A team of experts from Yonsei University’s College of Nursing in Korea visited Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute (TashPMI) in Uzbekistan to conduct a capacity-building workshop for clinical nursing instructors and nursing eduacators. This workshop was part of the “Project for Education and Research Empowerment for Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute”, supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and organized by the Yonsei Institute for Global Health. The event took place at TashPMI from June 20 to June 22, 2024.
The workshop aimed to enhance the quality of clinical practice education for nursing students in Uzbekistan and strengthen the capabilities of clinical nursing educators. It was designed as a Training of Trainers (ToT) program, where trained leaders from major clinical practice institutions would train preceptors involved in student education at their respective institutions. Over two days, 27 participants, including nursing faculty from TashPMI and head nurses from five clinical practice institutions, attended the workshop, which was led by four experts from Yonsei University’s College of Nursing, including heads of nursing from Severance Children’s Hospital and Yongin Severance Hospital.
On the first day, the workshop introduced clinical nursing practice education models and discussed establishing a clinical practice system through academia-industry cooperation. The second day focused on the practical aspects of clinical nursing practice education. Key lecture topics included an overview of nursing practice education, clinical nursing practice education models, the role and practice of preceptors, clinical reasoning and nursing processes, ethics and professionalism in nursing practice, patient assessment, preceptor-student communication, and SBAR communication. A nursing manager from one of the clinical practice institutions expressed her appreciation, stating, “The educational content, such as pain assessment, was very useful for applying in nursing practice, and I look forward to sharing what I’ve learned with our hospital nurses.”
Shakhnoza Mukhamedkhanova, Dean of Nursing department at TashPMI, who co-organized the workshop, remarked, “Collaborating with Yonsei University’s College of Nursing has been a meaningful experience, as it strengthens the partnership between the university and major medical institutions to train competent nurses who contribute to the health of the Uzbek people through the recently implemented four-year nursing bachelor’s education.”
Additionally, a workshop was conducted to enhance the educational and research capacities of nursing faculty, focusing on the review of the newly revised four-year nursing curriculum introduced in 2023. Discussions were held on developing modules for educators, setting educational goals and competencies for TashPMI nursing education, developing student performance assessment tools, and progressing educational research projects.
As Uzbekistan transitions to a four-year nursing bachelor’s education program under the presidential decree, this workshop, organized by Yonsei University’s College of Nursing, is expected to significantly improve the quality of clinical practice education for TashPMI nursing students and strengthen the educational and research capacities of Uzbek nursing educators. This project, which will continue until 2027, includes advanced workshops for nursing educators and master’s degree training programs in Korea.
