Day 4 & 5 of Summer Springboard (Session 1):
Student Quote:
“I decided to come to Summer Springboard figure out whether I enjoy medicine and would like to make a career out of it.”
Highlights:
- Tour of Congress:
- All students view the historic areas of the Capitol on a guide-led tour. The tour includes visiting the Crypt, the Rotunda, and National Statuary Hall.
- Medicine & Healthcare Activity – Mass Casualty Simulation
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The students ran through procedures for dealing with an excess of wounded patients in a simulated case of a bomb going off in a city.
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They learned how to assess injuries and set up triage.
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- Trial Law Excursion – Site Visit & Investigation:
- Students begin trial preparations with visit to real accident scene to collect case facts through visual assessment and completion of accident scene investigation form.