Project Description
MISSION
The Global Nursing Program at MGH Global Health provides nursing education and promotes nursing leadership to increase the capacity of nurses and midwives to improve clinical outcomes for the populations they serve.
GLOBAL NURSING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
The Global Nursing Fellowship Program offers short-term fellowships to provide didactic instruction and clinical mentorship based on requests for specific clinical expertise from our partners. Fellows foster a sense of commitment to the global nursing community, elevate the role of nurses in delivering clinical care, and provide fundamental nursing education to advance nursing practice
Process
MGH Global Nursing works with clinical department leadership to identify nurses interested in living and teaching with our partners for up to three months. Priority for placement is given to nurses at least three years post licensure and who have been employed in their current service for at least two years. A demonstrated ability to work across and within diverse cultures and resource scarce settings is preferred. For more information about the Fellowship, contact the Global Nursing Program: msebert@partners.org.
Jennifer Neczypor, RN, MSN, CNM, FNP-C, graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 2017 with a dual certification in nurse-midwifery and family practice, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Global Health. She currently serves as a staff nurse-midwife at MGH and at Chelsea Health Center, where she aims to reduce health disparities through the provision of high-quality, empowering midwifery care and reproductive health services for immigrant and refugee women. Ms. Neczypor has worked in a variety of global settings, most notably serving as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Vanuatu from 2009-2011 and as a midwifery preceptor and educator in Dhulikhel, Nepal, in 2017, partnering with the NGO One Heart World-wide to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality through the training of skilled birth attendants. Her clinical interests include midwifery in low-resource settings, respectful maternity care, malaria in pregnancy, and family planning. In June 2019, she travelled to Lira, Uganda, as an MGH Global Nursing Fellow, assisting with training and program support for Lira University’s midwifery program.