State College High School

Career and Technology Center’s

Health Professions Program

Why Health Professions in High School?

  According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 3 milllion RN’s will be employed by 2016 yet only 200,000 nurses are passing board tests each year.

  According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, almost every state will have a shortage of primary care physicians by 2020.

  Future dual enrollment options in the program can have a direct impact on college success.

Health Professions Recommended Program of Study

Current Course Offerings

 Medical Terminology  Patient Care  Health Science  Anatomy and Physiology  Health Science

Current program Stats

 1st year of program  86 total students enrolled

 29 in Medical Terminology  3 in Patient Care  42 in Anatomy and Physiology  12 in Health Science

1st Year Findings

  State High has many students interested in pursuing professional health careers

  Surveys at the beginning of the year indicate that while students are interested in being health care professionals, very few students have had any shadowing experience in their field of interest because of difficulty finding opportunities.

Health Professions Occupational Advisory Committee

  Chris Calkins, PhD, Director, Outreach Health Initiatives, Penn State   Chandra Corsello, Surgical Technician, Mount Nittany Medical Center

and Parent Representative   Cody Corsello, Sophomore, State High Student Representative   Diane Ebken, RN, Penn State School of Nursing   Jerry Dittman, Vice-President for Human Resources, Mount Nittany

Medical Center   Shirley Donovan, Learning Enrichment Teacher, State High   Dr. Steven Fishbaine, Dentist   Shannon Hilliard, RN, Centre Medical Surgical Associates   Diane Jankura, Penn State School of Nursing   Dr. Lori Lauver, Jefferson School of Nursing @ Danville   Tim Morgan, CTC Career Counselor, State High   Kelly Praskovich, Undergraduate Admissions, Penn State   Mildred Rodriquez, Director, Penn State Pre-Medical Program   Cheryl Speakman, Co-Op Coordinator, State High   Dr. Diane Spokus, Penn State Health Policy and Administration   Cynthia Thackston, RN, Director, Gentiva Home Care

New Class for ‘09-’10 �Health Professions Clinical Experience

Course Objective: To provide senior students the opportunity

to explore health careers first-hand in hospital and community settings.

Course Goals: •   Health Career Exploration •   Experience colleges are looking for •   Community building that may

ultimately lead to students returning to State College for employment

CLINICAL OBSERVATION CLASS STATE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL

FALL 2009 I.   Students will be required to complete a special

application and participate in an individual interview for selection into the program.

II. Only seniors will be admitted into the program with a maximum student number of 12. The students will be selected by members of the Health Professions Occupational Advisory Committee based on GPA, guidance and/or science teacher or CTC teacher recommendation).

The Proposed Course Schedule Orientation to:

The Program The Hospital The Healthcare System Introduction to Legal and Ethical Issues Introduction to Infection Control Introduction to Geriatrics Maternity and Pharmacy Medical-Surgical Care Emergency Medicine Critical Care Medical Center Trip to Hershey or Danville Surgery Materials/Central Supply Dental Laboratory Dietary Administrative (HIM) Imagining/Nuclear Medicine Home Care (Gentiva) Community Agencies Rehabilitation /Sports Med

Similar Programs

  Emerging Health Professions  A partnership between Lehigh Valley

hospital, Lehigh Valley Penn State and Lehigh Valley Technical Institute -This program has consulted with us and serves as our model

 Dunbar Hopkins Health Partnership at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore , Maryland

 Bayside High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia

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