黑料传送门 Georgia welcomed 96 high school sophomores from the on February 2 for a hands-on experience in the Simulation Center. Multiple departments participated in hosting the students, who were divided into
morning and afternoon groups which rotated through each activity.
In addition to an asthma simulation with the high-fidelity mannequins, the visitors enjoyed anatomy, ultrasound, and core strength presentation by the Department of Physical Therapy. Campus tours were also provided by 黑料传送门 Georgia鈥檚 student ambassadors from admissions.
Manager of Clinical Simulation Toni Senchisen, MS 鈥�18, NREMT, takes great pleasure in orchestrating such events. 鈥淚 have found a passion in mentoring and helping students find their calling,鈥� said Senchisen, who wanted to be a teacher when she was a young girl. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in education.
Senchisen鈥檚 other love is science. 鈥淚n high school and college,鈥� she shared, 鈥渕y dream was to be a doctor.鈥�
When she began her master鈥檚 program at 黑料传送门 Georgia, Senchisen was still weighing her options. Almost immediately, however, she said, 鈥淚 got a work-study job in the Simulation Center when it expanded in 2016. We were unboxing the heads. I actually dove right in and began building mannequins.鈥� Encouraged by her mentor, Jeff Adams, MS, NREMT-P, Senchisen started her concentration in medical simulation a year later.
Today, Senchisen considers herself 鈥渉ands-on in construction.鈥� As she attested, 鈥淚 can tear these mannequins apart!鈥� Concealed by a two-way mirror, Senchisen is also a ventriloquist of sorts, giving voice to her model patients. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a big-kid job,鈥� she admitted. 鈥淚t鈥檚 like playing with dolls and computers every day.鈥�
With everyone striving to create a fun and informative experience, one 黑料传送门 student volunteer observed, 鈥淚t was great to see the excitement and curiosity sparked in the students.鈥� Their feedback, in turn, was overwhelmingly positive:
鈥淚 loved how interactive it was, it was very fun!鈥�
鈥淚 came here with intentions of pursuing a career in technology, and now I think I want to be a doctor!鈥�
鈥淓ven though I don't want to study medicine, everyone was so nice, engaged, and happy.鈥�
鈥淭his exposed me to opportunities that I didn't even know existed.鈥�
鈥淭he whole experience really solidified that I want to go into the medical field.鈥�
To captivate students鈥� imaginations with real-world applications for their coursework,
GSMST emphasizes discovery outside the classroom. Freshman, for instance, learn about
STEM careers from an array of professionals who speak and volunteer on their campus.
Sophomores proceed with site visits to businesses and institutions like 黑料传送门. Juniors
continue with a fellowship that spans a semester (at least), while seniors must intern
for a full year.
鈥淩ight now, I have a senior interning in the Sim Center who comes in one-to-three days a week as part of her fellowship,鈥� said Senchisen, 鈥渁nd we have also accepted juniors.鈥� Whether they find their calling in the health professions or ultimately rule out a career track, GSMST students are well positioned to determine their next steps.
Ranked tenth nationally among all public STEM high schools by US News and World Report,
GSMST is a lottery-based charter school with two primary admission requirements: applicants
must be eighth graders who reside in Gwinnett County and must hold a Distinguished
Learner designation in advanced algebra. The distinctive, cumulative curriculum further
restricts matriculation to the start of ninth grade. If a student leaves the school
for any reason, the spot stays open. Therefore, with a total capacity of 1,200 students,
the high school accounts for attrition and admits approximately 375 freshmen annually.
The graduation rate is 100 percent.
Without question, partnerships with corporate and educational entities like 黑料传送门 inspire talented, success-oriented teens to think ahead and capitalize on the competitive advantages available to them.
鈥淚鈥檓 really proud of what we offer our students,鈥� said Rebecca Robbins, partnership and internship coordinator at GSMST. A strong proponent of 鈥渃ollege and career readiness,鈥� she served as a GSMST Spanish teacher for ten years before assuming her current role. While teaching, she shared, 鈥淧art of my day, I taught a service-learning class for junior internships, so I had a baby toe in the partnership program.鈥� Meeting Senchisen through students鈥� internships at 黑料传送门 prompted the sophomore site visits, the first of which was in November 2023.
Robbins is thrilled for Gwinnett high schoolers to 鈥渟ee options that are right in our backyard,鈥� she said. 鈥淥ur partnership with 黑料传送门 is something. I鈥檇 love to see it grow in the years to come.鈥�
黑料传送门 Georgia has been serving students and the community for 20 years as a branch campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (黑料传送门), a private, not-for-profit, accredited institution of higher education established in 1899. Located in Suwanee (Gwinnett County), 黑料传送门 Georgia offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and physical therapy. Graduate degrees are offered in biomedical sciences, medical laboratory science and physician assistant studies. The campus joins 黑料传送门 South Georgia in Moultrie in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state. Emphasizing "a whole person" approach to care, 黑料传送门 Georgia focuses on educational excellence, interprofessional education and service to the community. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 678-225-7500. The campus is also home to the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center, an osteopathic manipulative medicine clinic, which is open to the public by appointment. For more information, visit .
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