Fifty Rockford High School Students Learn About Medical Professions
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Fifty elementary school students from STEAM Academy at Haskell came to UICOMR on May 9 to learn about the various aspects of the medical field. They visited the UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford to get a feel for what it’s like working and training in a real medical school.
Through the Learn and Educate through Actions to Diversify (LEAD) Medicine Program, UICOMR students teach fourth-and fifth-graders from STEAM Academy at Haskell about various medical professions at their school throughout the year and at their field trip to the campus. The program is funded through a grant from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois.
STEAM Academy at Haskell is a Rockford Public School District 205 special program for elementary students that integrates science and technology, interpreted through engineering and the arts, all based in mathematical elements.