{"id":8156,"date":"2022-09-08T16:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T16:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthwatchminute.com\/?p=8156"},"modified":"2022-09-08T16:46:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T16:46:00","slug":"new-ou-health-sciences-campaign-begins-for-students-interested-in-stem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthwatchminute.com\/?p=8156","title":{"rendered":"New OU Health Sciences Campaign Begins For Students Interested In STEM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.field59.com\/KWTV\/a76059de9580ae48fae6d6fffacde3df5124f04e.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>University of Oklahoma educators hit the streets Thursday in hopes of recruiting the next generation of students into the medical field.<\/p>\n<p>OU Health Sciences Center officials are calling their massive new vehicle the \u201cHealth Sciences Explorer.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For us, this is an outreach for kiddos while they are still in high school and grade school to get exposure,&#8221; OU Health Sciences Center vice provost for Academic Affairs and Faculty Development Valerie Williams said.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Explorer\u2019 is a 38-foot-long vehicle equipped with all things healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are things you can put together and microscopes, and there are tools and materials in there for learning,&#8221; Williams said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hands-on learning for students across the state is now available. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After the pandemic, we are finding that people haven&#8217;t been able to be out around each other,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWe haven&#8217;t been able to bring people to the health science center.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>OU is focusing on directly targeting rural, tribal and underserved communities showing kids who might never see what a life in medicine could bring.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Data shows students from Oklahoma who study medicine and complete their residency here in the state are more likely to return to their communities to practice medicine,&#8221; OU College of Medicine assistant dean of diversity, inclusion and community engagement Dr. Robert Salinas said. <\/p>\n<p>Along with what can be taught inside the bus, they will also be able to conduct health screenings with partnering locations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Oklahoma educators hit the streets Thursday in hopes of recruiting the next generation of students into the medical&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science","wpcat-6-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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