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Fourth-grade students from Holy Name Elementary School entered the Davis Global Center on a field trip earlier this year, the display rotating human organs,\u00a0heart, lungs and more in the atrium\u2019s three-story screen prompted a chorus of \u201cooohs\u201d and \u201caaahs\u201d from the youngsters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The student\u2019s excitement continued in the holographic theater, where a three-dimensional recording of University of Nebraska President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, welcomed them all to campus. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Medical student Logan Anderson demonstrates stethoscope usage at the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The group was visiting UNMC as the culmination of \u201cMini Medical School.\u201d The event built on two prior classroom lessons at Holy Name, led by UNMC medical student Riley Kilzer and his peers, on the circulatory and respiratory systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsored by the UNMC College of Medicine, Office of Strategic Initiatives and Division of Medical Pathway Initiatives, the Mini Medical School experience included hands-on rotations coordinated by the iEXCEL team, featuring simulation technology that included an auscultation skills activity — practicing stethoscope placement and learning the difference between normal and abnormal heartbeat sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students also participated in interactive learning with the UNMC Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, exploring ultrasound imaging of joints and microscopic views of knee tissue affected by disease.  <\/p>\n\n\n

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The Holy Name students worked with iEXCEL’s interactive iWalls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Medical students from Recruit, Encourage, and Advance Careers in Healthcare (REACH) and Students for Mentorship and Resourceful Teaching (SMART)\u00a0helped\u00a0coordinate\u00a0logistics\u00a0and\u00a0volunteered\u00a0throughout the visit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had inspirational role models who showed me how awesome a health care career could be,\u201d said medical student volunteer Jack Paradis. \u201cThis was an awesome way for me to share my love for science with the next generation.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy Name teacher Deborah O\u2019Malley observed a noticeable impact on her students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany of my fourth graders do not initially see careers in science or medicine as possibilities for themselves,\u201d she said. \u201cSeeing medical students and doctors, using real medical tools and participating in authentic learning experiences helps students realize these careers are achievable and relevant to their own lives.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe UNMC staff, faculty and student participation made a big difference in how successful the event was,\u201d said Liliana Bronner, PhD, assistant dean of medical pathway initiatives. \u201cAlthough this was a pilot test visit in engaging students this age, I hope we can spark interest in the college to continue more early medical career exposure for students across our Omaha metro area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Holy Name student works at a 3D screen at the Mini Medical School event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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