Full STEAM Ahead with Mini-Medical School
22:33
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: You’re a doctor in an emergency room. A patient comes in feeling bad and complaining of pain. What do you do? What questions do you ask? How do you help the patient give you the best information she can to help you make the best diagnosis you can? It’s those questions and more we explore with Dr. Cynthia Wichelman as you think like a doctor when gathering patient information.
Type of Video: Interview*
Unique Video ID: Medicine-8**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Provide the video for students engaged in an independent project focused on the medical profession, doctor interaction with patients, and/or related topics.
- Use the video in conjunction with a career exploration unit. What do students learn about being a doctor from the video that might influence their decision to pursue such a career or not?
*Interviews feature extended conversation exploring fascinating topics with fascinating people in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
