Patient Care Pathway
Courses
Medical Terminology
This course is designed to introduce students to the structure of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining forms, and singular and plural forms, plus medical abbreviations and acronyms. This will allow comprehension of medical vocabulary appropriate to medical procedures, human anatomy and physiology, and pathophysiology. Topics to be included: nervous, skeletal, cardiovascular, muscle, and other major systems of the human body. Terms will relate to physiology, anatomy, and pathological conditions. Students will learn to spell, define, and pronounce common medical terms, as well as communicate medical terminology to doctors and patients alike, while gaining a broad understanding of human anatomy and biological systems.
This course is designed to introduce students to the structure of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining forms, and singular and plural forms, plus medical abbreviations and acronyms. This will allow comprehension of medical vocabulary appropriate to medical procedures, human anatomy and physiology, and pathophysiology. Topics to be included: nervous, skeletal, cardiovascular, muscle, and other major systems of the human body. Terms will relate to physiology, anatomy, and pathological conditions. Students will learn to spell, define, and pronounce common medical terms, as well as communicate medical terminology to doctors and patients alike, while gaining a broad understanding of human anatomy and biological systems.
Sports Medicine 1
This course will focus on the systems of the body, their parts, purposes, functions, and strategies for optimal maintenance. Students will learn the basics of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, kinesiology, general nutrition, and basic athletic training procedures and their application to Sports Medicine. Activities will include; training-room operations, taping and wrapping, athletic injury assessment, advanced First Aid, use of heat and cold modalities, recordkeeping, rehabilitation, and time management skills.
This course will focus on the systems of the body, their parts, purposes, functions, and strategies for optimal maintenance. Students will learn the basics of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, kinesiology, general nutrition, and basic athletic training procedures and their application to Sports Medicine. Activities will include; training-room operations, taping and wrapping, athletic injury assessment, advanced First Aid, use of heat and cold modalities, recordkeeping, rehabilitation, and time management skills.
Advanced Sports Medicine 2
Students will interact with athletic teams and community field-based professions to carry out their sports medicine training. This aspect of the course is required outside of the regular school day. Key components of the course will include kinesiology, exercise physiology, and principles of exercise training. Students will be able to recommend safe and effective exercise programs, recognize minor injuries and recommend treatment, properly fit equipment, identify and apply training room management skills, assist in the application of treatment for heat and cold, and understand when to use and how to assist with manual treatments.
Students will interact with athletic teams and community field-based professions to carry out their sports medicine training. This aspect of the course is required outside of the regular school day. Key components of the course will include kinesiology, exercise physiology, and principles of exercise training. Students will be able to recommend safe and effective exercise programs, recognize minor injuries and recommend treatment, properly fit equipment, identify and apply training room management skills, assist in the application of treatment for heat and cold, and understand when to use and how to assist with manual treatments.
The Patient Care Pathway prepares students for careers in healthcare through hands-on labs, real data, and meaningful community partnerships. Students learn by doing, thinking, and solving real problems that matter.
What Students Do Here
- Practice clinical and professional skills
- Analyze real performance and health data
- Study anatomy, injury, and recovery in action
- Explore mental and physical health together
- Work with healthcare professionals and community partners