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West Bloomfield High visitors observing a simulated surgical procedure with
their class Included, to the right of the IVs, Rebecca Portney (striped shirt,
dark hair) and Amanda Goldstone. Both are West Bloomfield residents.
p
racticing medicine became
The Medical Mentorship Program
a real hands-on experience
pairs advanced-level science students
for 40 students from West
from West Bloomfield High School
Bloomfield High's Medical Mentorship
with medical professionals at Henry
Program when they visited the Center
Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. The
forSimulation, Education and Research students shadow their mentors for the
at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
school year, observing not only rou-
The $2.5 million Sim Center offers
tine clinic visits, but surgery, including
simulation technologies using com-
transplants at the Detroit flagship hos-
puterized medical mannequins and
pital, and the use of state-of-the-art
other mechanical devices. It is used
technologies. Many students are plan-
to advance education and assess com-
ning careers in the medical field. ❑
petencies of medical professionals in
team communications, patient safety
Fighting Alzheimer's
and communication skills.
A drug candidate discovered by Tel
The students were given a guided
Aviv University researcher Illana
tour of the center by Craig Reickert,
Gozes may lead to a treatment of
M.D., director of surgical programs in
Alzheimer's disease and other diseases
the center. They simulated live patient where patients suffer cognitive deficits
procedures, including surgeries and
such as schizophrenia and Parkinson's
other procedures. They tried out many by limiting damage to the brain.
of the simulations, including a surgi-
AL-108 was found to protect U.S.
cal robot. The center features fully
patients with mild cognitive damage
equipped replicas of an intensive care
against memory loss by protecting
unit, emergency room, patient rooms
the skeleton and transport system of
and two operating rooms. By training
brain cells. It has passed U.S. Food
on medical simulation machines, phy- and Drug Administration-approved
sicians and other health care profes-
clinical trials. AL-108 is a candidate
sionals will have greater expertise and of Canada-based Allon Therapeutics
experience for real-life situations.
Inc.; Gozes is a co-founder and chief
"This was a phenomenal experi-
scientific officer.
ence for them:' said Irvin Kappy, M.D.,
"We need to protect the living cell
director of the Medical Mentorship
between the death sentence of having
Program and service chief of pediat-
Alzheimer's and actual cell death:'
rics at Henry Ford West Bloomfield
says Gozes.
Hospital. "When I was in medical
school, it was 'see one procedure, do
For more information, see
one, teach one' with real patients.'
www.allontherapeutics.com .