Live Surgery Apprenticeship for Med High Students

    All of us at Marquez Orthopedics are extremely excited to host students from Med High at our facility on Wednesday for our first Live Surgery Apprenticeship.  Please see the press release below for more details.

                                                                                                                    FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:                                                                                            

Amanda Odom, Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator: STISD                                                                                             

(956) 514-4255 or amanda.odom@stisd.net           

Jena Cuellar, Marketing Director: Marquez Orthopedics                                                                

(956) 607-3363 or jcuellar@drraulmarquez.com

ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON HOSTING LIVE SURGERY VIA SATELLITE 

FOR MED HIGH STUDENTS

EDINBURG, Texas — On Oct. 19, Dr. Raul Marquez, orthopedic surgeon in the Rio Grande Valley, will perform a live surgery which students from South Texas Independent School District’s South Texas High School for Health Professions (Med High) in Mercedes will have the opportunity to view via satellite. 

Dr. Marquez will perform a total knee replacement at 10:00 a.m. at Cornerstone Regional Hospital in Edinburg while students observe from a theater room located inside Dr. Marquez’ Orthopedic Surgery Center.  The facility is a mere 150 feet from the hospital.  Dr. Marquez will have the ability to communicate with the students during the operation via wireless microphone.  Following the surgery, Dr. Marquez will join the students to answer questions. 

Dr. Marquez believes that enriching young minds with opportunities such as this will motivate them to continue their education.  He says, “Exposure to a live surgery will pique students’ interest into a career in the medical field and it is our duty as professionals to provide these opportunities when possible.”

The students observing the surgery are juniors in a Health Science II – Rehab course at Med High. In this class, students will study how to work with patients in a rehab setting, like those who have had knee replacements, with a focus on physical and occupational therapy.

Med High is one of four high schools within the Exemplary, all-magnet South Texas Independent School District. Open to students from Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy Counties, the campus provides students with the opportunity to jump start their professional careers in the medical industry while in high school. For more information, call 1-800-21STUDY or visit www.stisd.net.

Dr. Marquez has been serving the community of the Rio Grande Valley for more than 18 years.  His chief clinical interests are in sports medicine and orthopedics.  Dr. Marquez also serves as an international instructor for the use of computer aided technology in the USA, Germany, and Latin America.

           

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