Departments
Health and Medical Careers Cluster

The Health and Medical Careers Cluster includes careers involved in providing medical research, medical care and emergency services for people and animals.

HHS students are asked to plan a career major while in high school. The four-year plan will help students study a specific area in a career cluster. The student may change life and career goals as new knowledge and experiences are acquired.

The following are areas of specialization offered at HHS involving health and medical careers:

Health Science Technology

Nursing

Pharmacy

Veterinary Science (currently administered by the Agricultural Science Department)


Below are the technical and technical specialty courses that are part of the health and medical specializations' four-year plans.

 


Courses

Semesters

Credits

9

10

11

12


Anatomy and Physiology of Human Systems

2

1



X

X

ATC

Health Science Technology I

2

1


X

X

X

ATC

Health Science Technology II

2

2



X

X

ATC

Health Science Technology III Pharmacy Aide

2

1



X

X

ATC

Health Science Technology III Vocational Nursing

2

1



X

X

ATC

Medical Terminology

1

½

X

X

X

X

ATC

Pharmacy Aide Career Preparation III

4

2



X

X

ATC

Vocational Nursing Career Preparation III

4

2



X

X

ATC

Medical Assisting Career Preparation III


1-2 per semester



X

X

 

Business and Marketing Career Opportunities by Educational Level:

On-the-Job Training, GED, High School Diploma

Ambulance Attendant/Driver

Animal Caretaker

Dental Assistant

Dental Laboratory Technician

Dialysis Technician

Emergency Medical Technician

Home Health Aide

Medical Assistant

Nuclear Medicine Technician

Optician Assistant

Surgical Technologist

Ultrasound Technician

Veterinary Lab Technician


Junior/Community Technical College or Apprenticeship

Biomedical Equipment Technician

Clinical Laboratory Technician

Dental Assistant

Dental Hygienist

Dental Laboratory Technician

Electrocardiograph Technician

Electroencephalograph Technician

Emergency Medical Technician

Imaging Specialist

Licensed Practical Nurse

Medical Assistant

Medical Coding Specialist

Medical Laboratory Technician

Medical Record Technician

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapy Assistant

Optician

Physical Therapy Assistant

Radiological Therapist

Respiratory Therapist

Recreational Therapist

Registered Nurse

Ultrasound Technologist


Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, or Ph. D.

Activities Therapist

Anesthesiologist

Audiologist

Biomedical Engineer

Chiropractor

Clinical Laboratory Tech

Dentist

Dietitian and Nutritionist

Health Administrator

Industrial Hygienist

Laboratory Analyst

Nuclear Medicine Tech

Nurse Anesthetist

Occupational Therapist

Optometrist

Orthotist

Pharmacist

Physical Therapist

Physician

Physician’s Assistant

Podiatrist

Prosthetist

Radiologic Technologist

Radiologist

Recreational Therapist

Registered Nurse

Speech Pathologist

Surgeon

Veterinarian


College Majors:


Adapted Physical Education/Recreation

Art Therapy

Bioengineering

Biomedical Engineering

Dance Therapy

Dentistry and Pre-Dentistry

Diagnostic Medicine

Dietetics and human Nutrition

Environmental Health

Foods and Nutrition Science

Gerontology

Health Services Administration

Human & Animal Science

Institutional Administration

Institutional Good Service

Laser and Optical Technology

Medical Laboratory

Medicine and Pre-Medicine

Music Therapy

Nursing –LPN and RN

Occupational Therapy

Opticianry Dispensing

Optometry

Pharmacology

Pharmacy and Pre-Pharmacy

Physical Therapy

Podiatry

Public Health

Sonography

Speech Therapy

Sports Medicine

Veterinary and Pre-Veterinary Medicine

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