by Taylor Kristufek | May 31, 2023 | Study Abroad
Traveling has always been one of my favorite hobbies, but due to the rigorous course load for nursing majors, I never thought studying abroad in college would be an option for me. That changed when I discovered Kent State University’s Florence Health Institute summer...
by Kent State University Nursing Students | Jul 29, 2019 | Study Abroad
Before our last week in Florence came to an end, we visited the ‘Ospedale degli Innocenti’ or ‘Hospital of the Innocents’ which now houses the ‘Museo degli Innocenti’ or the ‘Museum of the Innocents’. The museum and hospital were built by Filippo Brunelleschi and...
by Mariah Gibbons | Jul 24, 2019 | Study Abroad
We had the opportunity to visit the Mensa, a college cafeteria not far from the Kent State University Florence campus. The building was covered in graffiti, had raggedy couches lining the outside walls and seemed to be deserted. We had no idea what to expect. Inside,...
by Mariah Gibbons | Jul 23, 2019 | Study Abroad
We visited the pathological wax museum, Museo Biomedical in Careggi Hospital, the main hospital in Florence. Michaelangelo’s art students used to assist physicians in understanding the human body by examining corpses, along with fetal specimens, and replicating them...
by Mariah Gibbons | Jul 15, 2019 | Study Abroad
While attending the Florence Health Institute, we have enjoyed long weekends every week which has allowed us to travel and explore. Our first weekend in Italy was very eventful! Half of our group traveled to Cinque Terre, while the other half chose to visit Viareggio,...
