New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) hosted its first session of Structure, Function, & Technology: An Introduction to Medicine on Feb. 28 on the Jonesboro campus. Students from Greene County Tech, Nettleton, Valley View, and Westside High Schools took part in the program.
Structure, Function, & Technology provided high school students with an in-depth, hands-on learning experience that taught them about a day in the life of a medical student. NYITCOM faculty members and medical students led Structure, Function & Technology participants through an exercise in the anatomy lab that taught the high school students about specific anatomical structures, and the students visited NYITCOM’s simulation lab for an interactive activity with fully-functioning mannequins that are utilized in medical education. Structure, Function & Technology also taught the students about the principles of osteopathic medicine and what is required to earn admission to medical school.