On April 24th, Central was honored to host a Minnesota District Court Oral Argument live in the Mary Mackbee Auditorium. Students and staff were able to listen in on the oral argument of State v. Zetterwall. It is safe to say that we all learned a lot about this particular court case, but also about the judicial branch and rule of law from the judges during Q & A time after the oral argument.
Students in Mr. Bastian’s Medical Careers class were able to participate in a field trip to Sterilmed, part of the Johnson & Johnson family of Companies. Sterilmed is a medical device company that specializes in the reprocessing of single-use medical devices helping health systems reduce expenses and decrease environmental impact.
As part of the trip, students were able to learn about the process of developing medical devices as well as prescription drugs and the complexities surrounding their development through hands on activities. Students were able to learn about the science and technology of cardiac arrhythmia through hands on experience with Diagnostic Catheters which are used to produce 3D imaging of the Heart and Therapeutic Ablation Catheters used to treat Afib or atrial fibrillation, a type of arrhythmia, or abnormal heartbeat.
Students also had the opportunity to meet with a variety of different professionals that work in collaboration with Sterilmed. These professionals included Sterilmed Scientists, Supply Chain Quality Engineers, and Supply Chain Managers; New Technology Managers and Sales Directors from Biosense Webster; Medical Science Liaisons specializing in Cardiovascular system and a Cardiovascular Surgeon with Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute.
We also toured the Jabil Manufacturing site that works in collaboration with Sterilmed. Jabil specializes in the sterilization and repurposing of these medical devices.
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