Patient Care Pathway 

The first course in a series of elective courses is designed to prepare students to enter a career in health care as well as prepare them for post-secondary education. This course introduces students to the systems, medical terminology, cultural behaviors and practices, and safety and infection control. 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 course for ROP Medical Technologies or sports medicine. 

This course will introduce students to medical terminology. It is designed to develop students 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 successfully secure employment within the medical field. Students will be placed in a community worksite to continue their training and develop as medical students. This course is intended as a prerequisite course for Sports Medicine.

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 and sports medicine occupations, as well as athletic training and Emergency Medical Services.