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  • 1.  Advanced High School Lab Visit

    Posted 6 days ago

    Hi all,

    I am currently planning a field trip for advanced high school students interested in STEM to visit our lab. They have hands on experience with ELISA, blood work + centrifugation, microbiology plating, histology + microtome, and genetics with chi-square. I am hoping to provide a hands-on experiencing that complements or expands on what they have learned without being underwhelming. Does anyone have experience with field trips or have a favorite hands on experiment on demonstration they can share?



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    Brooke Harlow Supervisor/Lead Med Lab Scientist/MedTechnologist
    Charleston WV
    (304)881-1290
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  • 2.  RE: Advanced High School Lab Visit

    Posted 5 days ago

    DNA extraction from a strawberry is a good easy one. You can even get small vials that they can keep the DNA in. We got small vials that we put on a inexpensive cord necklace they got to take home.

     

    Jill Johnston BS, CG(ASCP) CM

    ARUP Laboratories

    Cytogenetics Dept 391

     

     

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  • 3.  RE: Advanced High School Lab Visit

    Posted 5 days ago
    Edited by Helen Risser 5 days ago

    Wow, that's a lot of professional exposure for a cohort of high school students!

    One activity we've done that students in the 15+ age range appreciate is blood typing, I think because people enjoy learning things about themselves. There are kits you can order online, or you can assemble supplies from your own blood bank. Although that may or may not be viable depending on whether you're allowed to do finger pokes on minors for non-care related reasons.

    A low cost option that I've seen work for health-focused students is to give them a case study (make something up to avoid PHI issues). Case studies are good for bringing together different principles (e.g. patient assessment, anatomy and physiology knowledge, lab science, data interpretation) and making the science feel more "real" to students. I can talk about microbes all day long, but it's much more interesting to say "Jose is a five year old presenting to your clinic with a 3-day history of low grade fever, cough, and sore throat. How would you figure out what's causing his symptoms? What do you need to know to make a diagnosis and come up with a treatment plan?"

    If you have any particularly social MLS/MLTs, you could see if anyone is up for a Q&A session and just let the students ask whatever's on their mind.

    Good luck!



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    Helen Risser Technologist/Scientist, non-supervisor (CT,MLS,MT)
    Minneapolis MN
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  • 4.  RE: Advanced High School Lab Visit

    Posted 3 days ago

    When I was in high school they had career day. I was interested in science.  I got to go to a clinical lab and spent the day watching what they did. This totally made go into Medical Laboratory Technology.  So when I went to college they had a MT degree.  So, since there is a shortage of MT's I I think you should encourage young people to tour once in a while.  It might help those that follow you.



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    Marie Hudspeth Retired Medical Laboratory Technologist.

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