OCC's Plastination Lab preserves such specimens as human and animal lungs, hearts and cross-sectional tissues. The objects are used in OCC classes, workshops and community presentations. A 42-pound elephant heart, plastinated in OCC's lab, is currently on display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. It's a combined effort of the college's Mathematics and Science, and Consumer and Health Sciences divisions. The Multi-Media Lab serves both as a classroom facility and open laboratory.
Students have access to computer software that's capable of creating simulated clinical situations.
Students can respond to simulations as if treating actual patients. The new Multi-Media Lab is being used by students from a variety of OCC programs and disciplines, including Anatomy and Physiology, Biology, Cardiovascular Technology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Dietetic Technology, Emergency Medical Technology, Food and Nutrition, Medical Assisting, Medical Transcription, Neurodiagnostic Technology, Polysomnography, Radiologic Technology, and Respiratory Care. The lab is open Monday through Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5-7 p.m.