Our most recent newsletter entitled, “BHP 2015: New beginnings to strengthen nursing in Bangladesh”, is now available to view here. This issue summarizes the accomplishments that the program has made in the official recognition of its graduates, and the various new areas of focus for the Project in 2016.
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Dr. ASA Masud, Coordinator of the IUBAT College of Nursing, writes: “We are working hard to promote admissions for next semester. So far 10 students admitted for January admission and we are expecting another 7 or 8. The good news is we are getting some meritorious students with very good GPA. In the last semester we started extensive tutorial classes for the freshers as well as other students. We developed a separate schedule for conducting tutorial classes, which engaged our students 6 days a week for extra study. As a result, all students got highly satisfactory results on their end of term exams and none are now under probation. We now feel that we are making real progress with our new faculty.”
Alex Berland writes, “In late November, I visited IUBAT to meet with Dr. ASA Masud, Coordinator of the College of Nursing. I also met with the five IUBAT BSN graduates working in the College of Nursing, Shuvashish Das Bala, Mohammad Ali (Kiron), Tahamina Chowdhury, Md. Shahedul Chowdhury and Ariful Haque Tutul (L to R in photo). We had a round-table discussion about their initial experiences as educators. I explained that international faculty volunteers would continue to support the IUBAT College of Nursing, with the first expected in January 2016. Visiting faculty will mentor the IUBAT faculty, especially with clinical supervision of students. During that visit, I also interviewed a sixth candidate, a top student from the prestigious military nursing college. She has since been hired as the latest faculty member at the College of Nursing.”
