title: Development and implementation of a semester program in Mexico for senior nursing students.
abstract: The College of Nursing (CON), Michigan State University (MSU), in collaboration with the School of Nursing and Obstetrics, University of Guanajuato, Celaya, Mexico, developed a semester-long study-abroad program for senior MSU nursing students offered for the first time in the fall of 1998. The program provides intensive Spanish language classes and allows students to take required nursing courses in Mexico with a substantial amount of course content provided by Mexican faculty without an MSU CON faculty member on site at all times. Students receive a broad perspective of nursing and health care in Mexico, and develop an appreciation for its language and culture as well. This program represents an innovative approach to the development and implementation of a study-abroad program in nursing.
authors.affiliation: International Programs, College of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Currier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Talarczyk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Diaz Guerrero
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008824:Michigan; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education