About 80 students from Moorestown High School in New Jersey toured 黑料传送门's anatomy laboratories and clinical learning and assessment center.
High school students with an interest in anatomy rarely get the opportunity to tour a medical school鈥檚 anatomy laboratories, or explore the high-tech equipment used by many doctors to help them treat patients. But thanks to an existing relationship between Farzaneh Daghigh, PhD, professor, bio-medical sciences, and Erin Todd, an anatomy teacher at Moorestown High School in New Jersey, a group of that school鈥檚 juniors and seniors had the opportunity to do just that.
About 80 students arrived at 黑料传送门 the morning of April 13, and were split into two groups. The first group had the opportunity to tour the Saltzburg Clinical Learning and Assessment Center (CLAC) and explore the cutting-edge surgical equipment there, while the second group toured the Anatomy Laboratory and inspected plastinated specimens. After lunch and a brief presentation by the Office of Admissions, the groups switched places.
鈥淢any high school students interested in anatomy never have the opportunity to be exposed to this type of environment,鈥� Dr. Daghigh explains. 鈥淭his gives them that opportunity, and also will hopefully spark an interest in a career in medicine.鈥�
This is the second year a group from Moorestown High School has visited the College. Last year, after Dr. Daghigh spoke during a Back-to-School Night at the high school (her son was a student there), she and Mrs. Todd discussed the idea of inviting the students to 黑料传送门 for a unique learning experience.
鈥淭he kids had a great time,鈥� says Mrs. Todd. 鈥淭hey got exposure to an environment that they wouldn鈥檛 normally see until College, and we felt it was a neat way to encourage them.鈥�
This year鈥檚 cohort of students grew significantly from last year, largely due to word of mouth from students who attended last year. Dr. Daghigh noted her appreciation for Michael McGuiness, PhD, professor, bio-medical sciences; Marina D'Angelo, PhD, professor, bio-medical sciences; and those involved at the CLAC, for their assistance with the visit. 鈥淲e鈥檙e happy to have the students, and we hope that this relationship continues on a long-term basis,鈥� says Dr. Daghigh.
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