Health & Medical Science

Sports Medicine I 

The course introduces students to topics such as human anatomy and physiology, nutrition, biomechanics, medical terminology, injuries and illnesses, and legal and ethical issues in sports medicine. Students also examine prospective careers in the sports medicine field. Upon successful completion of this course, students are eligible to take Sports Medicine II. 

Prerequisites: None 

Grades: 10-12 

Sports Medicine II 

In this course, the student will become familiar with the field of Athletic Training/Sports Medicine. This course is intense and challenging. It teaches students basic anatomy of the body including bone anatomy, musculature, ligaments, and tendons. The student will become familiar with sports injuries, evaluation, treatment of injuries, and rehabilitation techniques. 17 In addition, the student will work on job readiness skills, resume writing, and will participate in at least 20 hours of job shadowing experience outside of school. 

Prerequisites: Sports Medicine I 

Grades: 11-12 

Other Information: This course requires that the students obtain 20 hours of job shadowing and/or volunteering experience with a healthcare professional outside of school. It is the student’s responsibility to contact a healthcare professional to make these arrangements, and the student must provide their own transportation.

Emergency Medical Technician I 

The tasks and competencies for this course reflect the National Emergency Medical Services Core Content and the Virginia Emergency Medical Services educational standards. Students will explore and apply the fundamentals of Emergency Medical Services, including human anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology while demonstrating skills in assessing and managing patient care. This course will include skill development in assessing an emergency scene, understanding shock, resuscitation, and trauma. Successful completion of this course, along with instructor endorsement, qualifies students to attempt the state approved certification test and meets licensure requirements as a certified EMT-Basic. 

Prerequisites: None 

Grades: 9-12 

Emergency Medical Technician II 

This is designed to immediately follow the prerequisite course. It expands and deepens students’ knowledge base on all topics and concepts taught in Emergency Medical Technician II. 

Prerequisites: Emergency Medical Technician I 

Grades: 10-12 

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (EMT III) 

This course is intended for students who have completed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) I and II, have obtained instructor approval, and who may have obtained EMT certification from the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS). Students will strengthen the skills mastered in the first two courses in the sequence as they acquire skills to assist advanced life support (ALS) providers, build on the foundations of emergency medical services (EMS) education, and meet education requirements for certification or recertification. Students also learn to coordinate with other 14 public health and safety services, such as fire control, law enforcement, and emergency management. 

Prerequisites: Emergency Medical Technician II; instructor recommendation 

Grades: 11-12

Nurse Aide I 

Nurse Aide I, offered as an occupational preparation course, emphasizes the study of nursing occupations as related to the health care system. Students study normal growth and development, simple body structure and function, and medical terminology and are introduced to microbes and disease. They receive elementary skill training in patient-nursing assistant relationships; taking and recording of vital signs; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and bathing, feeding, dressing, and transporting of patients in hospitals and nursing homes. Limited on-the-job instruction in nursing homes and hospitals is part of the course. This course can be used as an introduction to practical nursing or to prepare the student for Nurse Aide II so that all competencies for a certified nursing assistant are met. 

Prerequisites: None 

Grades: 10-12 

Nurse Aide II 

Nurse Aide II is an occupational preparation course, emphasizing advanced skill training in areas such as catheter care, range of motion, bowel and bladder training, care of the dying, selected procedures for maternal and infant care, and admission and discharge procedures. Students learn diseases and body systems as related to advanced clinical care of the acute medical-surgical patient, the chronically ill, and the elderly. On-the-job instruction in a licensed nursing home is part of the course. Upon completion of the nurse aide program, the student is eligible to take the nurse aide certification exam that leads to employment as a certified nurse aide in hospitals and nursing homes. 

Prerequisites: Nurse Aide I 

Grades: 11-12