Students from the Veterans Memorial High School (VMHS) HOSA Chapter recently combined some college and career exploration with some major hands-on activities. They participated in the Science Expo at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC in San Antonio.
In their first session of the day, students heard a lecture by a UTHSC scholar who is conducting research in neuroscience. In their second session, students learned about the cardiovascular system and participated in activities such as electrical and manual blood pressure, EKG analysis, and comparing regular and irregular heartbeats. The third session consisted of presentations by medical students in their specific areas of study.
During this trip, students also had the opportunity to learn how to intubate, listen to bowel sounds, check the pulse on a simulation dummy, suturing small wounds on the arms and legs of a dummy.
Pictured are: Mirna Rodriguez, Cassandra Galvez, Jocelyn Zapata, Sandra Vega, Jackie Alaniz, Dania Rodriguez, Amber Cruz, Hiram Duran, Kimberly Garza, Leylany Castillo, Gabriel Lozoya, Samantha Gracia, Valeria Garcia, Albert Casanova, Rosa Garza, Kage Sanchez, Juan Garcia, Christian Morales, Brandon Mendez, Elizabeth Gonzalez, Jennifer Gonzalez, David Moreno, Kellen Shults, Eric Gandaria, Isaac Martinez, Nicholas Dooley, Andres Vasquez, Armando Luna.