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.

 

 

 

Dr. Viviana Ruiz-Barros and Dr. Venea Omendac

Dr. Viviana Ruiz-Barros and Dr. Venea Omendac

PLTW Leadership team & Thomas, RCHS teacher

PLTW Leadership team and Thomas, RCHS teacher

PLTW leadership demonstrates intubation

PLTW leadership demonstrates intubation

Dr. Forghany talking to RCHS students

Dr. Forghany talking to RCHS students

Dr. Amy Chen & Dr. Viviana Ruiz-Barros

Dr. Amy Chen and Dr. Viviana Ruiz-Barros

Dr. Forghany and Dr. Omendac showing a student how to properly intubate a patient

Dr. Forghany and Dr. Omendac showing a student how to properly intubate a patient

Group discussions at RCHS

Group discussions at RCHS

PLTW leadership enjoying their first class

PLTW leadership enjoying their first class

Dr. Forghany and Dr. Omendac demonstrating proper placement of intubation tube

Dr. Forghany and Dr. Omendac demonstrating proper placement of intubation tube

 

Antelope HS students silly photo

Antelope HS students silly photo :)

Drs. Nguyen, Forghany, Chen and Ruiz-Barros

Drs. Nguyen, Forghany, Chen and Ruiz-Barros

Dr. Kevin Nguyen at Antelope HS

Dr. Kevin Nguyen at Antelope HS

Antelope HS students participate in PLTW

Antelope HS students participate in PLTW

Dr. Nguyen at Antelope HS

Dr. Nguyen at Antelope HS

Dr. Nguyen demonstrating proper intubation

Dr. Nguyen demonstrating proper intubation

Dr. Forghany at Antelope HS

Dr. Forghany at Antelope HS

PLTW leadership airway demonstrations

PLTW leadership airway demonstrations