The health and medical sciences program provides broad and specialized courses leading to a variety of health career choices.
A diagram (pdf 16K) of health and medical sciences courses is available for your viewing.
Competency-based training facilitates career preparation in areas such as allied health, nursing, animal care, dental hygiene, wellness, rehabilitation, and emergency response.
Many courses lead to industry certification or professional licensure.
Several courses qualify eligible students to receive advanced standing at local post-secondary institutions.
The health and medical sciences program is designed to meet the following objectives:
- Promotes and facilitates entry into higher education health career programs.
- Prepares students with competencies required for employment in the health care industry.
- Provides practical application of learned skills required in a variety of health care settings.
- Introduces secondary students to careers in the health field.
- Enables students to become knowledgeable consumers of healthcare services.
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