Course Details

In this capstone course, students design innovative solutions for the health challenges of the 21st century as they work through progressively challenging open-ended problems, addressing topics such as clinical medicine, physiology, biomedical engineering, and public health. In the PTLW Biomedical Innovation course, students will be asked to apply what they have learned in the previous three PLTW courses - Principles of Biomedical Science, Human Body Systems, and Medical Interventions, to solve unique problems in science, medicine, and healthcare. Students are presented with each problem in a Mission File – a document that includes a case brief, a list of completion tasks, links to available resources, as well as a reflection section. Students will use what they learn in these missions as they develop and implement their independent project at the end of the year.

Prerequisites: Completion of PLTW courses Principles of Biomedical Science, Human Body Systems, and Medical Interventions with a grade of B or better or prior PLTW teacher recommendation.