Aaron Cone, a senior at Pattonville High School, was among 100 students selected for participation in the University of Missouri School of Medicine’s High School Mini Medical School.
The program, now in its 15th year, is designed to give high school seniors who are already interested in medical careers a one-week preview of medical school. Students attended one of two summer sessions, from June 16 to 20, or from June 23 to 27.
During the session, he participated in a medical-school style curriculum, which includes problem-based learning, a method of teaching that combines independent learning in small groups with patient care cases. Students also participated in sessions with clinical and research specialists; gained hands-on experience in anatomy, microbiology and clinical skills; interacted with medical school students, faculty and staff; and attended seminars on college and medical school life.
