This is the first course in a series of CTE courses designed to prepare students for a career in health care and post-secondary education. It introduces students to the systems, medical terminology, cultural behaviors, practices, safety, and infection control associated with careers. Students will also practice essential employment skills associated with careers, such as effective communication, leadership, ethics, and legal responsibilities. This course is intended as a prerequisite for Patient Care III or Sports Medicine.
This course will introduce students to medical terminology and develop their working knowledge of the language of medicine. Students acquire word-building skills by learning prefixes, suffixes, roots, and abbreviations. Knowledge of medical terminology enhances a student's ability to secure employment within the medical field successfully. Students will be placed in a community worksite to continue their training and develop as medical students.
Students will learn the basic skills and fundamental procedures of the components of sports medicine, including but not limited to: careers relating to sports medicine, organizational and administrative considerations, prevention of athletic injuries, recognition, evaluation, and immediate care of athletic injuries, rehabilitation and management skills, taping and wrapping techniques, first aid/CPR/AED, and emergency procedures. Students will apply these skills at various athletic events. Completers of the Patient Care Pathway with a concentration on Sports Medicine will be prepared for physical therapy, sports medicine occupations, athletic training, and Emergency Medical Services.