Building a Partnership Between a University and Local High School to Foster and Grow Interest in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering

摘要: To help foster interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) it is important to develop opportunities which excite and teach young minds about STEM-related fields. Over the past several years our university-based research group has sought to help grow excitement around the biomechanics and biomedical engineering fields. The purposes of this technical brief are to (1) discuss the development of a partnership built between a St. Louis area high school and biomechanics research lab and (2) provide practical guidance for other researchers looking to implement a long-term outreach program. The partnership uses three different outreach opportunities. The first opportunity consisted of 12th grade students visiting university research labs for an up-close perspective of ongoing biomedical research. The second opportunity was a biomedical research showcase where research-active graduate …