D’Youville University immerses middle/high school students in classes to solve global problems

August 15, 2024

a group of students stand smiling inside the Health Professions Hub simulation center

Buffalo Prep middle school students learned how to prepare for disasters, build houses to guard against climate change issues and dived into history – all on DYU campus.

students gather around chiropractic tables watching a chiropractic instructor work on a DYouville student demonstration patient

During these same summer months, WNY high school students immersed in health career exploration on campus and onsite with DYU partner Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center (WNY R-AHEC.)

students put on medical gloves at a table — *Buffalo Prep high school students practice removing medical gloves to avoid self-contamination.*

High School Students were part of the HCOP grant to create a pipeline for WNY students to successfully enroll and graduate in health care programs. The students spent the past summer learning hands on in rural healthcare facilities and on campus building health care skills.

Three students taking a manikin's pulse inside the Simulation Center at the Health Professions Hub at D'Youville University

HCOP students had the full college experience staying overnight in residence halls, learning in classrooms, being part of simulation trainings as well as first aid & CPR certification, teen mental health first aid and shadowing experiences in the field. All like a university health care education when classrooms and experience meld to prepare graduates for health care professions.

high school students stand inside a industrial kitchen. one is stirring a pot on a stove and another is cooking ground meat in a pan. — HCOP students learn about the Nutritionist and Dietitian professions while participating in a cooking class inside the D'Lish Demonstration Kitchen at the Health Professions Hub at D'Youville University.