A decline in the number of American students becoming physicians is why students in Anne Arundel County spent the morning in surgery via live video feed.Students watched a hiatal hernia surgery. A patient has a hole in her diaphragm, forcing her stomach to shift up into her esophagus, causing a bad case of acid reflux."Historically, this procedure has been done with an incision through the abdomen," Dr. Adrian Park said.Park and his team at Anne Arundel Medical Center are performing the work while high school students inside Glen Burnie High School auditorium look on.Organized through the Counsel of Advanced Learners, Anne Arundel County Schools and the medical center, the students and doctor ask and answer questions via text message in an effort to get more young people interested in the health care field."We actually have a decrease in physicians nationally and an increase in the elderly population, so I'm trying to get these students now because they will be the physicians for our future," 12th-grade intern Jessa Bradley said.Bradley is a part of the internship program that decided a live streamed surgery for all students, not just those in the magnet program, could help solve the decline in physicians by sparking an interest. Their group is eager students will respond well."I think that they should all be really fascinated with it. This is really interesting procedure and just the fact that one of the world-renowned doctors is doing it is a great thing, and a great opportunity to see," 12th-grade intern Kelli Kazmarek said.Glen Burnie High School is just one location where students are getting this up close exposure. More than 500 students in Anne Arundel County at five different high schools are also watching the surgery."I can't thank Anne Arundel medical enough for opening his doors. Any time a community partner is willing to open their doors and influence our youth I think it's really beneficial and our ninth- and tenth-graders have been talking about it for months," said Krystal Gulden, who oversees the magnet program.It is the first time the magnet program secured this high level of learning, and by the intense looks on the students' faces, it may be working.