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About Health and Medical Sciences
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.
Health and Medical Sciences provides a wide variety of broad and specialized competency based courses introducing students to a variety of health career choices. The courses facilitate career preparation in areas such as animal science, dental careers, emergency response, medical assisting, nursing, pharmacy, rehabilitation, and other allied health careers. Students have the opportunity to apply the skills learned by participating or observing in a variety of health care settings.
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 a wide variety of health care fields including: animal care, dental careers, emergency response, pharmacy, medical careers, nursing, and rehabilitation.
High School Courses
Course Descriptions and Program of Studies
- Animal Science 1*
- Animal Science 2*
- Dental Careers 1*
- Dental Careers 2*
- Exploring Health Sciences
- Exploring Health Sciences (Academy)*
- Exploring the Language of Medicine
- Exploring the Language of Medicine (Academy)*
- Fire and Emergency Medical Sciences 1*
- Fire and Emergency Medical Sciences 2*
- Medical Assistant 1*
- Medical Assistant 2*
- Pharmacy Technician 1*
- Pharmacy Technician 2*
- Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy 1*
- Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy 2*
- Practical Nursing 1*
- Practical Nursing 2 *
* Standard Program
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CTE Programs:
Business and Information Technology
Technology and Engineering Education
Trade and Industrial Education
International Baccalaureate Career-related Certificate (IBCC)
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CTE Management Team and Contacts
Contact:
Beth Downey
Coordinator, CTE
571-423-4526
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Anne-Marie Glynn
Program Manager
571-423-4555
