Sun Protection Outreach Teaching by Students (S.P.O.T.S.)

Catalog description

Students will teach middle school students in the St. Louis community about skin cancer and sun protection. The S.P.O.T.S. course will be taught in either a single 85-minute session or in two 50-minute sessions. The program entails a PowerPoint lecture on CD with a pre-written script, interactive games, a video, and hands-on demonstrations. Medical students are required to attend two evening training sessions (2.5 hours each) to learn the content of the S.P.O.T.S. program, as well as, strategies on teaching adolescents.