Day 9

Everyone presented their case studies today... vets in the morning and meds in the afternoon.  Alyssa and Lucas were perfect in their diagnosis!

This morning the med kids had sessions with 5 standardized patients. The kids were told these were real patients (since they saw real ones yesterday). These are actors that learn about their medical conditions and have specific protocols to follow. They are really amazing! The students can once again practice this clinical history skills. One patient is "schizophrenic" - they are not expecting a psych patient and she is VERY GOOD - a little scary. This is an amazing experience for them.

This afternoon the med students will present their research cases and discuss the standardized cases - sciatica, stable angina, ectopic pregnancy, schizophrenia, and one other that I can't recall right now. We'll see how close they got to the correct diagnoses.

This afternoon, the vet students were able to participate in the Vet Olympics.  It's a relay that allows students to work in groups and demonstrate their knowledge of what they learned on the farm.  I'm sure these pictures will be worth seeing!!!

Tonight is a lovely dinner and dance at the AQUARIUM - one of the top 2 restaurants on the island - it will be great fun! It's right on the water and a wonderful DJ - kids can dance right on the beach.

One more day - don't forget to pick everyone up at the airport on Thursday night. We love the kids, but we are getting ready to return them to you :-) They have been marvelous!