7640 Biomedical Innovation

7640    Biomedical Innovation                         (BioMed 4)                   Grade: 12                                 1.0 Credit        

Students design innovative solutions for the health challenges of the 21st century. They work through progressively challenging open-ended problems, addressing topics such as clinical medicine, physiology, biomedical engineering, and public health. Students will job shadow in a field of interest or work on an independent project with a mentor from a university, hospital, or research institution.  At the end of the course, students are expected to present their work to the public at a symposium at the Lewis and Clark Public Library. This course is designed for 12th grade students.

Prerequisite(s):  7630-Medical Interventions -OR- three science classes/Concurrently Enrollment.