Duke University School of Medicine Welcomes 70 Students to BOOST

DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WELCOMES 70 STUDENTS TO BOOST

By Elliott Bennett-Guerrero

Introduction

A former participant in PBS’ Doctors’ Diaries, Dr. Elliott Bennett-Guerrero serves as the director of Perioperative Clinical Research at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Dr. Elliott Bennett-Guerrero concurrently hosts lectures as a professor of anesthesiology at the Duke University School of Medicine.

The Duke University School of Medicine generates interest in science among adolescents through its Building Opportunities and Overtures in Science and Technology (BOOST) program, which has impacted the lives of more than 500 students from Durham Public Schools and primarily serves underrepresented minorities and children from economically challenged backgrounds.

Duke University School of Medicine The BOOST program leverages the National

Institutes of Health’s Science Education Partnership Award to reinforce science, technology, engineering, and math curricula and gives students hands-on experience with research-focused science projects. The ultimate goal is to expose children to science’s positive impacts and professional opportunities to be a part of groundbreaking studies.

The BOOST program accepted 70 students into its 2015 program, which launched in April. To learn more about the initiative, visit www.sites.duke.edu/boost/.