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Leadership Academy for Medical and Health Innovation

The Leadership Academy for Medical and Health Innovation is a week-long, immersive experience designed for high school students eager to explore the future of healthcare, medicine, and biomedical discovery.

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The Leadership Academy for Medical and Health Innovation is a week-long, immersive experience designed for high school students eager to explore the future of healthcare, medicine, and biomedical discovery.

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Learning Tailored To You

Throughout the program, participants will learn alongside university faculty, clinicians, and innovators while choosing a Clinical Care or Biomedical Engineering track for the remainder of the camp.

Clinical Care Track

Step into lifespan case studies and explore issues in human performance, health and wellness, and longevity. Realistic simulations and hands-on clinical skills practice — such as injury evaluation, casting and taping labs, radiograph interpretation, vital sign assessment, and cardiopulmonary testing —  will develop your teamwork, communication, and problem-solving abilities grounded in Interprofessional Education Competencies for health professions. 

Biomedical Engineering Track

Take on engineering challenges that mirror real-world medical innovation. Design assistive robotic devices, use SolidWorks and 3D printing to create medical prototypes, develop anatomical models from CT data, explore biomaterials for bone repair, and engineer controlled drug delivery systems. Each activity encourages creativity, iteration, and leadership in solving complex healthcare problems.

No matter which track you choose, inside the classroom and lab you’ll engage in collaborative learning, building leadership skills, and gain meaningful exposure to the careers and technologies shaping the future of science and health.

Step Into Innovative Spaces
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Harness the Power of Supercomputing
Our partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise gives you direct access to state-of-the-art supercomputers, which can bring your research ideas to life. Make new discoveries, uncover new insights, and develop solutions to the challenges of today.
Learn more about the Blugold Center for High Performance Computing
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A State-of-the-Art Research Hub
Studying health sciences? A 330,000-square-foot Science and Health Sciences Building is being constructed on UWEC's campus. The facility will be a shared research space with Mayo Clinic Health System.
Learn more about the Science and Health Sciences Building
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Blugold Engineering Minds at Work
In addition to expert faculty and resume-building research opportunities, Blugolds have full access to the Materials Science Center. Hands-on experience with $4.5M in advanced instrumentation makes Blugold grads national standouts.
Learn more about UWEC's Materials Science and Engineering Center

Experience an Eau Claire Summer

When you aren't in the classroom, you’ll have opportunities to build new friendships while experiencing all the best a Wisconsin summer has to offer. With activities like kayaking on Half Moon Lake, listening to music in Owen Park, conquering the ropes course, making s’mores around the bonfire, and stargazing with new friends, there is something for everyone.

Two students kayak on the Chippewa River.
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Two students kayak on the Chippewa River.
A tall bridge called High Bridge is seen from down the river with summer wildflowers in the foreground.
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A tall bridge called High Bridge is seen from down the river with summer wildflowers in the foreground.
Students laugh and enjoy food at the annual UWEC Meets EC event.
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Students laugh and enjoy food at the annual UWEC Meets EC event.
students at top of stairs headed to lower campus, lush green summer
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students at top of stairs headed to lower campus, lush green summer
Two Blugolds smile at the camera during the annual UWEC Meets EC event.
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Two Blugolds smile at the camera during the annual UWEC Meets EC event.
A group of bikers ride through a grassy trail in the summer
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A group of bikers ride through a grassy trail in the summer
Four Blugolds wearing UWEC attire hold popsicles and smile at the camera.
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Four Blugolds wearing UWEC attire hold popsicles and smile at the camera.
A beautiful shot of the Chippewa River during a blue and pink sunset in August.
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A beautiful shot of the Chippewa River during a blue and pink sunset in August.
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