Our next program will be:

Friday, March 19, 2010 7:30 p.m.
International Institute
1694 Como Ave., St. Paul

Finlandia University: Empowering Nursing’s Finnish Connection

Finlandia University is sending us a fine group of Nursing faculty and students with unique perspectives on nursing education and health care in Finland and the United States for our March program. Please join FACA for this special evening!

Fredi de Yampert, PhD, College of Health Sciences, Nursing Program Chair, will introduce the program and the speakers.

Amy Messer, a senior-level nursing student, will talk about “A Student’s Experience.” Amy spent one full semester studying Nursing in Helsinki through an exchange program with Helsinki Metropolia University of Allied Sciences. Amy will speak about her experiences studying abroad, including similarities and differences between the two health care systems.

Tuulia Terinkoski, Finnish exchange student from Vaasa, Finland, has joined the Finlandia University Nursing Program for the 2009–10 academic year. She has been studying nursing at Vaasa for two years and will graduate in a year after returning home. Tuulia will share her experiences caring for patients in a rural American community, talking about “Studying Nursing in Rural America: Experience of a Finnish Exchange Student.”

Sadie Hebert, junior-level nursing student, participated in Nursing’s study abroad summer program. Sadie traveled to Helsinki with a group of nursing students during the summer of 2009 to experience nursing and health care in Finland. Sadie will share her experiences related to these opportunities in Helsinki in “Studying Finland’s Health Care System: A Nursing Student’s Perspective.” Debbie Karstu, MSN, Assistant Professor, Study Abroad Coordinator for Nursing Finnish Study Abroad Opportunities, will summarize how Nursing’s Study Abroad Program has evolved throughout the years and what lies ahead.

Bake Sale: We will be holding a bake sale the evening of our program to raise additional money for Salolampi . Please bring baked goods (labeled) and plan to buy some goodies for your own kitchen!