Innovative Global Health Care Experiences for Nursing Students: Microsemesters and Internships

Nurs Educ Perspect. 2019 Sep/Oct;40(5):306-308. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000559.

Abstract

Global experiential learning using clinical internships and microsemesters is expanding in nursing as an alternative to full-semester study abroad. When incorporated into the curriculum, students have a broader perspective on global health care issues. For example, students learn historic and cultural concepts that are uniquely Australian while studying diversity in a condensed two-week microsemester. We describe the development and incorporation of global internships and alternative global experiences for undergraduate nursing students.

MeSH terms

  • Australia
  • Curriculum
  • Education, Nursing / organization & administration*
  • Global Health / education*
  • Humans
  • International Educational Exchange*
  • Internship and Residency
  • Organizational Innovation
  • Students, Nursing / psychology*