Student Nurses Head to Hospital in Hanoi then AO Orphanage

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Budding nurses head to Hanoi

Ten St Albans student nurses have headed to Vietnam for work experience. 87565 Picture: CONTRIBUTED

25th September 2012 - KELLIE McWilliam has always been passionate about nursing.

Now, the Victoria University student is heading to Vietnam to share those skills with the local community.

Kellie is one of 10 St Albans campus students who will volunteer in the National Paediatric Hospital in Hanoi before heading to an orphanage for the child victims of Agent Orange and spending time at a non-government organisation that gives trafficked children an education.

Co-ordinator and study tour leader Dr Sue Kristy said the tour was no holiday, with students pushed physically, academically and emotionally.

But Dr Kristy said the tasks would only improve the ability of the young nurses to work in the challenging world of medicine. read more>>>