On a rainy Wednesday morning, a team of students surround a 55-yearold patient's hospital bed as ... more On a rainy Wednesday morning, a team of students surround a 55-yearold patient's hospital bed as she winces in pain. One applies an oxygen mask, another focuses on calming her, while the third takes her vital signs. The students relay medical information to their team members, who record it on a large white board across the room. "Don't worry. We are going to help you, " one student calmly tells the patient. It looks like the scene in a crowded emergency room, with a few crucial differences. The doctors are 10th grade students at the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (EMK), a Horace Mann Charter School in Boston, MA. Instead of a hospital, their patient room is located inside Harvard Medical School, one of the nation's most prestigious medical institutions. Their patient? An interactive mannequin used at medical schools around the nation to simulate emergencies and clinical procedures. These students recently learned about the respiratory and circulatory systems in class. Inside the Harvard MEDscience program, their learning comes to life as they monitor their patient's heart rate and oxygen saturation.
On a rainy Wednesday morning, a team of students surround a 55-yearold patient's hospital bed as ... more On a rainy Wednesday morning, a team of students surround a 55-yearold patient's hospital bed as she winces in pain. One applies an oxygen mask, another focuses on calming her, while the third takes her vital signs. The students relay medical information to their team members, who record it on a large white board across the room. "Don't worry. We are going to help you, " one student calmly tells the patient. It looks like the scene in a crowded emergency room, with a few crucial differences. The doctors are 10th grade students at the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (EMK), a Horace Mann Charter School in Boston, MA. Instead of a hospital, their patient room is located inside Harvard Medical School, one of the nation's most prestigious medical institutions. Their patient? An interactive mannequin used at medical schools around the nation to simulate emergencies and clinical procedures. These students recently learned about the respiratory and circulatory systems in class. Inside the Harvard MEDscience program, their learning comes to life as they monitor their patient's heart rate and oxygen saturation.
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