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AIMS Program Hosts Medical and Surgical Workshop

06/27/2023

Adventures in Medicine and Science (AIMS), the community outreach program for the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, recently hosted its annual Medical and Surgical Summer Workshop.

Students who took part in the Adventures in Medicine and Science (AIMS), annual Medical and Surgical Summer Workshop gathered for a picture. Submitted photo.

Students who took part in the Adventures in Medicine and Science (AIMS), annual Medical and Surgical Summer Workshop gathered for a picture. Submitted photo.

Almost 80 high school students from locally and around the country were onsite for 5 days at Young Hall learning from health care professionals about their areas of expertise.

Students got to observe an aortic aneurysm repair, an ACL repair, a UCL repair and experience arthroscopic surgery hands on. Students also heard from allied health professionals and the SLU forensic science department.

The group participated in several animal dissections as well as a biomedical engineering lab. The students also had the opportunity of working with SLU's SOM general surgery department spending time in the surgical simulation lab. 

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Adventures in Medicine and Science (AIMS) is a youth community outreach program that teaches human anatomy, medicine, health education and wellness to students. The annual Medical and Surgical Summer Workshop gave students a chance to learn about health care from professionals. Photo submitted.

Adventures in Medicine and Science (AIMS) is a youth community outreach program that teaches human anatomy, medicine, health education and wellness to students, both at our University campus location and online with our Distance Learning programs. With a combination of hands-on opportunities and auditorium presentations, students get a unique look at the human body. The program offers a prevention component that provides valuable information to students regarding health risks and how to avoid medical traumas. 

Since 1991, Adventures In Medicine and Science (AIMS) has provided anatomy, health and science education outreach to students in grade school through high school. The AIMS program is a component of Practical Anatomy and Surgical Education in Saint Louis University's School of Medicine Center for Anatomic Science and Education.