Starting this
summer, and continuing through the winter, The University of Colorado School of
Medicine is offering both on-line and in-person pre-med programming to help
your students prepare for their careers in health care.
On-line options include a Virtual Shadowing Nano Course in Emergency Medicine as well as a course in Basic Wilderness First Aid. The Virtual Shadowing course is a series of 5 classes in which your student will watch over the shoulder of one of our physicians, nurse practitioners, or PAs as s/he goes bedside in the ED to assess and diagnose a simulated patient. The video is followed-up by a series of questions posed to the student and then a summary by the physician. A short quiz on the topic addressed finalizes each class. The first of the "e-shadowing" sessions is up and ready for student learning. The virtual shadowing videos are free and if so desired, after successfully completing all five, students can apply for a Certificate of Completion from the University of Colorado School of Medicine for a $50 fee (covering our costs of producing the videos). Those interested in viewing the first video series please email Bre McKercher at Breanna.McKercher@cuanschutz.edu for a link.
Another
on-line option is Basic Wilderness First Aid. This approximately
12 hour course covers a wide variety of austere medicine topics and is perfect
for students interested in rural medicine, global health, disaster medicine,
and of course, wilderness medicine. More info can be found at www.coloradowm.org/courses/pre-med/....
In terms of in-person learning, if your school is starting late this fall and/or you are looking for some additional hands-on pre-health learning opportunities over the winter break we have a number of hybrid Emergency & Wilderness Medicine classes that can fit the bill. All the classes include Wilderness First Responder and CPR certifications and are taught by School of Medicine faculty. The classes offer optional academic credit and all have need-based scholarships covering 100% of our fees. Students can enroll risk free with no question asked refunds up to 30 days prior to the start of the class. Early bird discount for our September class through August 15, and October 31 for winter classes! More info about the classes, including links to scholarship and registration pages, at www.coloradowm.org/product-category/pre-med.
- September 9-17: Colorado
- December 16-23: Ithaca, NY
- January 2-10: Colorado
For additional
information about any of these offerings please contact Bre at BreannaMckercher@cuanschutz.edu.