Applications Open for Japanese Nursing Students for the TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program 2016
For year two of this program, twelve nursing students and four mentors from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima will be selected. The program will consist of three components:
1. Pre-Trip Seminar: Specialists and experts in the field of Disaster Medicine will teach the students the current understanding and realities of disaster medicine and disaster nursing in Japan through lectures and workshops to prepare them for the U.S. Study Tour.
2. U.S. Study Tour: In August 2016, 12 nursing students and four mentors from Tohoku will travel to New York and Washington, D.C. for two weeks to meet with counterparts and leaders in the field of Disaster Nursing to learn about the field in the United States.
3. Post-Trip Symposium: Between September and November 2016, the students and mentors will present their findings and lessons learned upon returning from the U.S. Study Tour to their colleagues in Tohoku, as well as to other regions in Japan interested in learning about disaster training and response. They will also explain the challenges and opportunities they have experienced since the March 11th disasters.
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