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Future nurses work in Costa Rica
GSU program expanded to high school seniors
W Costa Rica - Devlin
Recent Southeast Bulloch High School graduate Deirdre Devlin, right, checks a Costa Rican man's blood pressure as part of her experience with the Georgia Southern University Nursing Study Abroad program. - photo by Special
Within a month of receiving their high school diplomas, six students from Future Nurses Clubs at area high schools traveled through Costa Rica for two weeks as part of Georgia Southern University’s annual Nursing Study Abroad program. The June 2-16 working trip put aspiring nurses in touch with people from a different culture — and, more specifically, their feet. This was the fourth summer that Dr. Marian Tabi, an associate professor of nursing, has led a group of GSU nursing and prenursing students to Costa Rica for a service learning experience.
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