The Miami Hurricane - Nov. 10, 2014

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INTERNATIONAL

HEALTH

Studying in the states

Simulation prepares campus for Ebola crisis

Campus attracts diverse student body BY SOPHIE BARROS STAFF WRITER

Sophomore Raneem Al-buaijan came to the University of Miami in August 2013 after receiving the Kuwaiti Merit Scholarship, a grant issued by the Kuwait Cultural Office that gives highachieving students from Kuwait the opportunity to study in a U.S. institution. UM was on the scholarship list for her electronic media major, so she decided to pursue the American higher education experience. Al-buaijan is one of the 2,739 international students pursuing a degree at UM, the third-most diverse university in the state according to the Open Doors 2013 report. Open Doors is an annual report compiled by the Institute of International Education, a nonprofit focusing on international education. When Al-buaijan came to UM in fall 2013, international students represented about 16 percent of the entire student body. “To be honest, at first I loved being here but could still see myself transferring somewhere like California,” she said. SEE INTERNATIONAL, PAGE 4

INSIDE BIG BREAK ACTRESS SHARES INSPIRATION BEHIND NEW ‘CARMEN’ ADAPTATION PAGE 8

MAKING A SPLASH SWIMMING & DIVING WINS HOME MEET AGAINST ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 9

HALLEE MELTZER // ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR SUITED UP: Coral Gables firefighters Ishmael Roig, Eldad Simovitch and Chris Mendizabal decontaminate each other after transferring an Ebola patient to the emergency room. The nursing school hosted an Ebola disaster preparedness simulation Saturday.

School of Nursing performs exercise BY EMILY DABAU ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR VIVIAN GARCIA CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Students dressed in coveralls, blue gloves and face masks rushed to help those frantically calling for help during an Ebola disaster preparedness simulation Saturday at the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies. The simulation

aimed to train students on the procedures for disease emergency protocol. The training was set up as an Ebola outbreak in the U.S. to provide realistic experience on how to perform during a widespread, uncontrollable emergency. Before the simulation, students were trained on recommended protocol from the Center for Disease Control. They also learned about Ebola symptoms, the history of the outbreak in West Africa and its progression in the U.S. To conclude the training session, they participated in the emergency exercise.

“I think it’s important to practice and simulate things that pose a real-life threat, like the Ebola situation going on in the United States and all over the world, and making sure that you’re prepared and that you can eliminate any risk or injury,” said Hannah Lubner, a senior majoring in health science who participated in the training. Participants were given note cards upon arrival stating symptoms and the role they were assigned.

SEE EBOLA, PAGE 2


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