MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS/BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION PLTW

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Grade: 11-12

Credits: 3 units, 1.5 Fall Semester, 1.5 Spring Semester 

College Credit: UCM BIOL 1510 (4 hrs credit available to eligible students), Missouri S&T BIO SCI 1113, 1219 (4 hrs credit available to eligible students)

Prerequisite: GPA: 2.5 cumulative or better; Attendance: 90% or better; Reading/Writing: 10th grade level; Science: PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science and PLTW Human Body Systems preferred or two of the following science courses: Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, or other related sciences with a B- or higher.

Requirements For Clinical Placement: Upon approval in the program, a negative drug screen and TB skin test results (at student expense), background check and proof of immunizations.

PLTW Medical Interventions Students investigate the variety of interventions involved in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease as they follow the lives of the Smith family. Students conduct laboratory experiments while exploring the medical science of how to prevent and fight infection in the human body, how to extract and evaluate the code in human DNA, how to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, and how to determine and treat organ failure. Students are exposed to a wide range of interventions related to bacterial infections, surgery, genetic engineering, pharmacology, medical devices, and diagnostics. Students study real world medical interventions. 

PLTW Biomedical Innovation In this capstone course students design and conduct experiments related to a series of Biomedical science problems including Emergency Medicine, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Environmental Science, Molecular Biology, Forensic Science, and Laboratory Research. Students may work with a mentor or advisor from a university, hospital, or physician's office, as they complete a Team Research Project of their own design.. Students submit their Team Research Project along with other BI students in the metropolitan area to a team of medical professionals. Scholarships are awarded to top winners. Students completing all four PLTW Biomedical courses receive a STA/PLTW embroidered white coat at a white coat ceremony that recognizes them for completing this 4-year program.

Students must provide their own transportation for off-campus lab/shadowing experiences. Clinical/ shadowing experiences are dependent on the guidelines at partner locations. 

More information can be found at: https://sta.lsr7.org/mibi