Health Science Technology

HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY

Our Health and Medical Programs are some of our most popular as students recognize that there is a high demand for skilled health care professionals. Students can graduate from high school as a Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, EMT, or Pharmacist Technician and make

$9-$14 an hour and be better prepared for nursing school, medical school, pharmacy school or any other medical profession.

CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTING

Semester (2 period block) 11-12 grade $40 Course fee required per semester

Requirement: You must be 16 yrs. old to begin the course.

Prerequisite: Medical Prerequisite: Medical Terminology with a passing grade of C or higher

Students learn basic nursing skills such as taking and recording vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living, patient observation, and recognizing abnormal changes in body functioning. This course requires a 46-50-hour clinical experience in a skilled nursing facility working with real patients, in addition to 110 classroom/theory hours on campus in the GTI CNA classroom. Clinical rotations last 8 weeks, and students will attend one day per week from either 3:00-8:00 p.m. or 4:00-9: 00p.m6:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Students must supply their own uniforms/scrubs. Students should purchase their own blood pressure cuff and stethoscope to practice vital signs outside the classroom. Students must have good social skills, good attendance & punctuality, and the ability to transport themselves to their clinical experiences. Students must provide a social security or IRS number to take the state C.N.A. exam. If the student completes all classroom and clinical requirements, they can be recommended to take the State Certification exam and become a Certified Nursing Assistant ready to work in the medical field.

DENTAL ASSISTING I

Semester (2 period block)12 grade $40 Course fee required per semester

Dental Assisting I: Introduces students to the field of dental assisting. Students will learn basic patient care skills in preparation to assist a dentist or dental hygienist in functions of a dental practice. Skills include infection control procedures, patient preparation, examination, preventive care, dental materials, and restorative and specialty procedures.

DENTAL ASSISTING II

Semester (2 period block) 12 grade

Prerequisite: Completion of Dental Assisting $40 Course fee required per semester

Dental Assisting II: Students will complete their training with dental imaging, laboratory skills: bleaching trays, custom trays, sports guards, front office training in the Dentimax system and expanded function skills. Students will learn job-seeking skills to aid in obtaining a 90-hour externship for fourth term.

Dental Assisting I and II is NOT accredited through the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB). CPR training is offered at the GTI for an additional cost.

EMR (Emergency Medical Responder) CE **

Semester 9-12 grades (PURE 11-12 Concurrent only) $40 Course fee required per semester

(Taken with Intro to Health Science & Technology = 2 period block)

This semester course provides students with advanced emergency medical information and skills. The course introduces students to a variety of career options in emergency medicine along with preparing students to take nationally recognized tests and certification in Advanced First Aid, CPR and Emergency Medical Response. Students will learn basic skills prior to enrolling in EMT, nursing assisting, medical assisting, and dental assisting courses. This course offers Weber State University and SLCC concurrent enrollment credit.

EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) CE **

Year (2 period block) 12-grade $40 Course Fee required per semester

This program prepares students to perform initial medical assessment, treatment, and comprehensive care in medical crises, under the general supervision of a coordinating physician. Instruction includes all aspects of basic health care, disease and disorder recognition, injury diagnosis, and emergency treatment procedures for various injuries and disease outbreaks. Students will be registered with the Utah Bureau of Emergency Medical Services to become a Certified EMT. Students must have a social security number for state certification. This course offers Salt Lake Community College concurrent enrollment credit HSEM 2300, 10.0 credit hours Students must provide a social security number to take the state Emergency Medical Technician exam.

EXERCISE SCIENCE/SPORTS MEDICINE CE **

Semester (2 period block)11-12 grade $35 Course fee required per semester

Prerequisite: Medical Terminology or EMR/ Intro to Health Science. Medical Anatomy & Physiology recommended.

This course is designed to teach students components of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine by exploring topics such as anatomy/physiology, medical terminology, injury evaluation, nutrition, rehabilitation, and sports psychology. The course also includes many taping procedure labs and other hands-on activities. Extracurricular opportunities such as Future Doctors and job shadowing externships, allow students to further investigate areas of medicine. This course offers concurrent enrollment through Utah Valley University, Pes 2400, 2.0 credit hours.

INTRO TO HEALTH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Semester 9-12 grades

(Taken with EMR = 2 period block)

This semester course is designed to create an awareness of career possibilities in health care and inform students of the educational options available for health science and health technology programs. Instruction includes beginning anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, medical ethics, diseases, and disorders.

MEDICAL ASSISTING

Year (2 period block) 12-grade $30 Course fee required per semester

Prerequisite: Medical Terminology; Instructor strongly recommends Medical Anatomy & Physiology

This program prepares students to assist practitioners in the front office and clinical setting of a medical office. The rigorous curriculum covers administrative areas such as bookkeeping, insurance matters, and general office management; and clinical duties such as assisting with physical exams, screenings, treatments and completing duties in the medical office laboratory. A certificate is available upon completion of a 160 hour externship.

MEDICAL ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY CE **

Year (2 period block) 11-12 grades $15 Course fee required per semester

Create models of human systems. Explore through dissections and hands-on activities. Investigate how the human body changes with diseases and disorders. This course provides an exciting in-depth experience of the human body that includes medical terminology and medical ethics. Discover your future as a health care professional through job shadowing and service-learning experiences. Prepare for success in a variety of health technology programs. This course may also be taken to fulfill a third Science credit requirement. Students are required to be concurrently enrolled through Weber State, HTHS 1120, 3 credits.

MEDICAL FORENSICS CE ** (PURE)

Semester (2 period block)11-12 grades $30 Course fee required per semester

This course is designed to create an awareness of the branch of health science relating to medical forensics and working in a medical laboratory. Students will learn to identify, analyze, and process logically using deductive reasoning and problem solving It focuses on introductory skills necessary to prepare students for the crime scene or crime lab investigation and medical lab work. This course offers SLCC concurrent enrollment credit CJ 1350, 3 credits. This course may be taken for CTE credit or to fulfill a third science credit requirement.

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY CE **

Semester (2 period block)9-12 grades $25 Course fee required per semester

Students should be able to read at or near grade level. This class consists of lecture and video presentations. Students learn the meanings and pronunciations of prefixes, roots, and suffixes that combine to form over 11,000 medical terms. This is essential knowledge for any health career. Students can purchase a Medical Terminology book for $25. Medical Terminology is a prerequisite for Medical Assisting and Pharmacy Technician at the GTI and recommended for Certified Nurse Assisting, as well as for any ELL students who are planning on taking medical training courses. This course offers SLCC concurrent enrollment credit MA 1100, 3 credits.

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

Year (2 period block) 12th grade

Pre or Co-requisite: Medical Terminology $40 Course fee required per semester

This program prepares students to support pharmacists by aiding during patient consultation, counter dispensing operations, and prescription preparation. Students will also be trained to keep patient and related health record information and to perform a wide range of practice- related duties for both retail and hospital-based pharmacies. Students must have good social skills, good attendance, and the ability to get themselves to their externship experiences.

Students must have a social security number to qualify to take the licensure exam. The cost for exams is, National Exam PTCB $129 or ExCPT $105 (students need only do ONE test). State Licensure Fee $99. Students must maintain a “B” average and complete a 180-hour externship in addition to course work for successful licensure with the state of Utah. Students must provide a social security number to take the national exam and become licensed in the state of Utah. Trainee license is

$50.00 (Paid to DOPL).

PHYSICAL THERAPY CE **

Semester (2 period block)11-12 grades $30 Course fee required per semester

Prerequisite: Medical Terminology

This course introduces students to the field of physical therapy through the history, medical terminology, documentation, therapy treatments, and pertinent legal and ethical considerations of the profession. Healthcare for diverse population begins its thread in this course. Students will participate in clinical observations. This course offers SLCC concurrent enrollment credit PTA 1010, 3 credits.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Semester (2 period block)11-12 grades

(Taken with Physical Therapy = 2 period block)

This course introduces students to foundational concepts of occupational therapy practice and exercise science, which includes the domain and process of occupational therapy and the analysis of activities and occupations. Students will learn about these concepts through hands-on experiences and creative projects that support clinical reasoning and the therapeutic process.