Mini Medical School Boot Camp & Interactive Experience

Saturday, April 20, 2024
8:00 am – 2:00 pm (local time)
Huntington Convention Center, Cleveland, OH

Application Deadline: Monday, March 25, 2024
Chair: James Butch Rosser, MD
Co-Chair: Clayton C. Petro, MD

Building on success of previous years, high school students from the Cleveland area and SAGES membership will have the opportunity to experience the wonderful world of medicine and minimally invasive surgery. With projected physician and surgeon shortages in the future, this program is timely and hopefully will promote early decisions to join our noble profession. The day is power-packed with expanded hands-on skill lab, and the Top Gun Interactive Experience. Both cognitive and skill competitions with awards and prizes will be offered. The SAGES Mini Medical School is designed to expose high school students to the field of Surgery through hands-on experience and simulation. Students will begin to appreciate that being in the OR is rewarding, important work, and fun. To maximize exposure, real-life surgeons/volunteers will mentor the students throughout the program. The Mini Medical School Experience is a power-packed extravaganza that provides fun with a purpose. Students will have the opportunity to show that they have the “right stuff” to join the ranks of physicians and laparoscopic surgeons. From video games that help decrease errors, to robots, to FLS and Top Gun surgical simulation drills. Make sure you do not miss this one-of-a-kind opportunity.

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“As a native of Northeast Ohio, I’m excited to bring this event home in order to foster excitement in medicine and surgery for our future health care heroes!”

Program:
07:30am – Registration/Check-in
08:00am – Welcome & Program Overview
08:30am – Hands-On Surgical Skill Development – Lab
12:30pm – Lunch
01:00pm – The Interactive Experience – Classroom
01:50pm – Evaluation, Prizes and Closing

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• The program is held on Saturday and therefore will not interfere with the school week.
• The program is of no charge to the students but there are only 100 spots available and each student has to submit an application.
• Submit Student Application Form to SAGES by Monday, March 25, 2024 to be considered for a spot in the boot camp.
• Please be aware that the student is NOT YET confirmed to attend until his/her teacher or counselor approves the application. After you have completed the student application form make sure to forward the link (the statement of support form) that has been emailed to you to the student’s teacher or counselor per instruction in the email.
• Teacher/counselor must fill in the statement of support and then forward to SAGES via email to [email protected].
• Selected students will be notified if they have been chosen to attend by Friday, March 29, 2024.
• The program is presented in English.
• Parents are responsible to get their children to the program and back home.
• Lunch will be served.
• The students will receive a certificate of participation as well as the possibility of winning special recognition awards.
• We also have School Support Letter available to download, you can share with high schools that may be interested in promoting this to their students.