More Than a Class.Forensics Week: Day 2Republished Courtesy of Cammie WaiteThis past Tuesday, April 26, our Fundamentals in Biomedical Sciences class was visited by Officer Mixon. He came to continue our discussion about the collection and utilization of forensic evidence. Forensic evidence is essential to determining “who was behind the wheel” in a traffic related homicide. There are various things … Read More
Blindfolded PB&J
Students in St. Luke’s Episcopal School’s Biomedical Sciences program are learning about visual impairment. Students are learning how the visually impaired navigate the world around them and work to develop ideas that help to promote accessibility. Students have created Braille cards, heard from leaders in the field, and this week they are completing a seemingly mundane task without using visual … Read More
Biomed Tackles Covid-19 With Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes
Over the last couple of months, St. Luke’s Episcopal School’s Biomedical Science Students have been building Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes (an air purification project.) These boxes are an effective, inexpensive, safe, and easy-to-build way to help combat and mitigate COVID-19. They are made of four air filters on the sides. As air flows in, the electric fan on top draws out the … Read More
Trauma Week Day 1
Today we started our trauma week. This year we are learning how to care for a drowning victim who was at the bottom of the pool for a few minutes. We went to the University of South Alabama where this scenario was set up. When we got there, we noticed the “drowning victim” laying at the bottom of the pool. … Read More
Sports Medicine and Electrostimulation
This week David Bentley spoke to our class about his job as an athletic trainer and sportrehabilitation therapist. He helped us better understand what he does on a daily basis byrelaying stories of actual cases he has been involved with over the years. The first case heshared was about a student athlete whose kneecap subluxed while playing volleyball. Asubluxation is … Read More
St. Luke’s New Biomed Skills Lab
A new and exciting change for the 2021-2022 school year is the addition of a Clinical Skills Lab Assistant and Development Internship opportunity. Seniors, Ella Grace Rader and Reagan Warner were selected as pioneers of this program. This particular internship will have a combination of skills lab needs and development office needs. This internship was designed to provide interactive learning … Read More
Biomed Students Visit Medical Museum
Students enrolled in St. Luke’s Fundamentals of Biomedical Science class recently visited the Mobile Medical Museum. The students began their day with an informational tour of the museum, exploring medical artifacts of a bygone era. They also learned of the rich history of the Medical College of Alabama, originally located right here in Mobile. Students also had an opportunity to … Read More
New Science Faculty
We are excited to announce that Mr. David Bentley, our Athletic Trainer here at St. Luke’s Episcopal School since 2009, will be joining our faculty. He will continue to be our full-time trainer, in addition to teaching Fundamentals in Biomedical Sciences, Comparative Body Systems, and Anatomy & Physiology. Mr. Bentley has worked for fifteen years at Fleming Rehab and … Read More
St. Luke’s Launches New Biomed Internship
A new and exciting change for the 2021-2022 school year is the addition of a Clinical Skills Lab Assistant and Development Internship opportunity. Seniors, Ella Grace Rader and Reagan Warner were selected as pioneers of this program. This particular internship will have a combination of skills lab needs and development office needs. This internship was designed to provide interactive learning … Read More
Specialty Weeks in Biomed: Mass Casualty Drill
Our Biomedical Sciences Program has enjoyed participating in the University of South Alabama Mass Casualty Drill. The drill serves several purposes; it provides actual first responders a scenario in which they can practice their MCI skills and responses, it allows the USA nursing, physician assistant and medical students an opportunity to interact in a simulated emergency, and it is the … Read More
