
Recruiting high school biology teachers
professional development, Summer 2009
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BiomedicineWorks is an innovative 5-year Phase I and II SEPA project that introduces evidence-based medicine (EBM) tools to explore and understand the importance of published clinical trials. Using real physicians in filmed hospital settings with scripted patient encounters, this project will provide high school students and teachers with an understanding of how doctors learn to best care for their patients through the analysis of clinical trials. Goals:
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For information about evidence-based medicine, see these web sites: |
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BiomedicineWorks will be recruiting high school science teachers for professional development and field-testing of the curriculum beginning in September 2008. |
Please contact Jeri Erickson with questions and requests for additional information.
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BiomedicineWorks Partners
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Front Row (left to right): Beth Chagrasulis, Lake Region High School Chuck Dinsmore, PhD, Lincoln Academy John Erickson, MD, Internal Medicine, Maine Medical Center Judy Johnson, PhD, Project Evaluator Jeri Erickson, MS, Project Director Larry Gorton, Media Services, Maine Medical Center |
Back Row (left to right): Patty Williams, Librarian, Foundation for Blood Research Jeff Cook, Cony High School Pam Van Scotter, MS, BSCS Jen Hayman, MD, Pediatric Specialist, Maine Medical Center George Pouravelis, Sanford High School Francis Eberle, PhD, Maine Mathematics & Science Alliance Stephanie Dumont, Brunswick High School Walt Allan, MD, Principal Investigator |
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Supported by a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) [No. 1 R25 RR022698-01A1] from the National Center for Research Resources, a component of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. The contents provided here are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NCRR or NIH.