Reaching the world
The Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio is a true citizen of the world with connections to projects and people from Europe to Asia to Africa. Our mission of optimizing nursing healthcare in the West Central Ohio region is served by casting a wide net to capture the best practices and most effective technologies wherever they are found. Also as the Nursing Institute expands in experience and expertise, we seek to share the lessons we have learned and the innovations we have developed as widely as possible.
Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio International Activities
Intern from France studies Nigeria
 Guillaume Prode, 19, from Nantes, France, spent four months at Wright State University in early 2011 as an exchange student. He did an internship for the Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio in which he studied Nigeria as a potential site for Nursing Institute projects. Article and photos.
Therapeutic robot from Japan
The PARO company of Japan developed an animated stuffed baby seal that reacts to its environment almost like a living pet. The company has entrusted the Nursing Institute with a PARO robot to test its suitability as a therapeutic tool for Alzheimer's patients and autistic youth. Article and photos.
Student interns from France
 Guiet and Jallerat were interviewed as they were are coming to the end of a four-month study and work exchange program that brought them from their home in Nantes near the west coast of France to the campus of Wright State University in the heartland of America. Article and photos.
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