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Commitment to Underserved Populations (CUP)
Medical students teach the structure and function of the heart and
eyes in middle schools in underserved areas in Tucson and rural
areas in Southern Arizona. The medical students serve as mentors
and role models to the middle school students. The purpose of the
program is to show them that science can be interesting and fun
and to encourage students to think about pursuing careers in the
health care field. Opportunities are given for the adolescent students
to ask questions about university and healthcare careers.
Math
in Medicine
Students learn how math is used in the health fields by utilizing
a clinical case to obtain medical information. Basic functions like
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are highlighted.
Academic
Summer Enrichment Program
This four-week program seeks to strengthen mathematical, science,
as well as reading skills among students that are interested in
a health career. The program includes chemistry experiments—with
an introduction to glassware—and biology, which includes an
introduction to the human body and dissections. Other program features
include hands-on mathematics, such as patterns, fractions, arithmetic,
and pre algebra, and reading time that focuses on finding book themes.
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