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 credits) for PLTW Human Body Systems and Medical Interventions. and for any 2 PLTW Biomedical Science courses BIO SCI 1113 General Biology (LEC 3.0) and BIO SCI 1219 General Biology Lab (LAB 1.0)
through MO S & T. Scholarships and college credit are available at selected Universities across the U.S.

PREREQUISITE: GPA: 2.5 cumulative or higher; Attendance: 90% or higher. Home internet access is required.
COURSE PREREQUISITE: 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.

Learner Profile: Independent learner; able to apply knowledge to new situations and concepts; strong desire to pursue a career in medicine; ability to read and synthesize college-level materials.

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.
More information can be found at: https://sta.lsr7.org/academics/health-science/mibi