University News Last updated 11 July 2011
Science and health careers were on the curriculum at a Solihull school when one of Birmingham City University’s senior academics visited.
Professor Maxine Lintern, who is Associate Dean of the University’s Faculty of Health, visited students at Alderbrook School on Friday 1 July. She was invited to speak about the wide variety of professions available to science and healthcare graduates.
The Faculty’s award winning skills team was also present at the careers event. They took some of their medical simulation equipment, used to teach healthcare skills, to give pupils a taste of the teaching offered by the University. Pupils also had the opportunity to look around the Faculty’s ambulance to find out more about some of the allied health professions they could aspire to.
Professor Lintern was invited back for the careers day following a presentation she gave to the science club pupils. The Professor is one of the West Midlands’ STEM Ambassadors, who are volunteers who create opportunities to inspire young people to study Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). STEM Ambassadors promote their skills to young learners to actively encourage them to enjoy STEM subjects, and inform them about the unique career opportunities that are available to them.
Professor Lintern said: “I was delighted to be invited to visit Alderbrook to talk about the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in their lives, and the career opportunities to which the STEM subjects can lead. The pupils also learned how to measure blood pressure and practiced CPR on a training mannequin and talked with the team about how what they have learned in the science classroom relates to real life health care.
“I am very proud of the University’s Faculty of Health and relished the opportunity to tell the young people about the first-class learning facilities, extensive support provision and partnerships across health and social care providers that benefit our students.”
Birmingham City University is running a major awareness campaign in the Midlands to demonstrate how it is upgrading the future of individuals and companies.