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UWISON The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus was engaged by the Turks & Caicos Island Community College (TCICC) for final year nursing students to be facilitated in gaining clinical experiences at The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). This aim was actualized through a joint memorandum of under- standing among the UWI, the UHWI and the TCICC. The University of the West Indies School of Nursing, Mona was tasked to undertake this exercise. Under the MOU, the TCICC students are to have 22 weeks of clinical experience covering maternal and child health, pediatrics, mental health, medical surgical nursing, and specialized nursing care. To facilitate their experiences, the TCICC students would register as specially admitted students for four (4) nursing practicum courses. These are: NURS4011 Nursing Care of Children and Adolescents Clinical Practicum; NURS3137 Mental Health Nursing Clinical Practicum; NURS4013 Nurs- ing Care of Patients in Specialized Care Settings Clinical Practicum and NURS2214 Nursing Care of Adults (19–64years) Clinical Practicum. Seven (7) students from TCICC arrived in Jamaica on Sunday June 4, 2023. They are residents at the George Alleyne Hall of Residence. Based on a pre-test, students were engaged in simulated medication administration and physical assessment procedures in the Clinical Learning Centre at UWISON prior to their placement in hospital settings. To date they have successfully completed NURS 4011 and are presently completing the NURS 3135 rotation. The final assessment for this course is scheduled for Monday August 21, 2023. The students are expected to complete the experience by the end of Semester 1 of the 2023/2024 academic year. Social Accountability The Faculty continued to be involved in outreach projects and inter-professional education. These outreach activities benefitted needy communities across Jamaica. Dr. Thaon Jones the chair of this committee together with his team, involves stu- dents of the Faculty and have staged several successful outreaches. The inter-professional outreaches have been the most visible outcome of the com- mittee’s work. These Outreaches support: 1. Underserved patient care populations across Jamaica
2. Understanding healthcare roles by students 3. Understanding responsibilities of patient care
The areas of focus and student involvement for these Outreaches are: 1. Medicine, 2. Nursing 3. Pharmacy 4. Dentistry 5. Physical Therapy 6. Social Work 7. Public Health 8. Radiographers 9. Research Scientists.
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