NURSING SCHOOL

October, 2024, marks the start of the sixth year of the nurses training program. Since the training started in 2019, three classes have graduated. All students have passed. Each year the school has between 65-70 students across the first year, second year, and third year of the program.

In 2022, the government started a new training program called, “Technicien de la Sante Communautaire”, which is Technician in Community Health Care. These professionals will be sent out to the villages Health posts and play a BIG role in teaching preventive health care.

When the students pass the national exam, they are free to work anywhere in Guinea.  With the growth of Hope Clinic and the opening of the new satellite clinic in Gueasso, we are able to hire some of these students. Currently, 13 former students work at Hope Medical Center.

Official Nurses training program at Hope Medical Center

Our School has been officially recognized by the Guinea Government. At graduation the students will receive a nationally recognized Diploma of Nursing.

The national program is a three year program at the end of which is a national final exam.  The first year of the nursing school is mostly course work, going back to basics and also learning new medical information and skills.  The second year is mostly classes that includes a two month internship at Hope and work one day a week at Hope.  The third year will be half days of classes and half days working at Hope Clinic gaining experience.  Classes are taught in French to improve reading, writing and comprehension skills.  Another class that is taught all three years is math.  Math is important in nursing mostly for calculating dosages.  Bible classes are taught all three years to help students improve their relationship with their Creator and for them to learn God’s view of compassion, healing, suffering, salvation, the value of a human life, and what happens after death.  Classes are taught by Hope Clinic staff, two full time staff at the Nursing school, and some professionals and missionaries working in Guinea.

Hope started to treat patients in September 2003.