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742 H	HEALTH SCIENCE CAREERS
Length/Credit	2 semesters – two periods - 2.0 CTE Credits
Prerequisite	11th or 12th grade standing
Other Info	Students completing coursework are eligible for a Certificate as Nursing Assistant.
Location	Sammamish

Touch a life. Explore the challenging, exciting career possibilities in health care. Students learn about health care topics such as patient care skills, CPR and First Aid, anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, disease pathology, developmental changes, and career paths. In the second semester, students have internships at care facilities, hospitals and specialty sites. Areas of rotation have included emergency room, mother-baby unit, midwifery, physical therapy, sleep clinic, telemetry and others. Great clinical sites, guest speakers, field trips and leadership activities make this course invaluable for students considering careers in health settings.

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