Photos: Doc for a day

More than 30 high school students from central Louisiana learned what it's like to train to be a physician as part of a hands-on career day on Tuesday (Jan. 31). Hosted by Tulane University School of Medicine students, the event took place at the Tulane Center for Advanced Medical Simulation and Team Training.

Fourth-year med students Bryan Hambley, left, and Sean Kim use a lifelike robotic mannequin at the Tulane Center for Advanced Medical Simulation and Team Training to demonstrate how to evaluate heart health in a clinical setting.

A suture station allows the high school students to see what it takes to stitch wounds.

First-year med student Sally Baker, center, demonstrates the proper suture technique.

Students are able to practice finding a vein at the IV station.

Practicing CPR on adult and infant mannequins is another part of the career day session.

Using an otoscope, a student gets to see what it's like to check a patient's ears.

The event was co-sponsored by the Central Louisiana Area Health Education Center, a non-profit agency and one of Louisiana's four area health education centers, developed to address the growing shortage of healthcare workers in rural areas across the state.