For immediate release: June 25, 2007
Contact: Anne McMillin
Public Relations Specialist
775-682-9254
amcmillin@medicine.nevada.edu
School of Medicine works to generate interest in science for students in seventh through 10th grades
Summer of Discovery program aims to increase Nevada teens’ interest in science
RENO, Nev.—The University of Nevada School of Medicine is doing its part to help young people become excited about science and their ability to be successful in the subject through the Summer of Discovery program to be held June 25-29 in Reno.
The program’s goal is to increase the number of science courses students take in high school as well as seek educational opportunities at the college level and encourage them to lean toward careers in the sciences.
“This program is a great opportunity for children in grades seven through 10 to explore science. We want to keep children interested in and excited about science,” says Gina Sella, education outreach coordinator. “As a medical school, we must do our part to help grow the pipeline of future researchers and physicians.”
Sixty students, ranging from grades seventh through tenth, will participate in the one-week Summer of Discovery day camp held at the School of Medicine’s Reno campus. Students will spend the week participating in inquiry-based group activities, designing experiments to test hypotheses and learning about successful scientists. On the final afternoon of the program, family and friends are invited to attend the Science Follies. The Science Follies allow students to participate with their peers in designing a final presentation of the information they learned during the week.
For more information on the program or for a full schedule of Summer of Discovery events, please contact Anne McMillin, public relations specialist, at 775-682-9254 or amcmillin@medicine.nevada.edu.
As the state’s only public medical school, the University of Nevada School of Medicine has been meeting statewide healthcare, educational, and clinical needs since 1969. The School of Medicine encompasses 16 clinical medical education departments, including Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, as well as ten nationally-recognized departments within basic science including microbiology and biomedical engineering. As the largest multi-specialty healthcare focus within the state, the School of Medicine employs more than 185 doctors who both teach and practice medicine throughout Nevada. The school’s statewide faculty physician practice group has a combined 25 different medical specialties with seven physician practice offices located in the Reno-Sparks area and five physician offices located in Las Vegas.
The University of Nevada School of Medicine utilizes a best-practice approach to medicine and is committed to addressing the health needs of Nevada now and in the future. For more information, please visit www.medicine.nevada.edu.
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