The Global Health Program in the UT San Antonio School of Nursing is equipping Doctor of Nursing Practice students to become globally minded nurse leaders through an immersive clinical experience.
Since 2024, Kenneth P. Miller, PhD, MJ, RN, CFNP, FAAN, FAANP, associate dean for ambulatory services at the School of Nursing, has taken 11 DNP students and six faculty members to volunteer at Zambia hospitals as part of the 15-day culturally immersive clinical experience.
The program prepares the students to gain a global health and cross-cultural care experience while learning to be compassionate. The students are also equipped to address complex health challenges across diverse populations.
Volunteers from the program will visit Zambia from October 4 to 19 and continue supporting hospitals in Zambia.
Miller hopes to see the clinical immersion program’s impact extend even further across Zambia. He is also exploring the possibility of establishing a school in Zambia to educate nurse practitioners and baccalaureate-prepared nurses.
“I have pieces of land that have been donated, but now I need the money to build the school,” Miller said, adding that he’s working on that with directors from the copper mines in Zambia.
Visit the UT Health San Antonio Newsroom to read more about the vision of the program and the experiences of the Doctor of Nursing Practice students.
