Biomedical Science

This program introduces students to biology and medicine through hands-on projects. You'll explore health conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and infections. You'll determine the factors that led to the death of a fictional woman as you piece together evidence found in her medical history and her autopsy report. You’ll demonstrate how the development of the disease is related to changes in human body systems.

What will my classes be like?

You’ll examine the interactions of body systems as you explore identity, communication, power, movement, protection, and homeostasis. You'll design experiments, investigate the structures and functions of the human body, and use data acquisition software to monitor body functions, such as muscle movement, reflex, voluntary action, and respiration. Exploring science in action, you'll build organs and tissues on a skeletal model, perform 4 organ dissections, work through interesting real-world cases, and play the role of a biomedical professional to solve medical mysteries.

Laboratory Skills

• Aseptic technique
• Bacterial plating and identification
• Gram staining
• Micropipetting
• DNA gel electrophoresis

Clinical Skills

• Blood Pressure measurement and analysis
• EKG analysis
• Pedigree analysis
• Bloodwork analysis
• EMG analysis
• Spirometry
• Visual perception testing
• Urinalysis
• Ankle Brachial Index
• Blood Typing