This is not related to biomed, but my DD did the PLTW Introduction to Engineering Design course last year as a 13 year old Freshman. It involved numerous projects plus it used Inventor software that helped the students design, build, and integrate parts. It was a "real world" technical course that led the student from initial concept through final design. For her, the projects were time intensive, but the class was meaningful and reflected a real world engineering environment. At my DD's school, the end of course exam qualified for college credit for scores 7+.
