Outreach Programs | Get Involved!
OREC's Motion Analysis Laboratories are dedicated to serving the local and global community through outreach programs designed to provide educational opportunities to orthopaedic and rehabilitation engineering students at Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Outreach Programs
Global Mobility
Global Mobility is a global outreach program that coordinates significant service outreach activities in human motion analysis with sister laboratories around the world. Led by Co-director of the Marquette & Medical College of Wisconsin Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Center, Dr. Gerald Harris, MAL's Global Mobility program is actively working with affiliative laboratories in Columbia, Mexico, the Philipines, India and Taiwan, with a new laboratory under development in Milwaukee.
Learn more about Global Mobility
Go Baby Go! Milwaukee
Go Baby Go! Milwaukee is an outreach program co-sponsored by the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Engineering Center and Children's Wisconsin that provides battery-powered, ride-on cars for children with limited mobility. Currently managed by Marquette Biomedical Engineering graduate and OREC Engineer Molly Erickson, the Milwaukee branch of the Go Baby Go! program has delivered over 300 ride-on cars to eligible children in Wisconsin since its launch in 2016. Families interested in applying for a car or getting in touch about their needs are encouraged to visit the Children's Wisconsin webpage.
Learn more about Go Baby Go! Milwaukee
Toys for All
Additional information coming soon!
Get Involved!
Students interested in working with Global Mobility in one of it's motion analysis labs can inquire about pre-requisite coursework and additional qualifications through the Marquette Office of International Education.
Visit the Office of International Education
Go Baby Go! Milwaukee works with Graduate and Undergraduate volunteers from Marquette University. PT/OT students interested in working with the Go Baby Go, Milwaukee program may contact Anne Pleva and Ann Millard, respectively. Undergraduate students are invited to reach out to the Marquette Student Chapter of BMES. Individuals seeking to further their education are welcomed to explore the Marquette-MCW Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Contact Anne Pleva | Contact Ann Millard
Check out the Marquette Student Chapter of BMES on Facebook
Learn more about the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering
