東京慈恵会医科大学看護学科の佐藤紀子先生の大学院生の方々のシンポジアムにお邪魔しました。佐藤先生の教え子でもあり、ハワイでも看護の臨床・教育で活躍されている飯室千恵子さんがシンポジアムでお話をするというのでついて行ったのですが、せっかくの機会だということで自己紹介も兼ねて私もアメリカのホスピスケアについてお話しさせていただきました。シンポジアムは看護の分野ではない私にでも興味深いもので、大変勉強になりました。日本の看護師さんたちはとても勉強熱心です！

Dr. Morita visited with Professor Noriko Satoh at The Jikei University School of Nursing and joined a symposium with Professor Satoh’s graduate students on December 21, 2019. One of Dr. Morita’s friends, Chieko Iimuro, RN, works as a nurse in Hawaii. As one of Professor Satoh’s former students, Ms. Iimuro was asked to speak at the symposium on the topic of nursing education in the United States. She kindly invited Dr. Morita to join them and share Dr. Morita’s professional training and experience with hospice care in Honolulu, Hawaii. The content of the symposium was extremely informative and each student worked hard on their presentations. Dr. Morita sincerely thanks Professor Satoh, Chieko Iimuro, RN, and the graduate students for allowing her to participate in their class.