PLTW Medical Interventions™ and PLTW Biomedical Innovation™

Discovery and Prevention in Healthcare

This is a year-long course comprised of two related semester courses.

Fall semester: PLTW Medical Interventions™ Students investigate the variety of interventions involved in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease as they follow the lives of a fictitious family. Students conduct experiments while exploring how to prevent and fight infection, how to screen and evaluate the code in human DNA, how to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, and how to prevail when the organs of the body begin to fail. Students are exposed to a wide range of interventions related to immunology, surgery, genetics, pharmacology, medical devices, and diagnostics. Students study real world medical problems through laboratory experiences. A background check and TB test is necessary for hospital lab placements.

Spring semester: PLTW Biomedical Innovation™ In this capstone course students design and conduct experiments related to a series of Biomedical science problems including Emergency Medicine, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Environmental Science, Molecular Biology, Forensic Science, and Laboratory Research. Students may work with a mentor or advisor from a university, hospital, or physician's office, as they complete a Team Research Project of their own design. Students submit their Team Research Project along with other BI students in the metropolitan area to a panel of medical professionals. Scholarships are awarded to top winners. Students completing all four PLTW Biomedical courses receive an STA/PLTW embroidered white coat at a white coat ceremony that recognizes them for completing this 4-year program.

*Students completing all four PLTW Biomedical courses (PBS, HBS, MI, BI) participate in a special White Coat Ceremony at the end of the year.

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"The PLTW classes have been challenging, yet very rewarding and informative. I feel they have strongly prepared me for just about any biomedical career I choose to pursue." Davis Freeman, Class of 2022

"I have been exposed to aspects of the medical field that I wouldn't have experienced otherwise unless I was actively working in the industry. I would highly recommend taking these classes!" Lacey Bishop, Class of 2022

Prerequisites

Prerequisites:

Grade: 11 or 12
2.5 GPA (Unweighted)
90% Attendance
Background check and TB Test (required for hospital placements)
Outside class Internet access is required.

Course Prerequisites:

PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science™ and PLTW Human Body Systems™ preferred (with a B- or higher)

Two of the following science courses:

Biology with a B- or higher
Chemistry with a B- or higher
Anatomy-Physiology with a B- or higher
Other related sciences with a B- or higher

Recommended PLTW Member School Prerequisites:

Principles of Biomedical Science™
Human Body Systems™

Credit

Dual Credit

Accelerated Degree

MIC Accelerated Early Bachelor Degree Program Option

Students who take Medical Interventions/Biomedical Innovations at Summit Technology Academy AND have a 3.0 unweighted GPA/95% attendance may also choose to participate in a university partnership program called Missouri Innovation Campus (MIC), in which students begin to earn a bachelor's degree while still in high school. Students will participate in extensive paid internship opportunities with top companies in the KC area. Students who qualify and have interest, should mark that they are interested on their STA online application.