ACCTC BioMed

So proud of all of our Biomedical Science Completers! I may have shed a few tears.

Not to be outdone, our final group from the Bioimmersive Capstone ACCTC BioMed makes a 100% pass rate for the program. Kamani (AHS) and Savannah (NAHS) earned the BACE certification! BACE stands for Biotechnician Assistant Credentialing Exam and the exam has a national pass rate percentage in the 60s. It is a very difficult exam, but these two powered through and are officially Biotechnician Assistants!

Happy DNA Day! Help us celebrate by contributing to our Biomedical Science Outreach Program. Your dollars help us teach children throughout the CSRA about DNA and genetics. Innovation of a Generation!

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It's only 9 days until BioBash 2024! Are you ready to meet your DNA???
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Help support our outreach efforts! Our Outreach Team provides STEM activities to K-12 students throughout the CSRA. Any amount helps. And sharing is caring-please share our link via your social media pages and to others who would be interested in contributing to our STEM mission!

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Did you know that we offer labs to kids of all ages on blood typing, forensic science, DNA structure and function, and microbiology, among others??? With a small donation, you can support the work that we do! Please consider a high $5 or a share to your social media.

ACCTC Biomed Outreach Show your support by sharing a link to this page or donating to the team.

Like the work we do? Please help support our outreach program by donating and/or sharing this link far and wide! We appreciate it. Will you consider donating?

ACCTC Biomed Outreach Show your support by sharing a link to this page or donating to the team.

Nothing puts your anatomy knowledge to the test like learning the difference between a nasal and a nasopharyngeal swab 😂

Did you know that our Outreach Team has provided STEM activities to over 2,000 K-12 students in our community??? Come see us in action at our first annual BioBash on April 17th!

Big day in the lab! The seventh live stick for phlebotomy students and first time processing serum for CMLA students! BACE biotechnology students are using PCR to look for antibiotic resistance in soil and will contribute their findings to the PARE project at Tufts University!

CMLA students know how to type real blood! 🩸

First year students triaged patients and planned an outbreak investigation for a disaster hospital scenario!

What a great time at SC HOSA! Congratulations to all of our delegates, including our winners:
-Barbara James Service Award: Kamani Barnes, Janiya Dunbar, Alexis Wren
-1st place, Microbiology: Aubria Johnson
-3rd place, Nutrition: Ahmon Williams

Great careers! Great opportunities!

Applications for our 2024 scholarships are now open in the U.S.! Apply by April 1.

Since 2003, Bio-Rad has proudly awarded more than 250 college scholarships to graduating high school students interested in pursuing careers in science and engineering. Learn more about our scholarship program on the blog: https://ow.ly/na7C50QCpo6

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! https://www.un.org/en/observances/women-and-girls-in-science-day

Getting ready to present our research! SCbio

Doing what we do best!

Today we remember our beloved student, friend, and teammate Emily Heath. Emily was a cornerstone of our Biomedical Science family. She was beautiful, sassy, smart, and headstrong--a key piece of our puzzle! We will forever miss her and hold on tight to the memories that we shared with her.

Emily was in the first ever cohort of the Biomedical Science program at the Aiken County Career and Technology Center. She was a founding member of the Biomedical Science Outreach Team and Student of the Quarter numerous times. Emily was Co-Student of the Year for the Biomedical Science Program for the 2022-2023 school year. She competed at the SC HOSA Spring Leadership Conference and served as the ACCTC HOSA Vice-President for the fall of 2023. Emily earned industry certifications in OSHA-10, CPR and AED, YouScience Biotechnology, and the Biotechnician Assistant Certification Exam (BACE), a college level biotechnology assessment. Emily participated in the Miss CATE pageant twice, winning the Casual Wear award in 2022. Emily was primary author on a peer-reviewed poster presentation at the National Science Teachers Association Conference in 2023 and co-author of a second.

Please hold Emily's family and friends, the Silver Bluff High School family, and our ACCTC family in your hearts as we grieve. To celebrate what Emily meant to us, please enjoy a few of many favorite memories.

Emily's peers shared the following thoughts about her:
"She was one of the rocks of our class. She helped me get through exams and inspired me to keep working in outreach. She always had a smile & something to say."
"Emily was the sweetest person. She would always give my friends and I pep talks for the phlebotomy program. She was there we needed help with labs."
"To know Emily was to love Emily. Her bright smile could light up any room she walked in. I'm honored to say I had the opportunity to work alongside her."
"Emily was a very bright person and she would always bring good energy. She was very helpful and always giving and loving. She is in a better place resting but she is missed a lot and loved forever."
"Emily lit up the room every chance she got. She was a big help on my second year in the bio class. I'm going to miss her coming to class with McDonald's lol."
"Emily was so inspirational. She was her own boss. She was silly, loving, and full of sass!! She will forever be loved and missed by her biomedical family."
"Emily was the best person I have ever known. Dr. P putting me in a group with her was the best decision she made. Emily always had to force me to talk, because I was the quietest person ever. She has had a tremendous impact not only on me but everyone around her. Although we didn't talk much outside of school, our time in class is what kept me motivated throughout the day. I've always thought of Emily as a sister because we both mocked each other (it was mostly me doing the mocking). I was supposed to write this on a sticky note but all of my thoughts would not have fit on that. Emily was truly loved by everyone and she will be missed."

Rest in peace, Emily. We miss you.

What a beautiful way to support our biomedical science program! Our second annual sola wood flower fundraiser is underway. Sola wood flowers are long lasting, beautiful, and very affordable. Comment if interested, and we'll be in touch. All proceeds benefit the ACCTC Biomedical Science Outreach Team.

We’re raising money to support our outreach team! Check out our beautiful sola wood wreaths and centerpieces for the holiday season! It’s a great gift for a great cause.

Congratulations to our student outreach team for their third place win in the biology education research competition at the National Association of Biology Teachers conference. This was a combined college and high school category and the first year for high school presenters. What an honor to win such an important national award!

We never stop teaching!

Join us tonight at Your Pie in North Augusta to help raise funds for our program!