Delaware Mini-Medical School is a free, six-week series designed for individuals who want to gain a deeper understanding of the world of healthcare – from dentistry and medicine to public health and research. This series is designed for middle, junior, high school, and undergraduate students, though all are welcome to attend. (Parents, attend with your children!) Attendees learn about trends in diagnosing and treating illness and general health topics. Faculty will provide in-depth lectures and allow time for questions to enhance the experience. There are no tests or grades. No previous medical training is required.
LATE SPRING 2025 STARTS APRIL 16TH
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
- Wednesday, April 16th – Unlocking Your Future: Exciting Careers in Healthcare: Presented by Tabassum Salam, MD, Brian Levine, MD, Tamekia Chisholm, MSN, and Liz Masten, PA
- Wednesday, April 23rd – Tales of Emergency Medicine: Presented by Julie Shamis, MD & Jenna Fredette, MD
- Thursday, May 1st – The Case of the Yellowing Man: Presented by Bridget Peters, DO. Please note different day of the week!
- Wednesday, May 7th – Breathing through barriers: tackling medical complexities locally and globally: Presented by Emmanuel Mensah, MD & Stephanie Guarino, MD & Laurie McNamara, LCSW
- Wednesday, May 14th – The Case of a Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Not Responding to Typical Treatments: Presented by Devanshu Verma, MD & Amanda Runyon, PharmD
- Wednesday, May 21st – The Curious Case of a Toothy Ovary: Presented by Mary Iacocca, MD, Thomas Chou, MD, PhD & Shanice Bedassie, PA
- Wednesday, May 28th – Make-up session – ONLY IF NEEDED
Early Spring 2025 Series (currently in session)
Enrollment is now closed
Wednesday evenings, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
February 26th to April 2nd (with makeup session on April 9th if needed)
This series is focused on children’s health and pediatrics in partnership with Nemours Children’s Health
Curriculum
- February 26th – “What is a Respiratory Therapist” (Mike Treut, Respiratory Clinical Instructor and James Keith, Respiratory Clinical Instructor)
Video Presentation on Youtube
PDF of PowerPoint Presentation - March 5th – “Journey taken to become a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician” (Dr. Anna Barton, Fellow Emergency Services and Dr. Megan Feick, Fellow Emergency Services)
Video Presentation on Youtube
PDF of PowerPoint Presentation - March 12th – “Life as a Pediatric Emergency Room Physician” (Dr. Amani Sanchez, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician)
Video Presentation on Youtube
PDF of PowerPoint Presentation - March 19th – “Becoming a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Doctor; from Africa to the US” (Dr. Odiraa Nwankwor, Critical Care Staff Intensivist)
Video Presentation on Youtube
PDF of PowerPoint Presentation - March 26th – “Pediatric Advanced Practice Providers, Who we are and what we do.” (Dr. Stacey Bachman, Vice President Ambulatory and Advanced Practice Nursing)
- April 2nd – “Journey to Become a Pediatric Nurse” (Julie Fausnaugh, Nurse Manager, Acute Care)
- April 9th – Makeup session – only if needed
Participants who attend all six series sessions will receive a Signed Certificate of Achievement and become members of the Delaware Mini Medical School Academy. Attendance is taken via Zoom login for this purpose. For students who are unable or do not want to attend all six sessions, a self-signed certificate will be made available upon completion of the series.
