The Lillian Carter Center for

International Nursing

Student Orientation

Fall Semester 2009

Lillian Carter Center for International Nursing (LCCIN)

•Began in 2001 by former Dean Marla Salmon

•Named for President Carter’s mother, Miss Lillian, a nurse who joined the Peace Corps at age 68, and a long-time champion of nursing

Mission:Improvement of the health of vulnerable

people worldwide through nursing education, research, practice, and policy

Role in the School• Serves as the focal point for School’s

international nursing and midwifery work• Coordinates international student programs

and Moultrie Farm Worker program• Assist faculty in domestic service learning

programs• Assist in developing relevant faculty,

student, staff & programmatic capacity– advising, referring, brokering

• Provides support for faculty international projects and research

International Student Programs• Alternative winter and

spring breaks• Jamaica• Bahamas• Dominican Republic

(Spanish language required)

• Semester abroad: Alberta, Canada

• Work with international population: Moultrie Farm Worker Program

Selected Domestic Service Learning Programs• Community Advanced Practice Nursing

Clinic (CAPN)• Gateway Clinic for the homeless• Café 458• Refugee populations • Community organizations for seniors or

chronically ill patients

* Stay tuned for another Lunch/Learn on SL

Domestic Service Learning Student Programs

• No cost, other than transportation

• All located here in Atlanta

• No long distance travel or overnight stays involved

• No foreign language requirement

• Usually part of a course or volunteer, no advance preparation needed

Staff and Faculty• Director: Dr. Martha Rogers

– Kenya Health Workforce Project

• Admin Director: Kathy Kite

• Admin Asst: Constance Baez

• Coordinator, Student Programs: Corrine Abraham

Faculty and Staff• Academic Coordinator: Dr. Jenny Foster

– Dominican Republic: research and student alternative break program

• Center on Research for Maternal and Newborn Survival: Dr. Lynn Sibley– Bangladesh, Ethiopia

• Ethiopia Public Health Training Initiative: Dr. Joyce Murray, Director

Faculty and Staff• Chair, Family and Community Nursing

Dept.: Dr. Maureen Kelley– Cambodia– Student alternative break in Jamaica

• Visiting Faculty: Dr. Judy Wold– Moultrie Farm Worker Project– Zimbabwe Workforce Project– Nursing education in Tbilisi, Georgia

• Adjunct Faculty, CDC: Pat Riley– Kenya and Zimbabwe Workforce

projects

Faculty: Service Learning

• Gateway Center for the homeless: Monica Donohue

• Community Advanced Practice Nurses (CAPN) clinic: Dr. Linda Grabbe

• Café 458: Ann Connor

• Refugee support organizations

Emory International Student Nurses Association (EISNA)

• Part of ESNA

• For students interested in international nursing

• Coordinates volunteer activities

• Dinners Around the World

• Lunch and learn

• Fund raising

How to contact us…

• Located on the fourth floor, suite 446

• Kathy Kite– kkite@emory.edu– 404-727-3063

• Constance Baez– ebaez@emory.edu– 404-727-3130

• Webpage: www.nursing.emory.edu/lccin

More about student international programs…

Alternative Winter Break

Where: Kingston, Jamaica and Eluethra, Bahamas

When: January, before spring semester

Course credit: NRSG 480/590, 1 hour credit, register for this in spring semester

Number of students: 8-12 per site

Preparation: apply, GPA 3.0, passport, class registration, faculty rec

Costs: $500, limited fee waivers, EISNA stipends

Application due: October 16

• Catholic order of brothers founded in 1981 by Father Richard HoLung

• Currently 550 Brothers in 9 missions around the world

• 5 Centers in Kingston that serve physically and mentally handicapped children and adults

Jamaica: Missionaries of the Poor

“My expectation was to see a center of sadness where loneliness dwelled and hope was extinguished. However, I saw happiness and love in the faces of the Brothers and in

the smiles of the residents.”

Jamaica: Missionaries of the Poor

Jamaica“Before mass today I was able to sit with a little girl who

was blind and autistic. One of the Brothers showed me how to sit with her and calm her by singing. I was truly amazed how he knew each child so well and how

he had such love for every person he cared for.”-Marion Wilhoite

Eluethra, Bahamas

Eluethra, Bahamas

Eluethra, Bahamas

Alternative Spring Break

Where: San Francisco Macoris, Dominican Republic

When: March 1020Course credit: NRSG 480/590Number of students: 8Preparation: Spanish language required, otherwise

same as for winter breakCosts: $500, limited fee waivers, EISNA stipendsApplication due: October 16

Dominican Republic

• Experience includes homestay with a Dominican family, Spanish tutoring

• Volunteer work in the maternity area, Hospital San Vicente de Paul, and in community sites

Dominican Republic

Meeting with DR nursing students

Dominican Republic

School screening

Study Abroad

Where: Alberta, Canada

When: Spring semester, senior year

Course credit: NRSG 462 Role Transition

Number of students: 2

Preparation: apply, GPA 3.0, one-page essay, 2 faculty recs

Costs: $500, EISNA stipends

Application due: Oct 16

Study Abroad: Alberta

Moultrie Farm Worker ProgramWhere: Moultrie, GAWhen: June 2010, 2 weeksCourse credit: NRSG 461 Community HealthNumber of students: 16 undergrads, 15-18 gradsPreparation: Completion of Junior Year in the SONCosts: $100 plus residency feeApplication due: March 2010 (LCCIN Website)Partners: Ellenton Farmworker Clinic, Colquitt

County Board of Education, GSU Physical Therapy and Psychology, UGA School of Pharmacy, Clayton State and Darton College Dental Hygiene programs, Emory SON and other community partners

Undergrad Community Health Course N461• Class begins three weeks prior to the two week

clinical experience in Moultrie (usually first two weeks in June)

• Classes 9 am to 2:30 pm daily• Post experience assignments due during summer• Taking this course in the Summer of 2010 means

you will not have to take Community Health in the Spring of 2011.

• Must Pay residency fee (in addition to $100 room fee) in the Summer but tuition will be paid in Spring of 2010.

Moultrie Clinical Experience• Intense Cultural immersion experience• Sunday to Friday for two weeks• Typical day begins at 7 am and ends at noon

– Complete Physical Assessments on children in summer school program

– Lunch at local church– Varied activities i.e. farm tour; community

assessment; seminar– Evening Clinic (start @ 6 pm) at various

farms/housing sites. Episodic care to migrant workers till we finish…

Moultrie Farm Worker Program

How to apply…

• Complete Expression of Interest form today and rank your preferences

• Complete program-specific application available from LCCIN office – Alternative winter break: October 16– Alternative spring break: October 16– Study abroad: October 16 – Moultrie: March 2010 (TBA)