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Hen Hud Science Students Tour Hudson Valley Hospital Center Lab
More than three-dozen high school students toured the lab as part of their college-level service course,
Cortlandt Manor — Laboratory science came to life for Hendrick Hudson High School students this week when they toured the lab at Hudson Valley Hospital Center as part of an advanced science program offered by the district.
Two groups, totaling more than 36 students, from the “Project Lead the Way” program visited the lab on April 22 and 23 to learn about laboratory science as part of a college-level science elective offered to students in grades 9-12.
Laboratory Director Sue Hyatt explained to students the different types of analysis conducted at the lab and showed them the latest equipment used to analyze blood and tissue during the tour.
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Jeanine Hall, who teaches principals of biomedical science, said that the visit helped students to visualize what they had been learning in class.
“The students had a very enlightening experience – the hands-on nature of the lab tour was wonderful,’’ said Hall.
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The tour is part of a partnership between the school and Hudson Valley Hospital Center in which students can get a first-hand look into the workings of the medical field. When asked by Hyatt, students who visited on Tuesday said that they were interested in pursuing a variety of medically related professions from neurosurgery to veterinary science.
Other staff members who instructed students included: Betty Bennett, Outpatient Lab- Coordinator Cindy Coombs, CLT; Marla Morgen, CLT; Aimee Steinke, CLT, Blood Bank Supervisor; Kathy Zubradt, Processer; Brigid Shanley, CLT; Maggie Perpetua, CLT-Cytotechnologist and Mark Lavisores, CLT.
Beth Gruber, Resource Development Liaison for Hendrick Hudson School District, said that students at the school would be visiting other departments at the Hospital to illustrate other units learned in the program.
