Have a Heart. And a Brain. And Two Lungs!

by Nicole Ayers, 7th & 8th Grade Math and Science

We study body systems every year in 7th grade. This year we had the pleasure of hearing from Dr. Reginald Baptiste, a cardiothoracic surgeon at CHRISTUS St. Michael. Dr. Baptiste was formerly the director of pre-health professions at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin where he founded a Health Sciences Summer Camp to inspire students toward careers in the medical field. He graciously offered to bring some of these lessons and activities to our students! We had an incredible learning experience, hearing from a medical professional about several case studies and then interacting with specimens such as a cow’s heart, sheep brain, and pig lungs. This was a lesson our students will not forget!