Nursing students at the Bermuda College are getting opportunities to work with specialists from the Lahey Hospital and Medical Centre through a new partnership.

According to a college spokeswoman, representatives from Lahey collaborated with the College’s Nursing Education Team recently to seek educational opportunities for students in the Associate of Science in Nursing programme.

Director of Nursing Education Kathy-Ann Swan said: “We all recognised that there were opportunities to advance our interest in healthcare. Bermuda College, from the nursing education perspective and Lahey from the clinical practice and research. “Sharing best practices and utilising subject experts is mutually beneficial as our students are able to get access to some of the very best in specialised medicine and practice as an integral part of their curriculum.”

Students and nursing lecturers will be assisting with blood sugar and blood pressure screenings at the health fair focusing on diabetes at Bermuda College on November 7, while Lahey will partner with another top quality Boston-based hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, to broadly address these difficult chronic disease issues.

The goal of the fair is twofold, with the public receiving the opportunity to learn about maintaining healthy habits to avoid and deal with chronic conditions, while medical professions will be urged to continue their medical education and maintain their credentials.

Linda Moulton of Lahey said: “We hope this is the first of many collaborations between Lahey and the Bermuda College Nursing Programme. We are honoured to work with the College and the great group of students with whom we share a passion for great heath care in Bermuda.”