The Academy of Health Sciences
Therapeutic Services Career Pathway

Health Exploratory
STEM
Course Code: 680E
Credits: 0.25
Grade: 9
Weight: General
Schools: WCA
Students in this course explore the Health Career Cluster and the various careers within each cluster. Career research and presentation is an integral part of this course. In addition, basic medical terminology, principles of infection control, overview of the human body and vital signs are introduced. Students work in a skill lab and proper hand washing technique is taught. Guest lectures from the various healthcare career pathways are included in this course.

Foundations of Health
STEM
Course Code: 684
Credits: 1.0
Grade: 10
Weight: General
Schools: C, K, W, WCA
This course is part of the health services core designed to provide the student with an in-depth knowledge of the body systems. Students expand their knowledge of the health care system and associated occupations. Emphasis is placed on communication and interpersonal skills, use of technology, legal and ethical responsibilities including HIPAA, workplace safety OSHA and the development of critical thinking, medical terminology and vital signs.

Nurse Assistant CNA
STEM
Course Code: 676
Credits: 1.0
Grade: 11-12
Weight: General
Schools: C, K, W, WCA
Students in this course will participate in academic and skill mastery, roles and responsibilities of the nurse assistant, patient care skills, geriatric care, safety and comfort, infection control, vital signs, and patient assessments.

Nurse Assistant CNA Clinical
STEM
Course Code: 676C
Credits: 1.0
Grade: 11-12
Weight: General
Schools: C, K, W, WCA
Students will participate in hands-on patient care weekly.  Combined with 676 the students complete the mandatory 100 hours of combined academic and clinical experience required by the State of Connecticut DPH. Students successfully meeting course requirements will be eligible to take the CT Prometric Certified Nurse Assistant exam for industry certification which is strongly recommended for students who wish to enter into nursing. This course runs concurrently with Nurse Assistant CNA 676.

Medical Assistant
STEM
Course Code: 686H
Credits: 1.0
Grade: 11
Weight: General
Schools: C, K, W, WCA
This course provides technical skill proficiency; a competency based applied learning that contributes to academic knowledge, higher order reasoning and problem solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation specific skills. Students will explore major areas of Allied Health including Medical Assisting. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be eligible to take the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant exam for industry certification. This course is recommended for students who wish to enter into Allied Health specialties.

Intro to Allied Health Professions UCONN
STEM
Course Code: 690U
Credits: 1.0
Grade: 11-12
Weight: AP/Post Secondary
Schools: C, K, W, WCA, WAMS
This  UCONN ECE course will offer 11th or 12th grade students an overview of allied health professions. A variety of allied health professions will be highlighted. Allied health professionals will be invited to describe their work/general duties and responsibilities of the profession, the work environment, educational requirements and employment trends. By investigating various professions in allied health, students will have the opportunity to make informed college and career decisions.

Pharmacy Technician
STEM
Course Code: 688H
Credits: 1.0
Grade: 12
Weight: Honors
Schools: WCA
Prerequisite: Chemistry
Runs concurrently with UCONN Medical Terminology.  This course introduces basic pharmacy practice. Areas of study include pharmacy law, communication skills, and data entry of prescriptions, inventory and proportion, dosage calculations, concentrations and dilutions, flow rates and milliequivalents. This course will include 100 hours of work based learning in a retail pharmacy setting and the student receiving a CT. Pharmacy Technician Certification. Upon completion of this course, students will be eligible for the Pharmacy National Certification exam (PTCB).

Medical Terminology UCONN
STEM
Course Code: 683U
Credits: 1.0
Grade: 12
Weight: AP/Post Secondary
Schools: K, W, WCA, WAMS
This UCONN ECE Medical Terminology course provides an introduction to and mastery of medical terminology through presentation of word roots, prefixes and suffixes. It provides meanings for these medical terms in the context of the structure and function of the human body.

Emergency Medical Technician EMT B: UCONN
STEM
Course Code: 6686U / 6686
Credits: 2.0
Grade: 12
Weight: AP/Post Secondary
Schools: WCA
Prerequisite: Biology
Runs concurrently with UCONN Medical Terminology, A & P.  The purpose of the UCONN Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B) course is to provide students with academic and working knowledge to become state certified and to provide basic life support patient care. It provides the basic concepts of emergency care which are needed to function as an EMT-B. This class will be helpful for other healthcare fields and can be used as a prerequisite for many medical professions such as becoming a nurse, a physician’s assistant, doctor, or pharmacist. The EMT-B course is an approximately 190-hour classroom and 20-hour clinical course to teach basic life support procedure and emergency care and transport, which require the purchase of a uniform and CPR card. Upon successful completion of all components of the course, students will be eligible for State or National EMT-B certification testing.

Surgical Technician
STEM
Course Code: 654
Credits: 0.5
Grade: 12
Weight: Honors
Schools: WCA
This course is designed to prepare students for employment as central supply workers and/or provide familiarity to the role of the surgical technologist who works in the operating room.  Education provided will prepare students for entry level positions as a sterile processing services technologist, or provide potential pathways to college courses to become surgical technologists. The content includes, but is not limited to, central service activities; department organization and function; basic anatomy and physiology, microbiology, and chemistry related to central service and basic surgical activities. Students will be prepared to identify and handle surgical instruments, supplies, and equipment necessary for a surgical procedure. In addition, principles, methods and controls of decontamination and sterilization process are covered. This course is aligned with the Sterile Processing Services pathway for employment at Midstate Medical Center, Hartford Healthcare partner.

EKG
STEM
Course Code: 655
Credits: 0.5
Grade: 12
Weight: Honors
Schools: WCA
This course prepares students to be employed as an Electrocardiograph aide. Content includes, but is not limited to, a foundation in the cardiovascular and electrical conduction system and training in the appropriate theories and instruments used to perform duties specific to an electrocardiograph aide. In addition, this course will provide knowledge to apply and use medical instrumentation modalities for cardiovascular diagnostic testing.