Six Notre Dame students joined 30 other high school students in the Detroit area who were chosen out of hundreds of applicants for the Perry Initiative Medical Program, which was held this summer at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. The program focuses on teaching young women about the field of orthopaedic surgery and medical engineering. Seniors Madison McClune, Micaela Gleason, Rachel Alef and Madalyn Winarski along with juniors Megan Thornton and Madelyn McCullen worked and studied with orthopaedic surgeons and university medical students on the day-long session at Beaumont.
Students participating in the Perry Initiative session at Beaumont Hospital received actual hands-on experience with the various power tools needed during surgery and reconstruction.
They also worked with medical students and received actual hands-on experience with the various power tools needed during surgery and reconstruction, performed simulated repairs femoral fractures, plate-setting, ACL reconstruction, spinal-fusion surgery preparation, suturing and casting.
About the Perry Initiative
Headquartered in Newark, Delaware, the Perry Initiative partners with medical centers, universities, and high schools to host Perry Outreach Programs for young women in high school. These day-long programs are held at over 30 locations nationwide throughout the year. Participants perform mock orthopaedic surgeries and conduct biomechanical engineering experiments, while also hearing from prominent women engineers and surgeons in the field.
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." The Marist Fathers and Brothers sponsor NDPMA's Catholic identity and manages its educational program. Notre Dame is accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.