CON Global Health Programs: Nursing Clinical Immersion in Ghana

Hailed as West Africa's golden child, Ghana deserves its place in the sun. One of Africa's great success stories, the country is reaping the benefits of a stable democracy in the form of fast-paced development. And it shows: Ghana is suffused with the most incredible energy.

With its welcoming beaches, gorgeous hinterland, rich culture, vibrant cities, diverse wildlife, easy transport and affable inhabitants, it's no wonder Ghana is sometimes labelled 'Africa for beginners'.

It's easy to come here for a week or a month, but no trip can be complete without a visit to Ghana's coastal forts, poignant reminders of a page of history that defined our modern world.

Travel north and you'll feel like you've arrived in a different country, with a different religion, geography and cultural practices. The beauty is that this diversity exists so harmoniously, a joy to experience and a wonder to behold in uncertain times.

Source: Lonely Planet

The Sacred Heart University Dr. Susan L. Davis, RN and Richard J. Henley College of Nursing has been involved with Holy Family Nursing & Midwifery Training College since 2016. Field experience in Berekum, Ghana is offered to students in the First Professional Degree, RN-BSN-MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator, Clinical Nurse Leader, and DNP Programs. The program's focus is on caring for patients across the lifespan in an acute care hospital as well as outpatient clinics, whichever is applicable to your program. The participants will work alongside faculty and Ghanaian nurses and physicians to care for the region's people, using native resources while practicing with an interprofessional team. The location for the program is in the northwest part of the country in Sunyani region, nestles on a college and hospital campus - Holy Family Nursing and Midwifery Teaching College and Holy Family Hospital. The program will allow students to be immersed in the rich local African culture while practicing healthcare. There will be a cultural excursion day spent traveling to Cape Coast, a seaside city near Accra. You will visit Elmina Castle, where the slave trade started and spend time shopping at a local African market in Accra Unique to this program is that Sacred Heart University's Dr. Susan L. Davis, RN and Richard J. Henley College of Nursing has been working with this college for several years, educating their faculty to receive their MSN Nurse Educator's degree.

Students in the following programs may apply:

• FPD Senior
• RN-BSN,
• MSN/CNL
• MSN/NE
• MSN/NMEL
• MSN/FNP
• FNP/DNP
• PM/DNP

FPD students should be enrolled in NU360/374
RN-BSN students should be enrolled in NU376
MSN/CNL students should be enrolled in NU680, NU681
MSN/NE students should be enrolled in NU690 or NU691
MSN/FNP and FNP/DNP students should be enrolled in clinical courses

Clinical credit or DNP practice hours will be offered.

Heather Ferrillo
Program Director, First Professional Degree
203-416-3931
ferrilloh@sacredheart.edu

Elizabeth Saska
Assistant Program Director Academic Affairs
203-396-6785
saskae@sacredheart.edu

Participants will stay in a dorm-style residence at Holy Family Nursing and Midwifery Teaching College

Unfortunately our host cannot accommodate any dietary allergies. No accommodation is available for food allergies such as nuts or gluten, and no accommodation for latex as the mattresses are latex. Please keep this in mind.

There will be a cultural excursion day traveling to Cape Coast, a seaside city near Accra. You will visit Elmina Castle, where the slave trade started and spend time shopping at a local African market in Accra.

Total cost of the DHCON Clinical Immersion in Ghana is $2,950.

Payment due dates

Due upon acceptance- $835 Confirmation Fee and $45 application fee
Due July 15, 2020 - $2,070 program fee

Program fee includes

Program orientation, VISA fees for US citizens, round trip airfaire, round trip ground transportation from SHU to airport, in-country ground transportation, meals, accommodations, cultural excursion to Elmina Castle, Cape Coast, and mandatory international health and evacuation insurance.

Program fee does not include

Trip cancellation insurance (recommended), snacks, personal expenses, optional excursions.

Davis & Henley College of Nursing

1. Depart USA November 6, 2020, arriving in Ghana November 7, 2020
2. Depart Ghana November 16, 2020, arriving USA November 17, 2020