Title: Syllabus
Course: Introduction to Health and Medical Sciences (14001-II)

Copyright 2019

Virginia Assignment Code: 8302

Suggested Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12

Duration: 36 weeks

Prerequisites: None

CTSO: HOSA

Course Description:

This course introduces the student to a variety of healthcare careers and develops basic skills required in all health and medical sciences. It is designed to help students understand the key elements of the U.S. healthcare system and to learn basic healthcare terminology, anatomy and physiology for each body system, pathologies, diagnostic and clinical procedures, therapeutic interventions, and the fundamentals of traumatic and medical emergency care. Throughout the course, instruction emphasizes safety, cleanliness, asepsis, professionalism, accountability, and efficiency within the healthcare environment. Students also begin gaining job-seeking skills for entry into the health and medical sciences field.

Credentials, Course Sequences, and Career Clusters/Pathways can be found here:

https://www.cteresource.org/career-clusters/health-science/introduction-to-health-and-medical-sciences-1/