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Clarke MA, Sharma NM, Schiller AM. An outreach program with hands-on, physiology-based exercises generates questions about STEM career expectations. Adv Physiol Educ. 2019;43(2):175-179doi: 10.1152/advan.00013.2019.
Clarke, M. A., Sharma, N. M., & Schiller, A. M. (2019). An outreach program with hands-on, physiology-based exercises generates questions about STEM career expectations. Advances in physiology education, 43(2), 175-179. https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00013.2019
Clarke, Martina A, et al. "An outreach program with hands-on, physiology-based exercises generates questions about STEM career expectations." Advances in physiology education vol. 43,2 (2019): 175-179. doi: https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00013.2019
Clarke MA, Sharma NM, Schiller AM. An outreach program with hands-on, physiology-based exercises generates questions about STEM career expectations. Adv Physiol Educ. 2019 Jun 01;43(2):175-179. doi: 10.1152/advan.00013.2019. PMID: 30998107.
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Adv Physiol Educ. 2019 Jun 01;43(2):175-179. doi: 10.1152/advan.00013.2019.

An outreach program with hands-on, physiology-based exercises generates questions about STEM career expectations.

Advances in physiology education

Martina A Clarke, Neeru M Sharma, Alicia M Schiller

Affiliations

  1. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska.
  2. Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska.
  3. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha, Nebraska.

PMID: 30998107 DOI: 10.1152/advan.00013.2019

Abstract

Scientific advocacy and outreach programs are encouraged to increase public understanding of scientific knowledge and generate interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers. However, evaluation of these events' effectiveness is difficult and somewhat rare. This study's purpose was to better understand how effective an established physiology-based outreach program was in generating interest in STEM careers, while simultaneously providing information that can be used to increase the effectiveness of future events. We partnered with a private school located in Omaha, Nebraska, where 64-80 students participated in 3 h of physiology-based activities presented by volunteers from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The event included a brief presentation of the eye, sensory, heart, and lung systems, followed by hands-on demonstrations and activities. Each session concluded with 15 min of questions and answers (Q&A), where students were encouraged to engage the volunteers in inquiries about what they just learned, career-related questions, or any topic of their choosing. Each Q&A session was audio recorded and evaluated using thematic analysis to identify patterns in the Q&A data. Two major themes of questions were identified:

Keywords: STEM; education; outreach; physiology

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