I have recently had some conversations about short term missions and feel I should clarify our work in Africa and the larger vision for all of the planned mission/global work that is done at the Louise Herrington School of Nursing.
  I find that I have a plethora of people contacting me about mission opportunities that could use grad RN student support. I spend a good deal of time working to ensure that our global outreach meets the needs of our students education and the health and health teaching needs of the people we serve.
    It is nice to be able to plug into an ongoing hospital or clinic and we have included that for a portion of each of the Africa trips. Mission clinics and hospitals can be good places to learn from other providers and support an ongoing outreach.  But not all people that need care have access to a clinic or hospital. That is one of the reasons for short term trips. Continue reading