Using augmented reality, high school students at Fairfax County’s West Potomac Academy looked inside human hearts and complete skeletons.
Filled with interactive displays and other tools that use augmented and virtual reality, the 45-foot-long bus provided an opportunity to learn more about healthcare job opportunities.
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The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Medi-Corps Program brought its Immersive Learning Center to West Potomac Tuesday morning.
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High school students at West Potomac Academy in Fairfax County, Virginia used augmented reality to look inside human hearts and complete skeletons.
WTOP/Luke Ruckert
High school students at West Potomac Academy in Fairfax County, Virginia used augmented reality to look inside human hearts and complete skeletons.
Filled with interactive displays and other tools that use augmented and virtual reality, the 45-foot-long bus provided an opportunity to learn more about healthcare job opportunities.
“Everyone seems to be more engaged than if they were in a classroom listening to a teacher lecture,” said Taralyn Bailey, a senior who wants to study pharmacology.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Medi-Corps Program brought its Immersive Learning Center to West Potomac Tuesday morning. Dozens of high school students with an interest in healthcare jumped on the bus to participate in interactive exercises highlighting different healthcare careers.
“We start with an injury on the soccer field. , to an EMT that takes you to a surgeon,” said Linda Zain. , Director of Strategic Partnerships, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. “And then we just line up and eventually end up in rehabilitation science.”
The new program at George Washington University will work with all Governor’s Academy of Health Sciences in Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington and Alexandria. The goal is to expose students to over 250 different health science professions, broadening their knowledge to many fields beyond just nurses and doctors.
I think showing them what they’re really going to do, especially if they don’t have time in their schedules to do internships or external training, is to show them. Rene Guerrero Lewis Dental Career Teacher of Fairfax County said:
The GWU team also brought in an iPad with augmented reality. This iPad explores human anatomy and allows students to fully explore other systems such as the nervous, circulatory and lymphatic systems.
“You can’t bring cadavers to students for dissection, but they can really do it with this incredibly powerful tool,” said Zain.
Bus will visit three more Fairfax County Public School academies in the coming weeks.
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