 This is the surgical skills lab. And what do you think goes on here? Surgery. We had the fifth graders come in and tour our labs to expose them to science and mathematics and technology. Yeah, so the kids really liked a lot of what they saw today, especially things that move like the robot. They got to see their forces that they were putting into the ground in the force plates in the biomotion lab. And then they also came in their regenerative medicine lab and were able to see liquid nitrogen and how it foams and produces a lot of gas that they can see and do some experiments with. It was great to see the kids come in and their eyes light up when you just type a few lines of code and all of a sudden the robot's flying around the room. I really enjoyed sharing what I do with them. When I was a kid, I wish I would have had something like this, having a chance to kind of learn about the ins and outs of medicine a little bit and get the experience of seeing orthopedic surgery. The Education and Public Outreach Committee, or EPOC for short, hosts a number of educational activities throughout the year. We try and engage students all across the valley and all across the spectrum of fifth graders, middle schoolers, and even high schoolers through different programs. It all began with Sinenphilipon and her desire to become more involved within the community and she saw the impact that we can have on children that are growing up here and hopefully inspire the next set of scientists and researchers and doctors within our own community. Kids having this experience so early on and enjoying medicine at a young age and kind of getting the head started is something pretty special that we're giving the opportunity for. It's really great to be able to transmit our passion for what we do to the new generation.