It's almost Mardi Gras break, but that does not mean the activities have slowed this week in my Interventions in Biomedical Sciences class. We began the week by showing Mrs McCleery our three-dimensional eye anatomy models. Although my art skills are not the best, I was pretty proud of my model. I built two "eyes" out of clay. The first eye detailed the iris, pupil, sclera, and the extraocular muscles. The second eye detailed the internal structure of the eye such as the retina. Next, we watched JaeAnna's outreach presentation in the field of Family Medicine. She gave a demonstration on the administration of a flu shot. I will be doing my outreach presentation to my class and the sports medicine class next Tuesday. I will be showing the class how to cast a fracture.
Next, we began working on our "Romeo Cupidon" assignment. This assignment had us play the role of a physician in a severely underdeveloped town. We had to perform a physical on an 11-year-old boy "Cupid" who clearly was suffering from a lack of medical attention over the years. We had to read his chart and determine what medical ailments he suffered from. He had red eyes, a protruding shoulder blade, high blood pressure, pain in his forearm, and a very poor diet. We will find out after the break if our predictions were correct.
The last thing we did this week was definitely the most fun. As a part of our unit on blindness, we each had to make our own peanut butter and jelly sandwich blindfolded. We had to navigate the kitchen, locate the right ingredients, and assemble our peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I found the right ingredients, but my sandwich was more of a bread sandwich as I did not get a lot of the peanut butter or jelly to stick to it. This was definitely entertaining, but it certainly enforced to me just how essential it is to make the world accessible for those who are visually impaired.
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