{"id":159,"date":"2016-05-31T18:42:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T23:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/china-2016\/?p=159"},"modified":"2016-05-31T18:42:07","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T23:42:07","slug":"and-the-academic-part-of-our-trip-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/china-2016\/2016\/05\/31\/and-the-academic-part-of-our-trip-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"And the academic part of our trip begins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shandong University Emergency Department<\/p><\/div>\n

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UMass group touring Shandong University Campus<\/p><\/div>\n

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It has been a very busy two days.\u00a0 On Monday we started the academic portion of our trip. We began the morning with a welcome meeting between the students and faculty of UMass Lowell and the leadership of Shandong University.\u00a0 We viewed a wonderful presentation about the university ( albeit in Chinese) and were very warmly welcomed by the nursing and academic leaders of the university. Everyone is so friendly and excited to become better aquainted.\u00a0 There have been a few other academic collaborations with Shandong University ( UPenn, Ohio State) but I believe that we may be the largest contingent that they have hosted.\u00a0 Some of the other collaborations with schools of nursing have been with smaller groups and sometimes 1-3 students who are studying at doctoral level.\u00a0\u00a0 Our group is very unique in that we represent all levels of education at UMass Lowell.\u00a0 We have recent BS grads, RN-BS grads and students, MS students and one PhD student.\u00a0 Yuan is a UMass Lowell educated PhD and I am a DNP. We represent the whole spectrum of educational paths at UMass. I believe that our group has a lot to offer our host school in terms of our professional experience. We represent many areas of practice from outpatient advanced practice to inpatient acute care, ER, outpatient pediatrics, insurance management, veteran’s care and academia.\u00a0 Our host country has planned an ambitious schedule of events and so far we have been amazed at their organization and ability to allow us to see specific units of their hospital.\u00a0 Briefly.. the Shandong Hospital system is a large multi-building complex with over 4000 beds!\u00a0 Compare that to Lahey Clinic which has 400 beds.\u00a0 The sheer size and logistics of staffing and running this medical entity is a feat in itself but this hospital has garnered many awards for procedures and quality and is a one of the top rated hospitals in the country. We are honored to be able to observe their health care system. We have been allowed to visit and observe units that normally are not open to visitors. It amazes but us that we have been permitted to view these areas. And they are all impressive in many ways. \u00a0 I am not going to write about specific experiences today in my blog but will ask the students to write a bit about the experiences.\u00a0 I will enclose a few photos taken in the last few days with our new Chinese friends and colleagues. \u00a0 I am not sure if our Chinese friends will read this blog but I want to publicly thank the Shandong School of Nursing and the Shandong Hospital for their hospitality. When all is said and done at the end of the day we all share the same heart, the same motivation\u00a0 and that is to provide excellent care to our patients and improve the health of our nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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