Hello and welcome back to my blog!
After reading Sheri's most recent blog post, http://healthcaredistancelearning.blogspot.com/
I must admit that she inspired me to look for other institutions that are providing innovative health and medical distance learning programs .
As a science educator, I wondered how other colleges and universities were doing in this arena. The best one I've found so far is Penn State's Surgery Live!.
On March 5, 2009, the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts and Penn State Medical Center announced the launch of an innovative partnership designed to stimulate the interest of high school students in health care careers. The Science Center will make it possible for students with aptitude and interest to "enter the operating rooms" of Penn State Hersey Medical center through interactive high definition videoconferencing technology.
As Sheri discussed in her post a physician shortage is anticipated and action has to be taken to insure that there are enough doctors available in our futures, as the population ages.
Surgery Live! gives high school students a closer and more intimate insight into the life and career of a physician by providing audio/video exchanges and discussions with a real time surgical team of professionals. The goal is to inspire young people to pursue medical careers.
I know that as a high school student, I would have devoured this opportunity, even if I did not go on to pursue a career as a physician, I think I would have been inspired to pursue a career in health care!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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Diane, this is a great find! I couldnt' agree more that had this kind of info been available years ago, I would likely have pursued a clinical career!
ReplyDeleteHopefully this will help to attract the best and the brightest to medicine in the future. As physician reimbursement goes down and expenses continue to increase, there is certainly a possiblity of intellectual brain drain if top tier students opt for more lucrative careers.
Thanks for sharing this, Sheri