Nursing student learns workings of health care system in Ecuador
January 12, 2009
Going to Ecuador was one of the highlights of student Tricia Harris' undergraduate career, and she couldn't have done it without donor funds. A senior in the College of Nursing, Harris traveled to Ecuador to volunteer in hospitals and communities, where she taught hygiene, disease prevention, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This type of experience advances students' practical understanding. Being in Ecuador provided Tricia with valuable hands-on experience and great insight into the health care systems of a third world country. "It was the experience of a lifetime!" she says.
Harris knows that it is a sacrifice to donate money, and to donors she says, "Your help is what has allowed me to get where I am today. Thank you so much. You give students like me the chance to truly be engaged and active within the educational realm."
