Thanks to our volunteers for Summer Semester 2010

As summer 2010 ends we thank our volunteers for this semester. Canadian Rhodina Hobbs taught medical-surgical nursing and supervised students at United Hospital. RNs, Emilie Fourrey from France and Sonie Meyer from USA, who both presently live in Dhaka, also supervised the medical-surgical nursing students. Emilie also supervised students practicing maternal health at the Centre for Woman and Child Health. Sonie, who is an American Heart Association Instructor, trained and certified students in CPR. Canadian Rebekah Lowes taught Community Health Nursing, which includes assessments of the varied communities around IUBAT. Cassandra Ma, also from Canada, taught medical surgical nursing and a new First Aid course, not only to nursing students but also to IUBAT faculty and security guards. Corina Oudijk from the Netherlands spent two busy semesters with us, teaching and supervising clinical practice. Thank you all!

IUBAT celebrates International Nurses Day 2010

IUBAT faculty and students celebrated International Nursing Day in May to raise awareness of the important contribution of caring, well-educated nurses to a modern health care system. Prof. M. Alimullah Miyan, IUBAT Vice-Chancellor created the College of Nursing because he believes that Bangladesh needs university level education for nurses. Opening the event, he welcomed representatives from our teaching hospital partners, Centre for Woman and Child Health, Centre for Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed and United Hospital (thanks for the cake!), as well as guests from Apollo Hospital Dhaka and Dhaka University College of Nursing. IUBAT College of Nursing students delivered presentations on nursing care for chronic illness, describing how RNs can help patients cope with these problems.