Mentors
The success of our projects is contingent on local professionals volunteering their time to mentor our students
A mentor should serve as a professional resource for students throughout the completion of their projects. The actual tasks and time commitment of a mentor can be determined collaboratively by the student, the mentor and, if necessary, the teacher. The level of time commitment is very flexible and students can cater their projects to the amount of time that a mentor is available. In the past, mentors have done some of the following:
- Provided and worked with students for internship experiences
- Set up or served as focus for observational or shadowing experience
- Assisted students in designing surveys or other data gathering techniques
- Aided students in creating and carrying out an experimental design
- Contributed any types of resources or contacts to students
- Completed interviews for students
- Communicated with and guided students to design projects or make decisions that positively affect the outcome of their experience
Students are free to designate and propose any type of learning experience that meets the requirements of the project. In the past, students have done some of the following:
- Completed an internship in a biomedical field
- Shadowed a biomedical professional
- Observed surgeries or other biomedical procedures
- Gathered and analyzed scientific data and information
- Created and carried out a unique experimental design
Similar to the previous question, students are free to design and propose any type of product that meets the requirements of the project. In the past, students have done some of the following:
- Designed and drafted an innovative floor plan and blueprint for facilities experienced
- Innovated biomedical devices or surgical procedures
- Created original informational literature and distributed to the public
- Developed and implemented a school or community-based educational event
- Produced and executed a public awareness campaign
- Analyzed and presented data gathered from an experiment
