Students Explore SIU School of Dental Medicine During SIUE Healthcare Diversity Summer Camp
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High school students spent Wednesday at Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) as part of their weeklong SIUE Healthcare Diversity Summer Camp.
Some of the day’s topics and activities that the students participated in were: anatomy and physiology experience, a laboratory exercise and a SIU SDM campus tour.
SIUE School of Pharmacy: Today’s pharmacists improve patients’ lives through the medication and education they provide. Dedicated to developing a community of caring pharmacists, the SIUE School of Pharmacy curriculum is nationally recognized as a model that offers students a unique combination of classroom education, research, community service and patient care. The School of Pharmacy’s areas of excellence include drug design and discovery core; chronic pain research and practice; and diabetes research and practice. As the only downstate Illinois pharmacy doctorate program, the SIUE School of Pharmacy is addressing the growing need for highly trained pharmacists in a rapidly growing field.
School of Nursing: The SIUE School of Nursing’s fully accredited programs are committed to creating excellence in nursing leadership through innovative teaching, evidence-based practice, quality research, patient advocacy and community service. Enrolling nearly 1,000 students in its baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral programs, the School develops leaders in pursuit of shaping the nursing profession and impacting the health care environment. Through expanded programs located on the SIU Carbondale campus and SIU School of Medicine campus, the SIUE School of Nursing is helping to solve the region’s shortage of baccalaureate-prepared nurses and enhance the quality of nursing practice within hospitals and medical centers.
School of Dental Medicine: The SIU School of Dental Medicine students manage approximately 35,000 patient visits each year at its patient clinics in Alton and East St. Louis. In addition, students offer oral health treatment, screenings and education to more than 10,000 people annually through a wide variety of off-campus community outreach events. These opportunities provide students the training they need to graduate and become highly skilled dentists. The School of Dental Medicine is a vital oral health care provider for residents of southern and central Illinois, and the St. Louis metropolitan region.
Photos:
Cornell Thomas, SIU SDM assistant dean, looks over the shoulders of students from left to right: Artish Johnson and Nyla Moore both of Hazelwood East High School in St. Louis and Ali Albade a 3rd year dental student.
Inspecting the top of a skull model is Carrington Davis of Belleville East High school.
Dr. Dan Welch, SDM assistant professor, talks about the skeletal form to students (from left to right) Jessica Garcia of Collinsville High School, Erin Dixon of Hazelwood East High School, and Kayla Thomas of Hazelwood Central High School in St. Louis.
