Elective Name: Laboratory for Innovations in Medical Education (LIME)
Elective Mentors: Tim Young, Deena Bengiamin, Liz Fierro, Natalie Oberhauser-Lim
Elective Location: LIME (Laboratory for Innovations in Medical Education), Del Webb Library
Elective Duration: 2 or 4 weeks
Elective Description:
LIME@LLU (the Laboratory for Innovations in Medical Education at Loma Linda University) is a design thinking-based laboratory and creative makerspace for physical and digital medical education projects. LIME views creation as a driver for learning. It connects faculty, students, residents and fellows to form working groups that aim to solve medical education problems in innovative ways.
LIME hosts a medical student elective for 2 weeks each October and December, typically with 8 students at a time. The December LIME medical student elective is with 8 second year medical students and focuses on teaching the basics of bedside procedures.
We host 4 medical students in the summer (roughly mid July to late August) who are between their first and second year of medical school. Each of these students creates an individual project and we also work on at least one group project.
You can do an elective in LIME at any time of the year in which you can join a working group or start your own project, but the above times will have a special focus and opportunities for mentorship of students that might be interesting to you. We can connect you with medical students who can help with 3D modeling and printing for trainer projects. Talk with Tim for specifics.