Program Description
Welcome to the Medical Professions Program. The student experience at Tri-County Career Center is a unique combination of textbook learning and real world hands-on experiences. We apply Science, Math and Communication Skills to career opportunities. Our approach to learning challenges students to obtain their very best potential.
This program offers you an opportunity to progress towards an entry-level position or a college degree in a health occupation. You will explore a wide range of medical careers through practical, hands-on lab experiences and high-level academic coursework. You will gain fluency in medical terminology, anatomy, physiology and infection control. Also, you will use professional medical equipment and technology to improve the health care of others.
Areas of Study
- Communication Skills
- Employability Skills
- Personal Care Skills
- Basic Care Skills
- Ethics
- Patient centered care
- Patient and caregiver safety
- Infection control
- First Aid and CPR
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Office Procedures
- Medical Equipment Use
- Patient Rights
- Anatomy and physiology
- Nutrition and Wellness
- Phlebotomy
- Emergency Response
- Medication Administration
- Medical Career Exploration
Further Educational Opportunities
- Two or four-year college degree in related health field area.
Youth Leadership Organizations
- SkillsUSA
- National Vocational Technical Honor Society
Professional Certification Opportunities
- CPR & First Aid
- Opportunity to sit for the Phlebotomy Technician Test
- Bloodborne Pathogens