14 year old "mini medical student"

This past weekend, we had an event called "mini med school".  This was put on by SNMA the student national medical association.  Which I didn't know what SNMA stood for when a student had asked me (kinda embarrassing); I'll just continue to call if the Black people club.  Mini med school is an event where medical students volunteers show local high school science academy students around different facilities on campus.  I was supposed to be there for an hour from 9 to 10 showing the students around the anatomy lab, but the students didn't show up until around 9:45 so that messed with the rotation causing me to stay until 12.  As the arrived, the teachers still acted like what's the problem? We're here now.  I guess that's how the phrase "Dominican time" came about.  I ended up staying up late to finish media siting lectures, but it was worth it.

We split up into groups, one small group went to visit the simulation lab, but the majority went with me and a classmate into the anatomy lab.  A professor and anatomy lab instructor were present to give the students an overview.  Most students were very excited to see the cadavers.  One of the students peeked our from behind her teacher as she clutched her shirt vigorously in anticipation of our professor pulling the sheets off the cadaver.  They got an opportunity to touch a preserved lung and heart which made them light up.  We then went to the radiology lab where they viewed our 3d touch screen of the human body.  I'm ashamed to say that that was the first time i had been in the radiology lab, so it was as much of a surprise to me as it was for them.  Then they went off to view the physiology and microbiology lab.

We ended with lunch and a session where the students were presented a case and collectively came up with a diagnosis based on the symptoms presented.  Both groups came up with the correct answer with sound reasoning.  I was amazed at how intelligent these children were.  High school in Dominica ends at age 16, so most of the children were around 14-16.  They asked difficult questions such as the effect of racemic mixtures on drugs.  They knew more much more about science then I did at that age.  We closed with current students from Dominica sharing their story and encouraging the students to do well in their classes.  Dominican natives receive a full ride scholarship if they get accepted, but there are various hoops to jump through making it difficult but doable.  I wouldn't be surprised to hear about a couple of them getting into the school.