As part of their course on medical decision making students in the University of Nebraska Medical Center High School Alliance toured two operating rooms and the emergency room at The Nebraska Medical Center recently.
The students donned surgical scrubs and masks, learned what it’s like to scrub in on a surgery, observed the variety of tools that are used during a hip replacement, and heard about the proper safety protocols doctors and nurses must follow to ensure a patient’s safety.
While in the ER, the students saw the latest technology used for trauma victims and stepped inside an ambulance. An emergency room nurse took the students step by step through the process of how patients are triaged and treated as they come in whether by ambulance or on their own.
The High School Alliance is a partnership between UNMC, eight metropolitan area school districts and an educational service unit. There are 36 students from 17 different high schools. The goal of the alliance is to give high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to take college-level courses in preparation for careers in health care.
Pictured from left to right:
1. Bellevue West students, Lauren Garcia, left, and Leah Whitney don surgical masks in preparation for their tour of the operating room at The Nebraska Medical Center.
2. Bill Lydiatt, M.D., professor in the otolaryngology-head and neck surgery department at UNMC, talks with Caleb Guern, Gretna High School, Henry Black, Abraham Lincoln High School, Council Bluffs, Josh Atwell, Westside High School, and Greg Willcockson, Burke High School, about the types of instruments used by surgeons.
3. Marquise Lindsey, Central High School, Kelsie Skow, Thomas Jefferson High School, Council Bluffs, look for veins in each other’s arms during a tour of the emergency room at The Nebraska Medical Center.
Through world-class research and patient care, UNMC generates breakthroughs that make life better for people throughout Nebraska and beyond. Its education programs train more health professionals than any other institution in the state. Learn more at unmc.edu.
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