Ministry of National Defense Republic of Korea

Nursing cadets, armed with U.S. advanced medical technology

Beginning next year, armed forces nursing cadets will develop abilities necessary for military medical system development through the training program at Stony Brook hospital in the U.S. where there is a first-class trauma center. It is the first time for an exchange between Korea and the U.S. nursing college.

Brigadier General Choi Kyung-hye, the principal of the Armed Forces Nursing Academy, met the Dean of Stony Brook School of Nursing, Lee Anne Xippolitos, on October 20 and agreed to establish an academic exchange between the two academies.

According to this, AFNA has selected six talented third cadets who have medical and surgical ward practice experience and fluent English speaking ability to receive the training at Stony Brook hospital during the summer vacation. Students of Stony Brook School of Nursing also participate in an emergency/disaster nursing education program and training for immediate adaptation so that they can build up the capability of disaster countermeasures, which is urgently needed worldwide.

Stony Brook University is a state university of New York with around 16,000 undergraduates, and its medical center has high standards.

“The internship program at Stony Brook hospital, which has an excellent trauma center, is well-accorded with our military medical policy working on establishing a major trauma center. With this exchange program, I’m expecting that the cadets can experience a world-class clinical training and education program and grow to be leaders of military nursing as well as global nurses,” said principal Choi.

By Chul-Hwan, Kim < droid001@dema.mil.kr >
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