Editor's Note: Please contact Leslie Lyon-House, Dell Medical School content producer, at 512-495-5064 (w), 512-452-8682 (c) if you would like to cover part or all of these sessions. Media will not be allowed to cover or attend a session without an RSVP.
Austin ISD students could be among Dell Medical School's first graduating class. The students begin their studies in health care at next week's inaugural Dell Medical School Health Sciences Summer Camp.
Reserved for about 50 AISD high school students, the first of the camps will be held July 27-31, primarily on The University of Texas at Austin campus with some sessions at the Seton Healthcare Family facilities near University Medical Center-Brackenridge.
Austin ISD Superintendent Paul Cruz will address the students at an opening ceremony Monday morning at 8:30 a.m.
The second camp, reserved for about 50 AISD junior high students, will be held Aug. 10-14. More details on the August camp will be provided in a separate media invitation, closer to the date. All the camps are free for students.
Monday, July 27:
8:30 a.m.: Opening ceremony, featuring AISD Superintendent Paul Cruz (Sanchez Building, room 104)
1:30-4:30 p.m.: EMS/Ambulance Demonstration (2101 Speedway)
Tuesday, July 28:
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: CPR Certification (Gregory Gym)
Wednesday, July 29:
9-11:30 am: Neuroscience Lab Presentation, featuring Dr. Kimberly Raab-Graham, assistant professor, UT Center for Learning and Memory (University Teaching Center)
Thursday, July 30:
9:30-11:30 a.m.: Clinical Skills Simulation Lab (Clinical Education Center at UMC Brackenridge)
Friday, July 31:
9:30-10:30 a.m.: Cast/Splint Clinic and Star Flight demonstration (Clinical Education Center at UMC Brackenridge)
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AISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas, serving approximately 85,000 students at 129 schools. Follow AISD on Twitter at @AustinISD or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/austinisd.