A delegation of nurses from South Korea with Todd F. Ambrosia, DNP, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, center.
The Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel recently hosted a delegation of registered nurses from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital in South Korea, who were eager to learn about the U.S. health care system, particularly about nursing activities related to falls and evidence-based practice. The nurses’ specialties included pulmonology, otolaryngology, and neuropsychiatry.
Todd F. Ambrosia, DNP, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, Dean of the Phillips School of Nursing, led a series of presentations with the assistance of an interpreter. He and Phillips faculty members provided the visitors with an overview of the school’s different nursing programs and degrees, and of the overall Mount Sinai Health System. Sangwook Shin, a first-year student in the Phillips Accelerated Associate Degree Program in Nursing, shared his experiences as a student in his native tongue. Megan Hackford, RN, Skills Lab Coordinator at the Phillips School of Nursing, led the visitors on a tour of the facility and provided a brief demonstration in the Ruth Nerken Simulation Lab.
Dr. Ambrosia says he was excited to hear the Korean nurses identify Mount Sinai as one of the leading health systems in the United States. “We appreciated the opportunity to have this global dialogue with other nurses,” says Dr. Ambrosia. “These interactions strengthen our opportunity to collaborate and build lasting partnerships to enhance academic and clinical initiatives in nursing.”