In the field
The people. The practice.
The connections.
Simulation, clinical observation, and conversations across cultures. Explore moments from the program and what participants took from the experience.
Practice brings learning to life
Participants work together during a patient-transfer training exercise.
Connection
Relationships that carry learning forward
At a lunch meeting with the Global Health team, participants learned about the team's global health work and introduced Lifeline Beyond Borders' purpose and vision.
LBB values building connections across countries and organizations alongside learning from knowledge and experience. This exchange broadened perspectives on international nursing and global health, while creating opportunities for future connections and collaboration.
Learning from the 2026 experience
What stayed with participants
Themes from three participants’ written evaluations show how practical experiences prompted new questions about nursing, leadership, and learning.
Disaster readiness made tangible
Participants highlighted evacuation, triage, and decontamination exercises. The experience prompted reflection on protecting healthcare teams and adapting disaster training to settings in Japan.
A stronger focus on why
Participants described a desire to strengthen assessment and clinical reasoning, ask questions when something is unclear, and better understand the rationale behind care decisions.
Leadership that fits the situation
One participant reflected on moving beyond a fixed idea of leadership, adapting to the team’s needs, and beginning change through their own learning and actions.