The UC Davis department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine is committed to caring for its patients, serving its community, and guiding the next generation of healthcare professionals. We believe that community outreach is vital to engaging and encouraging our future generations. With this mission in mind, we have partnered with the California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) and Project Lead the Way (PLTW), a national nonprofit organization aimed at increasing STEM education, to introduce a new biomedical workshop to three high schools in the greater Sacramento area: River City High School, Antelope High School, and Pleasant Grove High School.
As part of this partnership, our team of anesthesiologists and residents visit each high school to provide an engaging curriculum, which includes lectures on pulmonary anatomy and physiology, workshops on inventing tools for endotracheal intubation, hands-on airway workshops, and a pathway to medicine panel. The students also visit UC Davis' state-of-the-art Center for Health and Technology, where they participate in real-life simulations and learn about standard anesthesia monitors, point of care ultrasound, and Basic Life Support. Our goal is to mentor and empower these young students to pursue health care professions by sharing our various paths into medicine, holding Q&A sessions about the pre-medicine educational track, and giving candid career advice. Our surveys indicate that students find our visits to be both educational and motivating. This partnership has allowed for an exciting opportunity for our local high school students to be exposed to the field of medicine, and specifically anesthesiology, early on in their educational pathway.
Making an Impact: New CSA Partnership with Project Lead the Way and UC Davis Department of Anesthesiology to Support Biomedical Curricula in Three Sacramento Area High Schools.
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PLTW Leadership:
Reihaneh Forghany, M.D. |
Viviana Ruiz-Barros, M.D. |
Amy Chen, M.D. |
Kevin Nguyen, M.D. |
Venea Omendac, M.D. |
Jorge Avila, M.D. |
Shane McGuire, D.O. |
Dr. Viviana Ruiz-Barros and Dr. Venea Omendac |
PLTW Leadership team & Thomas, RCHS teacher |
PLTW leadership demonstrates intubation |
Dr. Forghany talking to RCHS students |
Dr. Amy Chen & Dr. Viviana Ruiz-Barros |
Dr. Forghany and Dr. Omendac showing a student how to properly intubate a patient |
Group discussions at RCHS |
PLTW leadership enjoying their first class |
Dr. Forghany and Dr. Omendac demonstrating proper placement of intubation tube |
Antelope HS students silly photo :) |
Drs. Nguyen, Forghany, Chen and Ruiz-Barros |
Dr. Kevin Nguyen at Antelope HS |
Antelope HS students participate in PLTW |
Dr. Nguyen at Antelope HS |
Dr. Nguyen demonstrating proper intubation |
Dr. Forghany at Antelope HS |
PLTW leadership airway demonstrations |
Dr. Shane McGuire demonstrating the steps for Basic Life Support |
Dr. Forghany introduces transthoracic echocardiography to students |
Students practicing Basic Life Support |
Drs. Forghany, McGuire and Ruiz-Barros |
Drs. McGuire, Ruiz-Barros & Forghany, PLTW leadership |
Drs. Chen and McGuire prep for Pleasant Grove HS |
Drs. Forghany, McGuire and Chen in a UCD operating room |
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Drs. McGuire, Forghany and Chen, PLTW leadership |
Drs. Forghany, Nguyen and Chen at the PLTW launch event with CA Legislative Assembly |
Dr. Forghany and Dr. Nguyen recognition certificate |
Dr. Forghany |
Dr. Forghany, Nguyen & Chen |