A new program will take local students into the OR for the ultimate anatomy lesson, with the goal of inspiring them to pursue careers in medicine.
Starting next month, “The Pulse of Surgery” program will give students from Louisville and Southern Indiana an opportunity to view at least 12 surgeries, then talk with the surgical teams, according to a Jewish Hospital news release.
Students at the Louisville Science Center will watch live open heart and minimally invasive heart surgeries from Jewish Hospital’s operating rooms via a broadband broadcast.
Topics will range from specific procedures and cardiovascular diseases to medical careers.
Adapted from a program in Chicago by Dr. Mark Slaughter, professor of surgery and chief of the division of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the University of Louisville, Pulse of Surgery is designed to encourage students to pursue courses in science, technology, engineering and math-related subjects.
Joanna Haas, executive director of the Louisville Science Center, said in a news release that the program is designed to “increase science literacy among middle and high school students. By engaging them in doing science – witnessing a surgery in real time and interacting with the medical staff – we hope to increase their interest in pursuing future science careers.
The $300,000 program is funded by contributions including $100,000 from the Greater Louisville Medical Society, as well as contributions from donors to the Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Foundation.
The Jewish Hospital surgical team includes:
Mark Slaughter, M.D., cardiothoracic surgeon and director of the heart transplant and mechanical assist device program at Jewish Hospital and associate medical director of the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute.
Ultimate reality TV: “Pulse of Surgery” to take students into the OR
A new program will take local students into the OR for the ultimate anatomy lesson, with the goal of inspiring them to pursue careers in medicine.
Starting next month, “The Pulse of Surgery” program will give students from Louisville and Southern Indiana an opportunity to view at least 12 surgeries, then talk with the surgical teams, according to a Jewish Hospital news release.
Students at the Louisville Science Center will watch live open heart and minimally invasive heart surgeries from Jewish Hospital’s operating rooms via a broadband broadcast.
Topics will range from specific procedures and cardiovascular diseases to medical careers.
Adapted from a program in Chicago by Dr. Mark Slaughter, professor of surgery and chief of the division of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the University of Louisville, Pulse of Surgery is designed to encourage students to pursue courses in science, technology, engineering and math-related subjects.
Joanna Haas, executive director of the Louisville Science Center, said in a news release that the program is designed to “increase science literacy among middle and high school students. By engaging them in doing science – witnessing a surgery in real time and interacting with the medical staff – we hope to increase their interest in pursuing future science careers.
The $300,000 program is funded by contributions including $100,000 from the Greater Louisville Medical Society, as well as contributions from donors to the Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Foundation.
The Jewish Hospital surgical team includes: