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    Health Science 

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    Health Science Core (Crowder College Dual Credit Option)

    Grade: 11

    This course will provide the opportunity for students to build a solid foundation in every aspect of healthcare. Covered topics include Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, Health Careers and students will be trained in First Aid and CPR.  Students will gain understanding and focus regarding their personal area of interest while developing their postsecondary educational and career goals.  The curriculum is designed to prepare juniors for the CNA and CMA courses as well as for any healthcare-related course they may take after high school. This course is a prerequisite for CNA and Clinical Medical Assisting. Students must have a current medical form and insurance on file. 

     

    Medical Office 
    Grade: 11
    In this course, students will develop the qualities, knowledge, and skills necessary for working in an administrative medical office setting. We will look at how individuals in the medical office field perform administrative medical duties. The content includes the use of technology to develop communication skills, the performance of office procedure tasks, and the production of quality work using advanced features of business software application. In addition, this course provides training or skills in the following areas: medical terminology used in the office, communication skills, ethical responsibilities, telephone procedures, appointment scheduling, filing procedures, mail processing procedures, and professional resume development. After course completion, students will have the option to obtain Medical Administrative Assistant Certification (MAAC) & Electronic Health Record Certification (EHRC) through the American Medical Certification Association (AMCA) by completing their certification test.

     

    Certified Nurse Assisting (Crowder College Dual Credit Option)

    Grade: 12

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Health Science Core.

    Course Requirements:  Students must also submit to a background check through the Family Care Safety Registry, which requires the individual to have a social security number/card (Social Security Card is also required to sit for the certification test). This background check must be turned in on the first day of school. Students must be Covid vaccinated in accordance with the CMS vaccination mandate on healthcare workers. Students must have an attendance record of at least 95% the previous year as well as participation in the Drug Testing Program as required for school-related extracurricular activities. 

     

    Clinical Medical Assisting

    Grade: 12

    Prerequisites: Health Science Core

    This course prepares students to receive a National Certification as a Clinical Medical Assistant.  Students will be introduced to the knowledge and skill requirements for persons seeking a career in the physician office/urgent care setting.  Areas of study will include information regarding management skills, communication skills, legal/ethical requirements and standards, infection control, diagnostic testing and various client care skills.  This course will also incorporate Phlebotomy skills and will include hours in the lab practicing these skills.  Students will have the opportunity to perform venipunctures on fellow students after several successful venipunctures have been performed on a simulator arm and student has passed a safety exam given by the instructor.  Students must be 17 to perform these venipunctures and this portion will begin in January.  Therefore, students must be 17 by February 1st.  Students are eligible to sit for the Clinical Medical Assistant National Certification Exam when they are 17 years of age and can also sit for the Certified Phlebotomy Technician National Certification Exam at the age of 17.  Students will be required to have at least a 80% at the end of each semester as well as have no more than 4 absences to sit for the exam. Health Science Core is a prerequisite for Clinical Medical Assisting, however, students can opt out of Health Science Core if they have had Bio-med courses.  There is a $109 charge for CMA exam and $109 for the CPT exam. (Phlebotomy) exam.  However, the student is not required to sit for the exams.  Students will be expected to purchase scrubs for the class on their own.