UNH nursing students traveled to Panama during their summer break to gain hands-on experience in global health. The week-long trip in May was organized by the nursing department’s global health care group in collaboration with Kambia, an organization that partners with Global Brigades to provide international service opportunities focused on healthcare. Assistant Professor Gibran Mancus, who led the trip, says the experience was open to first- and second-year nursing students and provided them an opportunity to gain clinical experience internationally. “There’s a real challenge for primary health care in Panama,” Mancus says. “They technically have universal health care, but it's primarily in Panama City, and it’s very difficult for people in rural areas to get to Panama City. This program helps to bridge the gap between primary care and the needs of people in rural areas.”