Many Philippine elementary schools teach science without laboratories. Yashasvi — a HOSA competitor who placed first in Anatomy at State and Nationals and volunteers at Pomona Valley Hospital — designed a study of what happens when grades 5–6 get real medical tools in their hands: blood-pressure monitors, stethoscopes, and diagnostic kits.

“5th and 6th graders in the Philippines that lack science laboratories and are provided with basic medical and health-science devices will show a statistically significant increase in their knowledge and comfortability in using various pieces of medical equipment.”

What she’s built

• The cohort’s most complete deliverable set: a full standard operating procedure (pre-test → paired hands-on activity with a Mini Patient Chart → post-test, with hygiene and safety rules)
• A teaching script (“Tool Speed-Match,” “Rescue Scenarios”), a finished 10-question pre/post test with answer key, and 14 test protocols
• A parent/guardian consent form and a specified kit (a professional diagnostic kit plus a 77-piece first-aid pack), analyzed via Diagnostic Accuracy Scores

Yashasvi’s $3,000 goal supports multiple classrooms and a permanent health-science resource library for the schools.