AHECSW held Diagnosis Day- Trauma Day 2015 at Mercy Medical Center on April 11, 2015. This was a Douglas County STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics) hub activity supported by the Douglas County Partners for Student Success (visit www.dcpss.org to learn more about other STEAM activities). Twenty-eight (28) students attended with representation from Camas Valley Charter School, Douglas High School, Glide High School, North Douglas High School, Oakland High School, Roseburg High School, and Umpqua Valley Christian School. With presentations from ten (10) local healthcare professionals that volunteered their time to educate students on healthcare careers. We also had support from five (5) nursing students from Umpqua Community College and one (1) pre-med student, a recent graduate from Oregon State University, that came to mentor and support our youth and discuss their college experience.
Students arrived on the scene! They found their accident victim (actor) and had guidance from Fire District 2 paramedics, Richard Lounsbury and Nolan McGinnis, and REACH flight paramedic, Keith Neff.

Then our students were taken through the Emergency Department at Mercy Medical Center with Dr. Jennifer Bodenhamer, DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) and Sarah Malhberg, RN (Registered Nurse), where they discussed what would happen to the patient upon arrival and what the potential injuries and treatment would be.

Next students were able to get behind the scenes in Mercy Medical Center's Operating Rooms and gain hands-on experience suturing pigs feet with the guidance of Dr. Heidi Beery, MD (Medical Doctor) and Morgan Petersen, FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner) from Evergreen Family Medicine.

Then students ventured up to the lab at Mercy Medical Center and worked with Jacque Jones, MT (Medical Technologist) and Jean Walker from the Lane County Blood Bank to learn about how to type their blood and the importance of donating blood.

The day wrapped up with a phenomenal presentation from Dr. Claire Stone, MD (Medical Doctor) from Mercy's lab presenting information on the requirements for schooling, a final panel with all of our professionals answering student questions, and all of the pre-health professional students discussing what going through school was like for them and what they wish they had known before entering their pre-health professional programs.
We would like to thank everyone that was involved in making this day such a wonderful success. We had a dedicated planning committee, excellent healthcare professionals volunteering, wonderful community support, support from our local schools and educators, and support from the students in our program that also gave some time to volunteer for the event.
We would like to acknowledge the following organizations and businesses for their support:
Mercy Medical Center
Fire District 2
Evergreen Family Medicine
REACH Air Medical
Douglas County Partners for Student Success and the Umpqua Valley Regional STEAM hub
Crystal Creek Meats
Umpqua Community College's Nursing Program
Bright Works Oregon Healthcare Team
Healthcare Professionals:
Heidi Beery, MD
Jennifer Bodenhamer, DO
Claire Stone, MD
Morgan Petersen, NP
Sarah Mahlberg, RN
Keith Neff, Flight Paramedic
Richard Lounsbury, Paramedic
Nolan McGinnis, Paramedic
Jacque Jones, MT
Jean Walker, Lane County Blood Bank
Pre-Health Professional Students:
Natasha Kress
Sierra Smith
Hannah Harris
Keeley Hackett
Kayla Winston
Student Leaders and Actors:
Alyssa Longoria
Ben Seamans
Bodhi Looney
Christine Pons
Dylan Smith
Eli Cox
James Gugel
Maggie Cortez
Quinlan Morrow
Diagnosis Day Planning Committee Members:
Heidi Beery, MD, Evergreen Family Medicine
Ana Brar, Mercy Pharmacy Tech
Randy Chase, Community Volunteer/Retired Teacher
AJ Chitwood, Mercy Security
Michelle Kronner, Mercy Volunteer Director
Jennifer Ranger, Mercy Volunteer Department Assistant
Keith Neff, REACH flight paramedic
Lesa-Beth Titus, RN, Mercy Emergency Department
Katrina Sansom, Mercy Medical Center Billing
Rose Zoellner, AHECSW Program Director
AHECSW appreciates you!