Islane Louis earned her nursing degree in Haiti and started to work as a floating nurse at the ‘Hopital Sacree Coeur de Milot’. Shortly after, she was hired to be the site nurse for a ‘Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’ private destination in Haiti, and after about a year she was promoted to nurse manager of this clinic.

Islane was the co-chair of the first accredited private nursing school in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. She accepted a position of nurse coordinator in specialty services for the ‘Hopital Sacree Coeur de Milot’ and earned her BSN in 2015 and her MSN with emphasis on Leadership in Healthcare System in 2018, from Grand Canyon University.

Islane R. Louis is the interim nurse educator in inpatient psychiatry, at the University of Vermont Medical Center. She is also a Mental Health clinical instructor at the University of Vermont. She is a strong advocate for Mental health as well as a suicide competency facilitator for the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA). She also represents the State of Vermont in the New England chapter of APNA.

Islane won the Face of University of Vermont Medical Center Award in 2018 and Nursing Excellence Award from Kappa Tau, the Vermont chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, in 2021.

Her newest passion is to advocate for cultural competency in healthcare, to avoid health disparity. As an expert nurse with 23 years’ experience, Islane’s philosophy of care is rooted in her undeniable devotion to go hand-in-hand with patients on their journey to recovery.

– Deb

Islane’s story:

Islane’s experience with global nursing started in 2007 when she was introduced to Dr. Karen Schneider from John Hopkins Hospital, with the Mercy Medical Mission in Haiti. During this mission, the group went to the village of Labadee, Cap-Haitien, Port-au-Prince and Lagonave for pediatric mobile clinics and screening for children who need hernia surgery.

Islane was moved by the work and became a coordinator for Mercy Medical Mission in Haiti, to organize yearly mobile clinics for the team.

In 2009, Islane accepted a position as the nurse coordinator in specialty clinics in ‘Hopital Sacre Coeur de Milot’. In this position, Islane assumed the general administration of all specialty’s clinic at the Hospital. She coordinates with the CRUDEM foundation, the volunteers’ specialist team from Overseas — mostly USA.

Islane also coordinated the preliminary screening with onsite Doctors for volunteers’ clinic and surgical procedures. Islane worked conjointly with the Operating Room department to make the schedule for surgeries.

Islane advocated to empower the nurses at the hospital to play in active role in decision to improve patient outcome. Islane took advantage from volunteer nurses from oversees to offer professional development opportunities to the nurses.

Islane advocated to empower the nurses at the hospital to play in active role in decision to improve patient outcome. Islane took advantage from volunteer nurses from oversees to offer professional development opportunities to the nurses.

Islane Louis earned her nursing degree in Haiti and started to work as a floating nurse at the ‘Hopital Sacree Coeur de Milot’. Shortly after, she was hired to be the site nurse for a ‘Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’ private destination in Haiti, and after about a year she was promoted to nurse manager of this clinic.

Islane was the co-chair of the first accredited private nursing school in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. She accepted a position of nurse coordinator in specialty services for the ‘Hopital Sacree Coeur de Milot’ and earned her BSN in 2015 and her MSN with emphasis on Leadership in Healthcare System in 2018, from Grand Canyon University.

Islane R. Louis is the interim nurse educator in inpatient psychiatry, at the University of Vermont Medical Center. She is also a Mental Health clinical instructor at the University of Vermont. She is a strong advocate for Mental health as well as a suicide competency facilitator for the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA). She also represents the State of Vermont in the New England chapter of APNA.

Islane won the Face of University of Vermont Medical Center Award in 2018 and Nursing Excellence Award from Kappa Tau, the Vermont chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, in 2021.

Her newest passion is to advocate for cultural competency in healthcare, to avoid health disparity. As an expert nurse with 23 years’ experience, Islane’s philosophy of care is rooted in her undeniable devotion to go hand-in-hand with patients on their journey to recovery.

– Deb

Islane’s story:

Islane’s experience with global nursing started in 2007 when she was introduced to Dr. Karen Schneider from John Hopkins Hospital, with the Mercy Medical Mission in Haiti. During this mission, the group went to the village of Labadee, Cap-Haitien, Port-au-Prince and Lagonave for pediatric mobile clinics and screening for children who need hernia surgery.

Islane was moved by the work and became a coordinator for Mercy Medical Mission in Haiti, to organize yearly mobile clinics for the team.

In 2009, Islane accepted a position as the nurse coordinator in specialty clinics in ‘Hopital Sacre Coeur de Milot’. In this position, Islane assumed the general administration of all specialty’s clinic at the Hospital. She coordinates with the CRUDEM foundation, the volunteers’ specialist team from Overseas — mostly USA.

Islane also coordinated the preliminary screening with onsite Doctors for volunteers’ clinic and surgical procedures. Islane worked conjointly with the Operating Room department to make the schedule for surgeries.

Islane advocated to empower the nurses at the hospital to play in active role in decision to improve patient outcome. Islane took advantage from volunteer nurses from oversees to offer professional development opportunities to the nurses.

Islane advocated to empower the nurses at the hospital to play in active role in decision to improve patient outcome. Islane took advantage from volunteer nurses from oversees to offer professional development opportunities to the nurses.