Students and faculty across IU School of Nursing are committed to finding innovative ways to advance the health of the communities we serve. Whether you’re a faculty member or a student, you have opportunities to lead or participate in health promotion projects that are building healthier communities across Indiana.

Service learning through community service, volunteer hours for academic credit, and on-the-job training is a hallmark tradition of nurse education. Plus, IU School of Nursing clinical partnerships number in the hundreds and serve populations of people in all walks of life.

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Service learning pairs you with community services as a component of one or more of your nursing courses. For instance, residents outside of Bloomington in rural southern Indiana struggle with access to care. That’s why we’re working with partners like Southern Indiana Healthcare and the IU Center for Rural Engagement. People who might not otherwise have access to healthcare can see IUSON nurses.

Together, we’re changing lives through free regional clinics, home visits, and addiction treatment. IU nurses are delivering more than just health screenings. We're tackling some of southern Indiana’s biggest challenges, like diabetes, addiction, hypertension, and depression.

The work IUSON nurses are doing is about more than just academic credit. Service learning equips you to change lives, grow connections, and make contributions that positively impact the places we call home.

Around Bloomington, nursing students are traveling door-to-door to ensure rural residents have lifesaving care and, sometimes, just a friendly face to talk to.

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Located near 10th and Rural, the East Side Student Outreach Clinic is shrinking the healthcare gap by providing basic medical exams, tests, mental health, and more.

Open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the clinic operates in the heart of some of Indy’s lowest-income neighborhoods. IU School of Nursing students work on-site with medical, dental, social work, law, and half a dozen other partners and schools to provide much-needed healthcare at low or no-cost to patients and clinic supporters.

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