Gateway Summer Springboard Trip to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Yesterday, our Springboard program visited the Carl J. Shapiro Simulation and Skills Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. We received a tour of the center's whole-body simulation facilities, which included an ICU simulation theater and a surgical simulation theater. Our students also were afforded the rare opportunity to try their own hands at surgical skill trainers. The "Bean Drop" challenge sparked some friendly competition among the students, to see who could deposit five beans in the small bucket opening in the shortest amount of time. (I have to admit that I have no idea who won!)

If you look closely at the video screen, you can see the bean about to drop in the bucket:
A big thank you to Dr. Mark Zeidel and Ms. Emily Beck for arranging this visit for us, and to our Shapiro SASC hosts Mr. David Fobert and Dr. Alex Derevianko. You had so much knowledge to share with us that we extended our stay beyond the original ending time, and we wish we could have stayed longer!