Community Outreach
Make the community your classroom
You have a vast training ground for patient interaction and care.
We have several local partnerships where you can help people with their medical needs.
Discover the value of community, gain experience and build your confidence.
Partnerships
A preceptor (teacher/instructor) at your partnership site will supervise your role.
Assist a school nurse
Work with a school nurse in a local school district.
Do health assessments and screenings for health issues with students in grades K-12.
Teach good habits, assist in health education and learn new management skills.
Our students and faculty also give screenings in school districts that do not have a nurse on staff.
Camp Barnabas
You can complete your pediatric rotation by spending one week of your second summer of nursing school at Camp Barnabas. Help children of various ages and abilities.
A faculty member oversees every clinical rotational group. You’ll have one-on-one attention as you help campers have a great time.
Coalition of Health Communities
Host nursing wellness clinics on a weekly basis. Help at-risk populations within the Springfield area.
Current collaborations include:
- Victory Mission
- Harmony House
- The Kitchen, Inc.
- Isabel's House
- Catholic Charities Ministries
- The Salvation Army
You’ll work weekly at the site and meet your clients’ health care needs. These sites have no nursing or health care services available on a regular basis.
Do assessments, give referrals and provide education.
You’ll build trust with a client base who often experience poor health care delivery.
The Kitchen, Inc
The Kitchen, Inc. strives to end homelessness in the Ozarks.
In your role, you'll give health screenings, teach good health habits and assist in medical referrals. You'll work with individuals of all ages and those with many different needs.
MSU Care
Take part in clinical rotations and treat patients who do not otherwise have access to quality medical care.
With supervision from faculty in the school, you’ll work with a variety of patients in a dynamic environment.
MSU Care is a partnership between MSU and Mercy Hospital-Springfield.