Mara in Year 4 is interested in a career in Paediatric Surgery. To further her knowledge of the subject, she recently attended a 12 hour course with Home – Medic Fest Medic Fest provides age appropriate medical workshops to children aged 8-12 who are interested in a future career medicine. They also provide teen work-shops for children aged 13-18.
Workshops have included a Basic Obs Workshop with activities including blood pressure, oxygen levels and temp. Participants also recorded & printed their own ECG, measure the size of their blood vessels on an ultrasound, scanning their veins with a vein scanner and listen to their pulse with a pulse doppler.
The Labs & Surgery Workshop includes taking blood from a fake arm, looking for germs with UV lights, trying keyhole surgery and taking a photo of the inside of their eye!
Mara was so inspired by the course, that she came back to school to give a talk to the class about her passion for a career in medicine!
