2009 Program Information
deadline for applications is November 30th

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Southeastern Louisiana University
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Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras

Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Departamento de Educacion de Enfermeria

College of Nursing & Health Sciences

Nursing Study Abroad Exchange Program

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This Study Abroad program is a unique collaboration between Southeastern LA University, the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras (UNAH) and the Episcopal Church of Honduras.  The program is a project of service learning integrates the concepts of medical mission and community health initiative.

Honduras continues to struggle with public health issues such as malnutrition, malaria, dengue, and HIV. Our educative partnership seeks to educate nurses to utilize methodologies that impact these issues within frameworks of global initiatives like United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG). MDGs promote poverty reduction, education, maternal health, gender equality, and aim at combating child mortality, AIDS and other diseases.

SELU & UNAH address such issues through collaborative efforts that emphasize cross-cultural exchange programs to educate nurses in community health and development.  We have a strong interest in and to the professional practice of nursing in improving global health.

Our larger common goal is to establish exchange programs to allow students service-learning experiences in Latin cultures of North and Central America focused on improving public health.  To this end we continue to explore opportunities collaborative nursing education curricula.

Honduras continua esforzandose con la problematica de  Salud publica tal como desnutricion, malaria, dengue y SIDA. Nuestro companerismo  educativo busca educar en enfermeria, utilizando metodologias que impactan  esos problemas  con estructuras de trabajo de iniciativas globales como la Metas de Desarrollo del milenio de las Naciones Unidas pomoviendo la reduccion de la pobreza, educacion, salud materna, igualdad de genero y combatir la mortalidad infantil, Sida y otras enfermedades. 

SELU y UNAH trabajan juntas con actaividades de colaboracion enfatizados a intercambio de culturas programando la educacion de enfermeras en salud counitaria y desarrollo.  Tenemos un fuerte interes y dedicacion en la practica profesional de la enfermeria y mejorar la salud global.

Nuestra meta comun es establecer  programas de intercambio que permitan a los estudiantes una experiencia de aprendizaje  mediante el servicio a personas de Culturas Latinas de Norte y Centro America  enfocado a mejorar la salud publica.  Con esto ultimo nosotros continuaremos explorando oportunidades conjuntas que atiendan la educacion curricular. 

Dr. Donnie Booth, RN, PhD
Dean Southeastern Collage of Nursing & Health Sciences

Melissa Wafer, RN, MSN, CEN
Southeastern School of Nursing
Project coordinator

Sandy Macmurdo, RN, MSN & Lorinda Sealey, RN, PhD
Faculty Southeastern LA School of Nursing

Southeastern Students 2008:
Kelli Schneweiss, Melissa Johnson, Emily Decker, Jordan DePriest, Naomi Babin, Lauren Kenney

Lic. Reina Lidylia Grogan Nunez
Jefe Depto de Educacion De Enfermeria

Lic. Aracely Santos y Camilla Matute
Docentes Coordinadoras

UNAH Estudiantes 2008: 
Rosa Hilda Dominguez, Orbelia Lopez, Nayrobin Avila, Odina Pastrana, Diana Elizabeth Gardo, Edia Ozalia Ochoa, Elsa Robio, Celia Rivadeneira, Dirian Marelia 

Iglesia Episcopal de Honduras
S.E.Rvma LLoyd Emmanuel Allen D.D.  III Obispo Diocesano
Rev. Maria Cartegena Consuelo
Rev. Dra. Elvia Maria Galindo