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Grade: High School

PLTW Course: MI

Submission type: Activity: Maternal Report

Course overview:

Medical Interventions (MI) allows students to investigate the variety of interventions involved in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease as they follow the lives of a fictitious family. A “How-To” manual for maintaining overall health and homeostasis in the body, the course will explore how to prevent and fight infection, how to screen and evaluate the code in our DNA, how to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer, and how to prevail when the organs of the body begin to fail

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Select Judge Feedback: ” I am a medical science liaison which means I collaborate with healthcare providers to understand complex medical cases and apply scientific data to improve patient outcomes. I also happen to be 31 weeks pregnant, so your project is especially relevant to me right now :)

Your team did a fantastic job of integrating various screening and diagnostic test results into your care recommendations. For example, when Judy’s NT measurement came back elevated, you correctly noted the increased risk of chromosomal abnormalities and recommended follow-up testing with amniocentesis. This shows a deep understanding of prenatal care and the importance of balancing screening results with confirmatory diagnostics.

I also appreciated the attention to holistic care — you didn’t just focus on test results but also emphasized lifestyle factors like nutrition, exercise, and emotional well-being. Your recommendation to monitor blood pressure and glucose levels after slightly abnormal readings shows that you’re thinking proactively about long-term maternal health, which is exactly what good prenatal care involves.

One area to refine is how you frame uncertain or borderline results. For instance, when Judy’s glucose tolerance test showed a slightly high two-hour interval, it might have been helpful to explain why that result was less concerning given the normal readings at other intervals. Providing a bit more context on how gestational diabetes is diagnosed (like mentioning diagnostic thresholds) would make your analysis even stronger.

Additionally, when discussing the NT ultrasound and amniocentesis, you could briefly explain what specific chromosomal conditions (like trisomy 21) the tests help detect. This would connect the test results to potential clinical outcomes, deepening the analysis.

Good job and good luck! The skills you’re building — critical thinking, data interpretation, and patient-centered care — are incredibly valuable for any future career in healthcare or biomedical science. Your project shows not only scientific knowledge but also compassion and a genuine desire to promote patient well-being.”

-Medical Science Liason, Takeda

“Hello All, I have worked at Sanofi for over 27 years.

You both did a beautiful job on this project. Each visit contains a clear description of all that took place and the recommendations are clear, concise and presented well. I particularly liked the recommendations of visit 2. You actually took the time to reassure the mother about the chromosomal testing, so that she would’ know that the test were not 100% conclusive. This spared her the worry if the test showed an abnormality. I got the sense from this that you can really put yourself in the shoes of the patient and imagine how they feel. I can think of no more important quality for a physician than this.

Overall, I thought this project was outstanding and I have strongly recommended it as a top project. Well-done. All the best to you and stay in science. :-)”

-Staff Scientist, Sanofi

Industry Award: Top Biomed Award

School: North Middlesex Regional High School

Teacher: Cristy Kervin