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NEWS
Padua to Implement Virtual Reality Experience
Padua is thrilled to announce that virtual reality glasses and specialized software will be integrated into Honors Anatomy & Physiology classes. These funds are made possible through a generous donation from a Padua family. Students will be able to walk entirely around a 3-D model of the human body, “touch” it, manipulate it, peel back layers or zoom into a particular body part, and ultimately understand the material with more depth and efficiency.
Padua has been exploring technology to enhance the anatomy curriculum, including the Anatomage table and Syndaver synthetic cadaver, for the past several years. Padua ultimately selected the virtual reality technology because it represents the next generation of education. The decision was strengthened after learning that the Cleveland Clinic is one of the largest users of HoloLens augmented reality headsets. Virtual/augmented reality is transforming medical education, from Case Western Reserve University’s brand-new medical school (built in connection with CCF), to on-going clinical training for CCF staff members.
The possibilities for enhancing other areas of the curriculum are endless, allowing students to virtually experience a foreign country, Renaissance art, or the Milky Way galaxy, just to name a few. Padua has purchased a classroom set of the HTC Vive Focus Plus mobile virtual reality headset and is currently sourcing the necessary software to integrate the headsets into the Honors Human Anatomy & Physiology course during second semester. This revolutionary technology will differentiate both MedTrack and Padua Franciscan, empowering our students far beyond their peers in medical education at the secondary level.
3 COUNSELORS
Mr. Virgil Daniel (2009-16), Mr. Andy Shuman ’95 (2016-17), Mrs. Amy DeCesare (2017-current)
3 BIOETHICS INSTRUCTORS
Mr. David Boris (2012-16), Mrs. Amy DeCesare (2016-18), Ms. Lora Winger (2018-current)
1 HONORS ADVANCED SCIENCE SEMINAR INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Kathy Gorbach (2012-current)
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NUMBERS
154 GRADUATES
Including 24 in the Class of 2019
96 CURRENT ENROLLMENT
Including 36 in the Class of 2023
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29 SUMMER EXTERNSHIPS
1 DIRECTOR OF MEDTRACK
Students completed in the Summer of 2019
Mrs. Laurie (Keco) Grabowski ’89 (2012-current)