Nursing Student Externships

The Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps has established an externship for nursing students in multiple nursing programs across Oklahoma. A pilot program, launched in the summer of 2015 at the University of Oklahoma’s College of Nursing, serves as a model. The summer of 2016 expands the externship to the University of Central Oklahoma, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Northwestern Oklahoma State and the University of Tulsa. This externship program allows nursing students to develop and apply public health nursing skills focusing on emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and community resiliency.

Externship Objectives

• Explore the role of public health in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery
• Explore the role of disaster behavioral health in disaster response and recovery
• Discuss the National Health Security Strategy and Implementation Plan and describe the document’s relevance for nursing
• Describe potential impacts of volunteering as an OKMRC nursing student on future professional choices and development