Our teaching partners, CWCH and U of Vermont

Each year, a group of BS (nursing) students studying under Dr. Hendrika Maltby  at U of Vermont visit Bangladesh and IUBAT as part of their community  health field experience. In January 2012, their fieldwork included observation and practice at one of our teaching hospital partner sites, CWCH - the Centre for Woman and Child Health in Savar. Photos show students working with CWCH Nursing Director, Sister Margaret Sarkar. At the request of the CWCH medical director, Dr. Khurshid Talukder, Dr. Maltby provided some feedback, noting that the students were very impressed with how much can happen with the resources at hand.  "It was powerful to see how the millennium development goals are being put into action at CWCH." "This experience helps me to realize that patient care can be provided without the use of fancy equipment.  It is about how compassionate you are and how much you are willing to give." Overall, praise for CWCH is high and students appreciated the opportunity to spend time there.

 

BSN grad earns Norway scholarship

IUBAT graduate Bimala Rai (BSN 2009) has earned a full scholarship to attend the University of Oslo International Summer School. From late June to early August, she will enrol in a Masters level course in International Community Health. According to the UiO website, the course focuses on global health issues such as human rights, equity, and the social dimensions of health, with a focus on child health, sexual reproductive health and rights, communicable diseases, and chronic conditions. Bimala will study with students from a wide variety of backgrounds: different countries, professional training, academic training, work experience, and cultures. We know she will be a strong representative for South Asian nurses and will bring new skills home with her.

IUBAT grads to write Nepal registration exams

For the first time ever the Nepal Nursing Council is holding a Registration Exam for new nurses this May. A group of IUBAT College of Nursing graduates returned to Nepal after completing their education in Bangladesh. Recently they applied for and received equivalency for their IUBAT BSN degree at Tribhuvan University, the major public sector university of Nepal. This means that IUBAT BSN graduates can now write the new Nepal Nursing Council Registration Exam.  Good luck to all the IUBAT graduates. We are proud of you!