Tag Archives: gynecologic teaching associate

CPR Director Isle Polonko Published in “The University of São Paulo Nursing School Journal” [“Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP”, REEUSP]

On June 28, 2021, CPR Director Isle Polonko’s article “Planning and implementation of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner course to assist victims of sexual violence: an experience report” was published in The University of São Paulo Nursing School Journal [Portugese: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, abbreviated as REEUSP]. The article was co-authored by […]

CPR Executive Director to Speak at International Forensic Nursing Conference

Isle Polonko, Executive Director

This week, August 5th through the 9th, the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais in Brazil in conjunction with SOBEF, the Brazilian Society of Forensic Nursing is to host their first conference on forensic nursing. It is an honor for Ms. Polonko to have been asked to speak on the use of Gynecologic Teaching Associates […]

CPR Executive Director Interviewed for SOBEF on Instagram Live

In May of 2019, Isle Polonko, Executive Director of Clinical Practice Resources for Training and Education, traveled to Aracaju, Brazil with colleague and SANE Program Director, Eileen Allen. The purpose of the trip was to set up the first ever Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program and the first ever Forensic Gynecologic Teaching Associate Program in […]

Virtual GTA Review Session at West Virginia University

During this time of crisis and programmatic shut downs, many programs and Universities are exploring the possibilities of virtual GTA and MUTA labs to meet student curriculum requirements. This is a difficult prospect. At its core, the intention of GTA MUTA programming is to create safe space where learners can participate in a live, hands-on […]

First Ever Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program and Forensic GTA Program in Brazil

GTA work has been utilized in Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training for many years to instruct and review the components of the pelvic examination necessary to complete the sexual assault forensic evidence collection kit on a sexual assault survivor. However, in the past several years, the specialized skills of GTAs have been utilized in […]