Incoming high school freshmen received a hands-on introduction to the field of medicine last week during the annual CampMed program at The University of Toledo.
Students rotated through a wide variety of sessions during the two-day camp, including a tour of University’s gross anatomy lab, a suturing workshop and a CPR class where they were taught the proper way to perform CPR on adults and infants, how to use an automated external defibrillator and how to clear the airway of a choking infant.
“It’s been fun,” said Cuper Kania, who will be a freshman at Perkins High School near Sandusky this fall. “I’ve always had a fascination with the human body and I’m glad I got to learn more about it. I’m seriously considering a job in the medical field.”
CampMed is geared toward students entering their freshman year of high school who excel in science and mathematics and — like Kania — may be considering a future career in medicine, medical research, pharmacy or related fields.
Twenty-five students representing 12 northwest Ohio high schools took part in this year’s program.
The camp is organized by the UToledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences and the UToledo Ohio Area Health Education Center program.
Cuper Kania, who will be a freshman at Perkins High School near Sandusky this fall, practices infant CPR during last week’s CampMed program on Health Science Campus. Kania said he is seriously considering a career in the medical field.
Anabella Miller, center, and Ali Genter, right, listen as Dr. Paul Schaefer, a UToledo Health internal medicine specialist, explains how to use a reflex hammer to assess the nervous system last week at CampMed.
Katie Dollman-Schulz, a registered nurse who teaches basic life support at UToledo, works with CampMed participants on the proper technique for giving chest compressions as part of a CPR class taught during CampMed last week.
