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Some of the oldest medical procedures documented trace back to Ancient Egypt. Today, as technology streamlines and stimulates globalization, best practices are shared in the global medical community but the training that leads to them remains limited.
William Beaumont Army Medical Center’s Practical Nurse Course Phase II held a graduation ceremony for Class 15-008 at Hope Chapel, Fort Bliss, June 21. Among the 25 graduates were four Egyptian army officers, marking the first time Egyptian army students have graduated from the 10-month-long nursing course.
The students are part of the Joint Institutional Medical Training Program which aims to expand medical education and training opportunities to the international military community.
“We learned about medical policies and procedures in nursing and we went through many rotations,” said Egyptian army Capt. Hamida Hegab, a 26-year-old native of Suez, Arab Republic of Egypt. “It’s difficult even for the native students; since English is a second language, it was that more difficult for us.”
The intent of the Joint Institutional Medical Training Program is standardization and interoperability between participating nations while fostering partner nation relations
According to Ervin Talley, deputy director, International Program Division, Army medicine, the program allows partner nations to understand our methodology of fighting, or in this case healing.
The course teaches Soldiers to provide first-line trauma care on the battlefield, perform as members of forward surgical teams, and function in expanded support roles in combat support hospitals and fixed medical facilities. Students are taught the skills and knowledge necessary to become proficient and licensed through the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN) and earn credentialing as Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs).
“This has been a long road, your dedication and perseverance has paid off,” said Lt. Col. Benjamin Stinson, director, Phase II Practical Nurse Course, WBAMC.
Hegab, who is a registered nurse in the Egyptian army, says the course modalities she learned during the course are more modern and advanced than practices in Egypt.
“Everything here is different; I feel that I’m learning nursing from the beginning,” said Hegab. “The course has added to my knowledge and I can apply this training to soldiers back at home.”
The Borderland presented unique challenges for the Egyptian army students as they were required to effectively communicate with Spanish-speaking publics along with Soldiers and dependents.
“Some people don’t understand my English because it’s a little poor, but I’m trying,” said Hegab.
As of the graduation date, 96 percent of the Soldiers had obtained their NCLEX-PN licensing.
| Date Taken: | 06.29.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 06.29.2016 14:14 |
| Story ID: | 202756 |
| Location: | FORT BLISS, TX, US |
| Hometown: | SUEZ, AE |
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