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Health & Medical Sciences
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Penny Kelly - Fire/EMS
Phone: 703-207-4157
Email: PKKelly@fcps.edu
Rick Schubert - Pharmacy Tech
Phone: 703-207-4202
Email: rrschubert@fcps.edu
Suzanne Shaw - Dental Careers
Phone: 703-207-4243
Email: skshaw@fcps.edu
Lynda Vincent - Special Ed Resource Teacher
Email: LVincent2@fcps.edu
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Program Overview
The health and medical sciences program provides broad and specialized courses leading to a variety of health career choices.
Competency-based training facilitates career preparation in areas such as allied health, nursing, animal care, dental hygiene, wellness, rehabilitation, and emergency response.
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.
Courses Available:
Mission
Professional educators provide a learning and competency-based atmosphere that allow the students to actively prepare to successfully enter the professional work environment by:
- Developing critical thinking skills pertaining to their specialized area.
- Gaining entry-level marketable skills.
- Being able to make informed decisions about their future.
- Receiving college credit for the course.
Vision
Students will successfully complete the curriculum and become recognized in the community as competent leaders and healthcare workers.
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