Future health care professionals of Detroit got a look into the world of medicine recently thanks to the efforts of the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

Members of the Junior White Coats, a medical career club at Bates Academy in Detroit, visited the campus April 28, along with their science teacher, Rolanda Matthews.

Joseph Weertz, the School of Medicine’s K-12 outreach coordinator, hosted the students and their parents.

Weertz facilitated a hands-on demonstration using an ultrasound machine and notes from the Segment One curriculum, and led a tour of Scott Hall and the Mazurek Medical Education Commons. Students practiced using the ultrasound machine to examine their texting thumb, carpal tunnel of the wrist and the carotid artery. The Junior White Coats were supervised by pre-medical Post Baccalaureate students.

Carla Hunter, M.D., a Post Baccalaureate Program alumna and WSU graduate, held a discussion with parents about how to support students interested in becoming physicians.

The Junior White Coats Pre-medical College Program consists of young students interested in the field of medicine. Students who express interest in becoming physicians are chosen to participate in a pilot program that introduces them to their chosen profession. The mini-medical school covers topics in cell biology, cardiology, veterinarian science, neurology, nephrology and hematology-oncology. Students also get an opportunity to participate in a mock surgery.