Thursday, June 20, 2013
THE second cohort of diploma students in health science (nursing) from the Pengiran Anak PuteriRashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah (PAPRSB) Institute of Health Sciences at Universiti Brunei Darussalam(UBD) left yesterday for a seven-day educational trip to Manila.
The group, comprising 13 nursing students and five lecturers, will visit the Far Eastern University, St Luke's Medical Centre and the National Mental Health Centre.
This visit aims to expose the students to healthcare settings and cultures outside Brunei and to international standard of healthcare management systems.
Hjh Nurul Siti Nadziah Hj Mahmud said she was most looking forward to visiting St Luke's Medical Centre, the National Mental Health Centre and the Far Eastern University as she wanted to see how their services compared with back home.
"During the trip, I hope to be able to learn about their different lifestyles and see if treatments and health care varies according to lifestyle and culture as well."
She was also keen to see what technologies hospitals in the country were using.
Despite her excitement about going abroad with her coursemates for the first time, she said she was worried about the availability of halal food in the Philippines.
"Even though we are not really sure what it is like there, we are really looking forward to trying out new things and experiencing different cultures and heritages."
Petrice Lee was equally enthusiastic about the impending field trip.
She said she was eager to see how medical facilities in the two countries compared, as well as the two universities.
Lee also said she was looking forward to interacting with students abroad. "I hope to be able to learn from the senior students during this trip, aside from learning from the nurses and medical staff abroad," she said.
"This educational visit with our seniors is somewhat a preparation for us junior students to be able to learn how to manage and lead so that we can share our knowledge and experiences with others when we in turn become senior students." This will be the first time Lee has visited the Philippines.
"Since this is an official educational visit, I am looking forward to learning more about the facilities and the services they provide to their patients there. I hope to bring back ideas that can be put to good use here, such as how they interact with and care for patients," Muhd Aizuddin Hj Salam said.
"We do not have to take everything but we can see what is relevant to our culture and society and if they are doing something better and so we should learn from it." The Brunei Times
The group, comprising 13 nursing students and five lecturers, will visit the Far Eastern University, St Luke's Medical Centre and the National Mental Health Centre.
This visit aims to expose the students to healthcare settings and cultures outside Brunei and to international standard of healthcare management systems.
Hjh Nurul Siti Nadziah Hj Mahmud said she was most looking forward to visiting St Luke's Medical Centre, the National Mental Health Centre and the Far Eastern University as she wanted to see how their services compared with back home.
"During the trip, I hope to be able to learn about their different lifestyles and see if treatments and health care varies according to lifestyle and culture as well."
She was also keen to see what technologies hospitals in the country were using.
Despite her excitement about going abroad with her coursemates for the first time, she said she was worried about the availability of halal food in the Philippines.
"Even though we are not really sure what it is like there, we are really looking forward to trying out new things and experiencing different cultures and heritages."
Petrice Lee was equally enthusiastic about the impending field trip.
She said she was eager to see how medical facilities in the two countries compared, as well as the two universities.
Lee also said she was looking forward to interacting with students abroad. "I hope to be able to learn from the senior students during this trip, aside from learning from the nurses and medical staff abroad," she said.
"This educational visit with our seniors is somewhat a preparation for us junior students to be able to learn how to manage and lead so that we can share our knowledge and experiences with others when we in turn become senior students." This will be the first time Lee has visited the Philippines.
"Since this is an official educational visit, I am looking forward to learning more about the facilities and the services they provide to their patients there. I hope to bring back ideas that can be put to good use here, such as how they interact with and care for patients," Muhd Aizuddin Hj Salam said.
"We do not have to take everything but we can see what is relevant to our culture and society and if they are doing something better and so we should learn from it." The Brunei Times
