BOSTON (CBS) – A big boost for a unique, and very cool, education program in Boston. Massachusetts’ First Lady Lauren Baker cut the ribbon for a new simulation lab at the Harvard Medical School where high school students gets hands on biology experience.
The new innovation will allow the program to double the number of students it serves. On Wednesday, WBZ got an inside look at how that program works. It’s all about providing a truly out of the classroom experience while encouraging students to explore STEM careers, science, technology, math and medicine.
It takes place in what looks like an emergency room. Eleven high school students from Boston Latin are at the Harvard Med School participating in a hands on program called HMS Medscience. “HMS Medscience is a program that inspires the next generation of scientists,” says Julie Joyal, the Executive Director of the program.