New Biomed Program Pushes
Red Knights to Excel
Since Benilde-St. Margaret’s opened its doors decades ago, course offerings have continued to shift as the world evolves. One of the most recent additions is a biomedical track that was developed to boost students who are looking to pursue careers in the field of medicine after graduation.
What started as a club at BSM less than 10 years ago is now a full-blown program consisting of three courses designed to help students reimagine excellence: Biomed I, Biomed II: AP Seminar, and Biomed III: AP Research. Adding to the growth of the program was the completion of new state-of-the-art science classrooms which opened in 2019 with the completion of phase I of the Imagine. Innovate. Inspire. capital campaign. Now, students have access to science and medical equipment that allows them to engage in realworld research and experimentation — all things that give Red Knights an edge upon graduation.
Senior high teachers Mark Peterson and Jennifer Roushar have been integral in the advancement of the program. Roushar has been teaching Red Knights for 22 years and currently instructs students in Honors Biology and Biomed I. In her class, students get hands-on experience through dissections, suturing, and running experiments. “The outcome of Biomed I is for students to start thinking like doctors and understand that the human body is all tied together,” Roushar said.
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| Fall 2021
