Students at Acreage Pines Elementary School are getting some help early on to pursue a career in the medical field and become the next generation of potential physicians and veterinarians. Good Samaritan Medical Center and Acreage Pines Elementary School in Loxahatchee officially opened the school’s first Biomedical and Veterinary Technology Academy with a ceremonial ribbing cutting.

 

The program will provide students in kindergarten through fifth grade with a medical and veterinary themed curriculum that will be integrated into their regular syllabus. 

 

Among those in attendance for the ribbon cutting, was Acreage Pines Principal Amy Dujon, Assistant Principal, Betty Reed, Good Samaritan Medical Center Chief Operating Officer, Alex Fernandez, and Auxiliary Board member Marcia Hoffman. 

 

Good Samaritan provided two of the school’s classrooms with medical equipment and supplies. The hospital also supplied training materials, such as the “Organ Wise Guys” curriculum and stethoscopes, so students can learn how to take vital signs. In addition the Good Samaritan Medical Center Auxiliary donated a generous gift toward the supplies and equipment for the students. 

 

This program is the first of its kind in Palm Beach County and targets elementary students with a high interest in medical and veterinary sciences.