Advancing Global Health Practices through the Columbia University School of Nursing’s MDE Program

For the second year in a row, the Global Practicum Program at Columbia Nursing School took place in Nairobi, Kenya, one of the designated practicum sites in Africa. The practicum program enables Columbia nursing students undertaking the Masters Direct Entry (MDE) program to learn more about real-world experiences and scenarios that prepare them to provide an accurate and independent diagnosis. The school partnered with the Nairobi Center and the University of Nairobi’s (UON) Department of Nursing to conduct the practicum at the country’s oldest and second-largest hospital in East Africa - Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). For six weeks, the students rotationally shadow nurses and doctors in various units, including the accidents, emergency unit, and pediatric departments. Listen to what the students and their supervisor from the UON's Department of Nursing had to say!