STEAM Lab

Research suggests there will be drastic shortage of health care professionals such as doctors, surgeons, nurse practitioners and home health aides within the next ten years due to a number of factors. This includes an increase in the aging population that will require extra care, more health care workers nearing retirement and limited capacity of education programs.

How might we inspire students curious about health care to become health professionals?

2017年初，STEAM实验室推出了半日的STEAM周六和为期一周的夏季STEAM夏令营，旨在让六年级到十二年级的学生有机会积极学习从解剖学、生理学到医学可视化和工程学的一切知识。其目标是在更早的时候提高对医疗保健事业的兴趣。

The success of these courses led to an expansion in programming for patients served within the OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois; undergraduates in engineering, computer science, industrial design, medicine and medical illustration and well as college students interested in medical school. In 2020, the STEAM Lab pivoted its programming to an online format to keep young people engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Called STEAM at Home, students from anywhere in the world can participate in a variety of activities from the safety of their homes. Looking to the future, the lab will increase its offerings of at-home content, develop digital solutions for mobile devices and look for new ways to reach disadvantaged populations.

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STEAM for all

• Reaching at-risk kids:STEAM编程已经成为Jump Simulation的热门项目，每年吸引了数百名学生。然而，并不是所有的家庭都能提供这样的机会。根据卫生公平行动倡议，STEAM实验室与社区组织合作，免费向得不到充分服务的青年提供方案。这个想法是为了接触那些可能不了解所有医疗保健职业的年轻人。
• 360° view of health care careers:It’s fair to say everyone understands the roles doctors, nurses and surgeons play in health care. But everyone might not know the responsibilities of a physician assistant, radiologist or paramedic. The STEAM Lab hopes to change that with the creation of an app that allows young people to explore career opportunities in an immersive environment. The goal is to expose kids to all types of health care professions early, so they understand the skills they need to gain to enter this field.

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