The crowd of Jesuit students gather around a small black stage. Suddenly, a large grey haired man in white scrubs walks into the room. The students immediately quiet down and take their seats. The doctor climbs onto the stage, along with his young intern, ready to talk about his new research over sports injuries and how athletes can minimize...
Over the summer of 2019, three students of Jesuit's Medical Society participated in the S.T.A.R.S. Program. The S.T.A.R.S. (Science Teacher Access to Resources at Southwestern) program for students is a research program where students are paired with a mentor that helps them as they conduct research. With the help of the mentor, the students select a topic and research...
Upon arriving at the Plano Presbyterian Hospital on September 23, 2011, members of the Medical Society were anxious about what they would encounter that day. The Medical Society, one of Jesuit’s most extracurricular organizations, sponsors a unique program that allows juniors to shadow doctors at one Dallas or Plano area hospital.
Jesuit’s Dallas shadowers, unfortunately, were not able to go...
From the streets of Guatemala, to the streets outside of UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Society has led many students to vastly different environments. Known for its informative and hands-on experiences, the Medical Society offers many informational opportunities, from dissecting a cat to listening to guest speakers talk about delivering anesthesia to patients, the Medical Society has it all. Existing...
Fifty pound medicine bags, nine students, six doctors, three days, two teachers, and one mission. Jesuit students were playing Uno on the filthy airport floor in Guatemala City, excitedly sharing their spring break plans and interest in medicine. Advised not to pet the wild dogs, they rushed into dented vans, roused by the deafening roars of motorbikes and the...
The trip where students are forced to carry 49 pounds of (medical) drugs through foreign airports. Where students spend hours driving up and down one-lane roads on the sides of mountains, fearing each bump as if the truck is going to tip over. Where each day is spent with 6-10 hours in a clinic, tending to the needs of...
Work it! You can do this! Just one! More! Milliliter of Polydimethylsiloxane?
I’ll bet you thought I was gonna say one more rep….
Rising seniors Sean Holden, Kota Ueshima, and Reed Zimmermann got some serious mental workouts in this summer as research interns at UT Southwestern. Â
These three students participated in the highly competitive STARS research program. Upon acceptance, each student was...
On Wednesday, November 5th, members of Jesuit's Medical Society embarked on a field trip to the UT Southwestern Medical School. According to Mr. Max von Schlehenried, one of the directors for the Medical Society, this trip to UT Southwestern was a part of a larger program, known as the STARS Program, which stands for Student Teacher Access to Resources...
