During the biology of medicine , students will explore various health assessment measures such as blood pressure, pulse rate, response time and lung capacity. Videodiscs on physiological and anatomical topics help to visualize the importance of the health parameters being measured. Nutrition and fitness are the issues that will be addressed in the Physical education of medicine . Eating disorders often begin during this phase of adolescence. The chemistry of medicine will begin with an examination of the acidity of common solutions such as milk, lemon juice, vinegar, etc.
Students next concoct a hand lotion from besswax, borx and paraffin.
They also examine the heat releasing properties of the chemicals in a reusable heating compress. At the hospital they may speak with the Human Resource Director who would explain many of the hospital careers. Students would be treated to a visit with a pharmacist in the pharmacy, a medical technologist in the laboratory, a biomedical engineer technologic and a nurse anesthetist.