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Global Impact I am passionate about nursing, and I want to help nurses in Vietnam achieve the same level of nursing expertise that they have over here. – Tuong-Vi Ho, PhD ‘06 0K Education abroad scholarships awarded 32 Destinations
EMPOWER THE WORLD Clinical Professor Tuong-Vi Ho, PhD, fled war-torn Vietnam decades ago and started life over in the U.S., learning to be a nurse and a heath care provider. In 2012, as part of her role in our Center for Global Nursing, she led a TWU contingent back to her home country to take part in an exchange aimed at improving patient care and cross-cultural patient empathy in both nations. Similar relationships have been established with medical and educational institutions in China, Indonesia, Peru, Spain, Korea, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. She also produces two monthly TV health programs for an audience of nearly 40,000 Vietnamese in Houston, America’s second-largest Vietnamese community. PhD student Muchinka Peele is leading an effort to help people with disabilities in her native Zambia. A practicing physical therapist, Peele helped establish the country’s first multifaceted rehabilitation center and plans to train speech therapists in Lusaka.
