LECOM’s M.A.S.H. is a Smash!
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) at Seton Hill
hosted nearly 40 local high school juniors and seniors, including nine
Greensburg Salem High School students, for its week-long Medical
Applications of Science and Health (M.A.S.H.) program earlier this
summer. The program, designed to teach aspiring youths about medical
school and the medical profession, allowed students the opportunity to
experience a small part of what is involved with becoming a physician.
Throughout the week, students participated in lectures and problem-
based learning experiences
focused on topics such
as anatomy, pharmacy,
imaging and nutrition. In
the hands-on labs, medical
student mentors and LECOM
professors taught students to
use a sphygmomanometer to
measure blood pressure, the
proper knot-tying techniques
for sutures, as well as the
process for creating dental
impressions.
Abby Priolo and Maddie McMichael show
Maddie McMichael, a junior
off their dental impression skills.
at Greensburg Salem, signed
up for M.A.S.H. to learn more about the medical field and experience
college life. “After attending LECOM for the week, I am considering
becoming a physician’s assistant. I really liked the hands-on activities,
especially suturing.”
Pediatrics is an area of medicine Macey Ebersole is interested in
pursuing. “Seeing the cadavers and actually holding a human heart and
lungs in my hands was amazing!” stated Macey.
Morgan O’Leary felt that spending a week as a med school student
gave her a taste of a variety of areas of the medical field. “The student
mentors were helpful because they shared their thoughts and first-hand
experiences,” Morgan stated. “I am definitely considering going into
medicine!”
Coordinator of Secondary Education Dr. Ken Bissell stated, “M.A.S.H
provided good exposure for kids to see opportunities, experiences,
and expectations in a post-secondary environment that they normally
wouldn’t be exposed to at the high school level.”
While the M.A.S.H. program is not new to LECOM, the June session
at Seton Hill was the first time it was offered at this campus. Program
coordinators Dr. Kevin Thomas and Kathy Zboyovski hope to see growth
in participation as other local schools learn of M.A.S.H.’s success.
LECOM at Seton Hill will host a structured High School Open House on
Saturday, September 30th at 1:00 to share information about LECOM’s
Medical, Pharmacy
and Dental schools.
Please contact
Kathy Zboyovski
at 814-866-8456
or kzboyovski@
lecom.edu for more
information or to
reserve your spot at
the Open House.
Jake Oslosky learns suturing knots from LECOM
student mentor.
44 | Greensburg-Salem
BookStop Shares the Love of
Reading!
Greensburg Salem School District proudly partnered
with the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania and
UPS to collect thousands of books for children in local
neighborhoods to encourage summer reading. The United
Way’s BookStop is a free, pop-up book fair that offers free
children’s books, kids entertainment and free community
resources for families, including public library sign-ups. The
project’s goal is to promote childhood literacy, strengthen
partnerships
between community
members and get
kids excited about
school.
The BookStop
visited the
Greensburg YMCA,
Amos K. Hutchinson
Elementary, Autumn
Brook Apartments,
Delmont Dairy
Queen, Hawksworth
Apartments and
Lynch Field on
June 26th, drawing
over 250 children
Adam H. of Greensburg smiles with
throughout the
Super Why! Character, Woofster.
day. Volunteers
from UPS, First
Energy, the United
Way, Greensburg
Hempfield Area
Library and
Greensburg Salem
caravanned from
stop to stop,
helping children
choose a book they
would enjoy for a
fun summer read.
Princess Presto and
Woofster, characters
from the PBS Kids
show Super Why!,
Children of all ages had plenty of
were also on hand
books to choose from thanks to
to welcome young
the Grable Foundation and book
donations from businesses and the
readers to the book
community.
fair.
Thanks to funding
from the Grable Foundation, over 250 books and the
containers used to transport them were purchased, while
additional books were generously donated by community
members and local organizations. The Sisters of Charity of
Seton Hill assisted the cause by stuffing hundreds of bags
with informational items for parents. It takes a village to
raise a reader, and the BookStop brought our community
together for the love of reading!
The next BookStop will be held on August 10, 2017.
Please look for more information about the event at
www.greensburgsalem.org.