Last December, Prof. Melissa Geist and Assoc. Prof. Jennifer Mabry led a group of grad and undergrad students on a nursing outreach visit to the village of Punta Gorda, Belize in Central America. The group partnered with START CPR to provide Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training for 20 doctors and nurses – now certified by the American Heart Association for adult critical care.
In March, Geist’s team plans to return to facilitate the Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support (PALS) training and certification for the healthcare providers.
To help support this pediatric critical care outreach initiative, please email Professor Geist at behealthy@tntech.edu for more information.