Fieldtrips...
Thursday
Education in the Digital Age
George Washington University School of Medicine has taken a state-of-the-art approach to clinical education using cutting edge technology that is among the most innovative in the nation. You will have the opportunity to visit each area, hear from faculty who use the technology to teach, and meet industry representatives (B-Line Medical and Bacus Laboratories) who developed and market the systems.
Friday
Inventing the Future of Communications
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications are hosting HeSCA for a customized tour of these world renowned facilities. We will have a unique opportunity to glimpse into the future of health and science communications as it is being invented by the scientists at Lister Hill. Enjoy hands-on demos in the Visitors Center, see new developments in multimedia visualization including the OHPCC Collaboratory and the access grid, experience the “Turning the Pages” program which combines computer animation, digital images, and touch screen technology, and explore the current exhibit on forensic medicine. Located in Bethesda, Maryland on the campus of the National Institutes of Health, we will travel to this world renowned center via DC Metro Subway for our private tour. This day is not to be missed!
Saturday
Holocaust Museum (behind-the-scenes tour): The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America’s national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country’s memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust. The Museum’s primary mission is to advance and disseminate knowledge about this unprecedented tragedy; to preserve the memory of those who suffered; and to encourage its visitors to reflect upon the moral and spiritual questions raised by the events of the Holocaust as well as their own responsibilities as citizens of a democracy.
Smithsonian Institute (on your own): In 1829 English scientist James Smithson left his fortune to the people of the United States to found an institution for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge." Once established, the Smithsonian Institution became part of the process of developing the U.S. national identity.
