Biomedical Innovation
Course began at Todd County High School Spring '13. In this capstone course students will design innovative solutions for the health challenges of the 21st century. This course is all project based - there is no ECA for BI.
PREREQUISITES: Principles of Biomedical Sciences, Human Body Systems, and Medical Interventions
PREREQUISITES: Principles of Biomedical Sciences, Human Body Systems, and Medical Interventions
Mission 1 - Design An ER
In the first mission students design an innovative emergency medicine delivery system. This Spring students to a field trip to Indian Health Services (IHS) and learned about the major challenges they face in the local hospital. Students got to tour the Emergency Room with Dr. McCabe and design their hospital for Rosebud. Below students are sharing their ER designs with Nursing Students from SDSU.
Mission 7 - Forensic Autopsy of a Pig
Mission 7 is two fold: First, students examine a fetal pig using the same protocol as a human autopsy, including examination of the tissues, organs, systems, and body fluids. Then they create a fictitious death scenario and showcase the clues left behind in the body to tell the story of how the fictional person died through an autopsy report, medical history forms, and other documents of their choosing. Below are pictures from the students' autopsies.
Mission 2 - Investigating Human Physiology
In this mission students had to design, conduct, and analyze a scientific investigation to test a physiological response on one or more body systems. Below pictures the students carrying out their experiments. Students used Vernier sensors to measure respiration, heart rate, and muscle fatigue. They will produce a poster presentation of their work, similar to projects they will do in their college science courses.
University of South Dakota AOA Medical School Students help mentor our TCHS Seniors
Pictured to the left are students in the Biomedical Innovations course with 4th year medical students who are part of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society student group at USD. This year the AOA student group is working to organize a student project to work with Native American youth, having discussions about relevant healthcare-related topics. The AOA group came and worked with students on their laboratory experiments and we will be traveling to Vermillion to visit the medical school, see the gross anatomy lab, and visit with additional medical school students March 14th-16th.
Another important goal of the partnership with AOA is to identify students who have an interest in pursuing a career in any healthcare-related field and giving them more information about careers in healthcare and resources available to them that can help them attain their goals. In order to accomplish this goal we are working on setting up a mentor program.
We are so grateful of the opportunity to partner and work with USD Medical Students!
Another important goal of the partnership with AOA is to identify students who have an interest in pursuing a career in any healthcare-related field and giving them more information about careers in healthcare and resources available to them that can help them attain their goals. In order to accomplish this goal we are working on setting up a mentor program.
We are so grateful of the opportunity to partner and work with USD Medical Students!
Mission 3 Design of a Medical Innovation
In this mission, students will develop a design proposal including a model or prototype for their chosen solution. They will also be responsible for designing a marketing plan to pitch their chosen solution to potential investors. This unit will be modeled off of the TV show Shark Tank.
Mission 4 Investigating Environmental Health
Students will evaluate environmental conditions here in Rosebud Reservation and design an action plan to increase awareness, monitor resources or individuals in the community, improve conditions, and ensure a clean and safe environment.
Mission 5 Combating a Public Health Issue
The purpose of this mission is to give students experience with grant writing. Students will write a detailed grant proposal outlining an intervention plan for a particular disease, illness, or injury.