LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) - Lima Memorial Health System hosted a hands-on neuro and trauma experience on Wednesday.
Students that are interested in healthcare careers, especially brain surgery, were given the opportunity to explore this path through a guided dissection of a sheep's brain. Starting with a presentation talking about the different aspects of becoming a surgeon, then moving onto learning the parts of the brain, and finally, being able to slowly dissect the brain and learn through hands-on experience how the brain can work. The hands-on experience session was made to create an understanding of how brain injuries happen, how they're treated, and how teams work together for emergency care.
"My first experience was hands on and that's what drove me into what I do. There's a big difference between being a medical doctor and a surgical doctor, I think the hands-on experience is what drives that," says Dr. Jeffrey Lobel, Neurosurgeon at Lima Memorial Health System
The night left the student participants with a greater insight into a potential new career path
