Greetings!
The sun is shinning, the birds are chirping and we are ready for spring! We hope you will find some valuable information and resources in this month's newsletter! Enjoy!
|
 MedStart Camp 2013 Attendees!
We have spent hours reviewing and scoring the 180 MedStart Applications that we received and we want to thank all the students for taking the time and interest to apply as well as all the teachers for helping us spread the word. We have selected 90 students to be part of the 2013 MedStart Camps taking place in Missoula, Bozeman, and Great Falls. We couldn't be more excited about the turn out! Thank you all again!
|
 South Central Region Healthcare Profession Scholarship
Applications are now available! This year's award is for $250.00, applications are due April 29, 2013.
Each year South Central Montana AHEC awards a scholarship to a graduating senior attending high school in the South Central Region that plans to pursue a degree in a health professions program of study at a Montana institute of higher education.
- Eligibile counties include: Beaverhead, Broadwater, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Madison, Park, Powell and Silverbow.
- The scholarship is awarded based on the student's interest and passion in pursuing a health care career and his/her desire to serve under-served populations and minorities in a rural or urban under-served setting.
To download application: click here |
|
Upcoming REACH Camps
 REACH camps are being planned across the state. Contact your regional AHEC office or click here for more information!
April 18:Teton Medical Center for Power, Dutton/Brady, Choteau, Bynum, Fairfield, and
Greenfield students
April 30: Sheridan Memorial Hospital for Plentywood students
May 1: Community Hospital of Anaconda for Anaconda students
May 6: St. Patrick Hospital for Loyola and Arlee students
|
 PSA Contests in Full Swing
AHEC offices in Missoula and Great Falls are currently accepting applications for their "Public Service Announcement" contests. Submission criteria is a little different for each office, so if you are interested please visit the regional AHEC websites for more information. Winning PSAs will receive prizes for their school! Missoula: www.wmtahec.org Great Falls: www.ncmtahec.org |
Students Excel in Science in the North Central Region
On March 13th at the Great Falls Civic Center, 6-12th graders got a chance to show off their science projects. Kailyn Dorhauer, Program Coordinator of the NorthCentral AHEC region, presented an "Outstanding Presentation in Medical/Healthcare in Honor of a Commitment to Rural Healthcare Excellence" award. The 8th grade award went to Cody Turan of Ulm, Montana. Cody's presentation focused on testing electrolytes in different sports drinks. Cody wants to become a Physical Therapist and is interested in working in rural Montana. The high school award was presented to Stephani Gliko and Brook Lindskog of North Toole County High School. Their presentation was titled "The Effect of Black Tea on Regeneration Rates of Dugesia Tigrina". Both Stephanie and Brooke are interested in pursuing healthcare degrees in Montana.
Congratulations, Cody, Stephanie, and Brooke!
  |
|
Health Science Teacher Online Training
The OPI Health Science teacher training has been converted from a classroom-facilitated professional development course to an online learning platform. This change was made in the hopes of reaching more teachers who could not participate in summer training due to other jobs or family commitments. To be eligible for this program, the teacher must be a licensed secondary science, or PE/Health Enhancement teacher with a collegiate course in Anatomy & Physiology.
Through a grant from Missoula College, the first cohort of teachers to sign up for this online training, scheduled for June 17-June 28th, will be able to participate free of charge. The deadline for this training will be May 30th.
For further inquiries or to sign up for this training; please email Renee Harris, Health Science Education Specialist, at Rharris3@mt.gov or call 406.994.6986. |
Infectious Diseases
We want to teach biology to high school students in a framework that is relevant to their lives. Disease provides this framework because it affects us all. In addition, educating students about disease will enable them to make informed choices about their health. Considering this, infectious disease is particularly relevant because of its continual impact on individuals and society; we can relate to the aches, pains, and fever resulting from infections, and these experiences can be used to engage students in real-life biology. The infectious disease module has been constructed around five key questions that an informed citizen will want answered in order to understand how infectious disease impacts them. The students will address each of these questions and then, for a final project, they will use them to understand an infectious disease of their choice.
|
|
Looking for a hands on activity in the classroom?
Try this "who done it" activity.
 Everyone loves a mystery, so put your students to work using various scientific methods to solve a murder or series of murders. This highly variable activity can be structured to your number of players, time limits, grade level, materials, etc. Solving a murder requires utilization of critical thinking skills that will integrate several science disciplines and flow across the curriculum.
To start solving a murder in your class room click here.
|
 Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery OR Live is a website that allows access to live surgeries from across the United States. Numerous surgeries are broadcast every month ranging in topics. If you have students interested in the operating room, or just interested in healthcare in general, have them check out this site! Watch a surgery in class! See first-hand what the operating room is like!
To watch the video of Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery: Click here
The site also contains video clips and highlights about various healthcare careers and medical issues. Definitely worth checking out! OR Live
|
|
This E-News is being sent to you by the Montana Area Health Education Centers (AHEC's) in order to open a dialogue among educators about Health Science Education for K-12 students of Montana.
Please contact us with your comments, ideas, questions or projects you'd like to see highlighted in future issues of this e-newsletter. And thank you for the work you do every day to inspire and support Montana kids!
Sincerely,
Montana AHECs (Area Health Education Centers)
|
|
|
| | |
|
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY!
Online Health Science teacher training. First group to sign up will get to do it for FREE.
Deadline: May 30, 2013.
Look in body of newsletter for more information. |
|
|
