COLUMBIA'S KIDS: CALEB members learn about medical field from MU students
April 21, 2012 | 12:01 a.m. CDT
The CALEB Science Club is a program that allows middle and high school students to gain hands-on experience in the medical field. CALEB is part of the MU School of Medicine and was founded by Ellis and Pamela Ingram 17 years ago.
Tosin Ogungbade, 7, is lifted by an opera lift at the MU Sinclair School of Nursing. Ogungbade is a part of the CALEB science club that visited the Nursing School.
| Andrew Mitchell
Members of CALEB surround a CPR manikin at the MU Sinclair School of Nursing. The members were taught the CPR procedure and were able to practice the technique on the manikin.
| Andrew Mitchell
Marri Yahya, 16, cleans his teeth with a swab provided at a dental health station at MU Sinclair School of Nursing. There were several different stations set up that allowed CALEB members to learn different health applications.
| Andrew Mitchell
Nicole Humphrey and Katie Meinhardt teach CALEB members different ways to keep proper dental health at a workstation at the MU Sinclair School of Nursing.
| Andrew Mitchell
Kelsey Harris applies makeup to the hand of a CALEB member at the Burns and Bruises workstation at the MU Sinclair School of Nursing. The CALEB group visited the nursing center to learn different aspects of nursing and ways that people are treated.
| Andrew Mitchell