• Biomedical Innovations (BI)
     
    Course Description:
    • In this capstone course, students apply their knowledge and skills to answer questions to solve problems related to the biomedical sciences. 
    • Students design innovative solutions for the health challenges of the 21st century as they work through progressively challenging open-ended problems, addressing topics such as clinical medicine, physiology, biomedical engineering, and public health. 
    • Students have the opportunity to work on an independent project and may work with a mentor or advisor from a university, hospital, physician’s office, or industry.
    • Students are expected to present their work to an adult audience that may include representatives from the local business and health care community throughout the course.
     
    Some of the Hands-on Activities students will do...
    • Identify a research topic or problem.
    • Conduct independent research with the guidance of a mentor from a scientific or medical institution or company.
    • Write a formal report of the research methods, results, and conclusions.
    • Present the research results to professionals from the scientific or medical community.