- May 3, 2024
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Florida Hospital joined nearly 20 science centers, museums, corporations and educators for STEM Day at the Florida Capitol in April. Hospital experts gave demonstrations of its “patient simulators” to show the importance of technology in medical training and health care.
Developed by the Orlando Science Center, the collaborative event is designed to help legislators better understand the growing importance of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.
“Prepping the STEM pipeline is one of Orlando Science Center’s priorities and we can’t do it alone,” said JoAnn Newman, president and CEO of Orlando Science Center. “Science centers, museums, education and industry are partnering to ignite a spark in our youth that excites them about these lucrative careers.”
Patient simulators, mannequins that mimic an array of medical conditions including heart attacks and birth, are just one of the ways Florida Hospial uses technology to train staff and students, according to a spokeswoman.
Research shows 60 percent of future jobs will require STEM skills, which only 20 percent of the current workforce possesses, according to a hospital press release.
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