Overview
Our Omega Leo Medical Explorer Post 4077 is a Texas State University Program Organization under the College of Science and Engineering. We are a “career awareness” program that prepares college students for careers within any health or biomedical technology career.
More of What Omega Leo Medical Explorers Do
Our volunteer program is very extensive, including both medically related and non-medical opportunities. We encourage first semester members to get involved in non-medical volunteer opportunities as quickly as they can. As they complete our Level One training in skills and concepts important to our medically related opportunities, they may begin observing (when available) the advanced members engaged in more responsible activities.
Once fully trained (all level one and CERT G-317 Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team) they can volunteer and serve as crew chiefs in all our volunteer opportunities. They will quickly assume leadership roles helping other students benefit from our program.
Medical Explorer Texas State University Bobcat Build Crew
Service to the San Marcos community.
Note to Older Scout Leaders Wondering Why Scouting at the College Level?
For older scouting leadership who may be reading this page and wondering why we are part of the Scouting America (Boy Scout) family, we've found that college students of any age benefit from this unique scouting program. Character development can occur at any age; and what could be more important than helping assure that future health professionals understand and incorporate important scouting values into their professional life - reliability, compassion, and commitment to community service being just three of many that we focus on. Yes, our members know how the 12 words of the Scout Law can help make them better health professionals.
This unit is as close as we can get to a traditional scout unit. We know it's a strange idea but think of us as a scouting program for young adults. We even participate in scout camporees, although as the first-aid providers. After watching an Order of the Arrow Tap-out, our members realize what the scouting program is all about - "character development." In the picture above, we show our scout identity by participating in Scout Sunday.
Although we don't do much of this currently; in our 35-year plus history, we have encouraged Medical Explorers in traditional scouting activities including serving on national merit badge midway staff at six National Jamborees, Philmont backpacking, and Mexico high-adventure caving.
We have taken Medical Explorer coed crews on Philmont backpacking treks and climbed 14'ers in Colorado. We've discovered that our Explorer men and women gained as much as the young scouts from these character-building activities. Any Scoutmaster who has hiked in off the Tooth of Time will understand the character-building experience of a Philmont Trek. After a ten day, 100 mile trek, there is no difference between the tears of joy of a high school student and those of a college student who just realized what they have achieved. Hiking in off the Tooth of Time, and passing under the arch at basecamp saying “You've Made It!” will have all crying tears of joy. We've seen in the eyes of both young scouts and college Explorers.
Our regret is that as older scouters; we are not physically able to lead these high-adventure activities as we once did. We would love to hear from any scout leader who would like to include well trained and hard-working Medical Explorers on their high-adventure crews. We have Medical Explorers who are Wilderness First-Aid certified, and can add important skills to any high-adventure trek They bring strong medical skills that will make them highly valued members of your high-adventure crew. Like any backpacking first-timer, they will need your guidance and training in the Art of Backpacking. Contact Charles Johnson at Charles.Johnson@txstate.edu for further information. We'll make sure our Medical Explorers are well equipped for any Scouting high adventure activity.
Dressed for our princess program serving disabled and cancer children
Serving disabled or cancer children changes the lives of our future health professionals.
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