Here are five notes:
1. The students experienced six hands-on mock surgical exercises, with help from local female surgeons.
2. Orthopedic surgeons Kristen Carroll, MD, and Angela Wang, MD, led the workshop.
3. The program’s topics focused on mentoring, teamwork and support needed in the medical field.
4. The students drilled and sawed real bones during the exercises.
5. The program also exposed the students to the intertwining fields of engineering and medicine.
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