semester Programs. Students interested in any of the semester programs are encouraged to review Penn Abroad's Getting Started website to guide them through the application process. Australia: The University of Queensland. This program is offered in the spring semester of the junior year. While abroad, students take the equivalent of Nursing 2. Nursing Care of the Adult) and Nursing 2. Nursing Care of the Older Adult).
Contact the Program Director: Sarah Kagan, Ph. D, FAAN, RN2. 15- 8. England: Oxford Brookes University in Oxford. The Oxford Brookes University program emphasis a self- directed approach to course work, allowing students to create their own path.
While abroad, students take the equivalent of Nursing 2. Nursing Care of the Adult) and Nursing 2. Nursing Care of the Older Adult).
With prior approval, students may be able to complete one additional course fulfilling a free elective, sector requirement, or independent study. The program is offered during the fall semester of the junior year. Contact the Program Director: Sarah Kagan, Ph. D, FAAN, RN2. 15- 8. Israel: Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The School of Nursing's study abroad program with Hebrew University - Hadassah Hospital brings students to Israel in the fall of the senior year.
The program includes a clinical component in Community Health (equivalent to NURS 3. Other courses may be taken in history, archeology, or other liberal arts electives; prior approval is required to fulfill sector requirements. Contact the Program Director: Barbara Medoff- Cooper, Ph. D, CRNP, FAAN, RN2.
Summer Programs. Botswana: Community Health. Students enrolled in Nursing 3. Community Nursing) during the summer term may submit an application to complete their Community Heath clinical rotation in Gaborone, Botswana. This clinical setting provides an unparalleled dimension to the usual community clinical experience.
Supervised by an American nurse and partnering with nursing student peers at the University of Botswana, students have regularly- scheduled and supervised clinical practice in government community health clinics. The clinical sites focus on tuberculosis/AIDS (Clinic of Princess Marina Hospital), women's health (Clinic at Princess Marina Hospital), children (Baylor Clinical Center of Excellence), hospice (Holy Cross), and home care (Otse Community Home Base Care Facility).
Students participating in the Community Health Clinical in Botswana write clinical logs, conduct a home- based care project and present their findings, and write reports on cultural aspects of care and how health care policy is carried out in Botswana communities. Students are expected to discuss their findings on cultural and policy aspects of care with their peers in Philadelphia for comparative analysis. This unique experience provides students with the opportunity to experience an aspect of global nursing, a concept that is stressed heavily in the didactic component of the course. Contact the Program Director: Monica J Harmon, MSN, MPH, BSN2. Hong Kong: Comparative Health Systems. The study abroad experience at the University of Hong Kong is offered to undergraduate and graduate nursing students following the end of the spring semester and before the beginning of.
Summer Session I after their sophomore, junior, or senior year. Students must enroll in Nursing 5.
Comparative Health Systems: Hong Kong during the spring semester prior to their summer experience in Hong Kong. Throughout the spring semester, students attend a series of seminars preparing them for study in Hong Kong, including an email exchange with a nurse in Hong Kong. This course provides a comparative view of aging, public health, and allopathic, traditional and complementary treatment in Hong Kong, SAR (Special Administrative Region) China and the United States within a nursing and collaborative interdisciplinary perspective. During the three- week summer program, students participate in a number of fieldwork experiences designed to give them an overview of the Hong Kong Health System within the focus of the course. Upon completion of the program, students receive one course unit for completion of Nursing 5.
Nursing Elective). Contact the Program Director: Sarah Kagan, Ph. D, FAAN, RN2. 15- 8. India: Community Health and Psychiatric- Mental Health Nursing. NURS5. 35 – Comparative Health Systems: India, is an elective course open to rising seniors, second degree students, and graduate students in the School of Nursing.
The course consists of five 3- hour seminars during Spring Semester, followed by 2 to 3 weeks in India from mid- August to early September (between Summer Session and Fall Semester). An orientation to the course is held early November. Written applications are due and students notified of results generally by or soon after Thanksgiving.
There is a course fee that covers housing, travel, and fees to host agencies; the amount varies somewhat each year. The seminars introduce students to the history, geography, culture, religions, and health care systems of India, as well as to primary health care (versus primary care) and nursing's roles in it. The field portion of the course takes place in the southern state Tamil Nadu.
It is an observational experience, with focus upon nursing's roles in community health and in mental health- psychiatric care. Our host partners provide exemplary models of care in these areas of nursing practice. We accompany the Christian Medical College's College of Nursing's faculty and students as they provide care in nurse- managed clinics in rural villages, and in- patient care for families of children and adults with psychiatric disturbances.
We also see the operational roll out of an exciting applied research program run by the IKP Centre for Technologies in Public Health with which Penn School of Nursing partners to develop a nurse specialist role in collaboration with community health workers in rural villages. Contact the Program Director: Marjorie Muecke, Ph. D, RN, FAAN2. 15- 5. Latin America: Maternal and Infant Care in the Americas. NURS 5. 45: Maternal and Infant Care in the Americas is a clinical elective that provides an intensive historical, sociopolitical, and cultural perspective of health and health care delivery in the Americas with a special emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean.
Classroom, direct clinical care, and field experiences are designed to provide students with a broad view of the history and culture system of the country of focus. The delivery of health care to women and children is explored from a sociopolitical, cultural, clinical, and historical context. Service learning experiences are an integral component of this course. The course includes 5 seminars on campus and 1.
Fieldwork in Latin America is offered following the end of the spring semester and before the beginning of Summer Session I after the junior or senior year. The country of focus may vary each semester. Knowledge of the Spanish language is preferred, but not required.
Upon completion of the program, students receive one course unit for completion of Nursing 5. Nursing Elective). Contact the Program Director: Mamie Guidera, CNM, MSN2.
Dawn Durain, CNM, MPH 2. Spain: Comparative Health Systems.
NURS 5. 35: Comparing Health Systems in an Intercultural Context: Spain provides students the opportunity to explore the Spanish health care system with a focus on maternal and child health. Fieldwork based in Bangkok at the Mahidol University School of Nursing is offered following the end of the spring semester and before the beginning of Summer Session I. The course provides an intensive historical, sociopolitical, and cultural perspective on health and health care delivery in Thailand. Classroom and fieldwork experiences are designed to provide students with a broad view of Thailand's history and culture. While in Thailand, students will spend 2- 3 weeks exploring the health care system. Knowledge of the Thai language is not required in order to apply for the program, although informal self- instruction in Thai is encouraged.
Contact the Program Director: Wendy Grube, Ph. D CRNP2. 15- 8. 98- 1. Independent Study/Internship Programs. In between the spring and summer terms (3- 4 weeks) or during the summer, students have the option of doing an independent study or internship abroad. Students must design their study abroad experience with a faculty sponsor and develop assignments to complete during or after the trip.
They then present their study to the School community.