Pre-Med Lab: How the Body Works

Pre-Med Lab: How the Human Body Works

Sunday, July 21st to Friday, July 26th Pre-College Summer 2024

Learn more about this program!

Course Description

Pre-Med Lab: How the Human Body Works

Have you ever been to the hospital and were curious about what the information on the various monitors means? What does this information tell health professionals, and how can it be used to diagnose disease? In this course we will explore the endocrine, neuromuscular, and cardiovascular systems in both health and disease. You will gain hands-on experience recording and interpreting common vital signs including EKGs for heart activity, EMGs for muscle activity, and blood pressure using a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope. Using these skills and the information you will learn in this course, you will diagnose various diseases based on case studies of patient symptoms and conduct your own authentic research project.

Open to students entering Grade 10, 11, or 12 in the fall.

Meet the Professor

Dr. Kurt Lucin Dr. Lucin is interested in how cells of the immune system influence diseases of the nervous system. Before coming to Eastern, Dr. Lucin was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University. He earned his Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Science with a specialization in neuroscience and immunology from The Ohio State University. His research interests include the role of immune cells in Alzheimer's disease progression. He also loves teaching Anatomy, Physiology and Histology.

Draft Class Schedule

Schedule is Subject to Change

Monday	Endocrine system lecture Endocrine Case studies lab
Tuesday	Neuromuscular system lecture Recording EMGs and muscle properties lab
Wednesday	Heart lecture Recording and understanding EKGs lab
Thursday	Blood pressure lecture Recording and understanding blood pressure lab
Friday	Biomedical research lecture Conducting student research projects Group presentations of student projects - afternoon

Schedule at a Glance

Weekly Schedule Monday thru Friday

8:30am - 9am	Breakfast
9:15am - 12:15pm	Class
12:15pm - 1pm	Lunch
1pm - 1:50pm	Optional Activities
2pm - 4pm	Class or Workshop
4pm - 5pm	Free Time
5pm - 5:45pm	Dinner
6pm - 9pm	Social Programming
10pm	Room Checks

2pm - 4pm Closing Ceremony on Friday