If you answered yes, then Health Science is the path for you. Whether you are a physician, nurse, or therapist who works with patients to diagnose, treat, and comfort their patients or a Certified Nursing Assistant or working in a medical laboratory. Health Sciences has a program for you. Students will learn content including skills common to specific health careers topics such as patient nursing care, medical laboratory, public health, and an introduction to healthcare systems.

Principles of Healthcare content includes skills common to specific health career topics such as patient nursing care, dental care, animal care, medical laboratory, public health, and an introduction to healthcare systems. Lab experiences are organized and planned around the activities associated with the student’s career objectives.

Medical Terminology prepares students with language skills necessary for effective, independent use of health and medical reference materials. It includes the study of health and medical abbreviations, symbols, and Greek and Latin word part meanings, all taught within the context of body systems.

This course introduces the student to the foundational principles, career concepts, and entry level skills and duties typically performed by a pharmacy technician in community/retail, hospital/health system, and other pharmacy practice settings.

Anatomy & Physiology is a course in which students investigate concepts related to Health Science, with emphasis on interdependence of systems and contributions of each system to the maintenance of a healthy body. This course covers tissues, integument, skeletal, muscular and nervous systems as an integrated unit.

The Healthcare Specialist: CNA prepares individuals desiring to work as nursing assistants with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for providing basic care in extended care facilities, hospitals and home health agencies under the direction of licensed nurses. The course will introduce students to the disease process and aspects of caring for a long-term care resident with dementia. Individuals who successfully complete this course are eligible to apply to sit for the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) certification exam for nursing assistants. This course meets the minimum standards set forth by the ISDH for Certified Nursing Assistant training and for health care workers in long-term care facilities.

The Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) course will prepare students for the National Healthcare Association CCMA exam. Instruction includes taking and recording vital signs, preparing patients for examination, patient education, and assisting the physician during the exam. The collecting and preparation of laboratory specimens and basic laboratory testing will be covered. The course prepares students for the administration of medication, venipuncture, ECG, and wound care and provides a basic understanding of the clinical and administrative duties and responsibilities pertinent to medical offices. Instruction in medical correspondence and records, case histories of patients, filing, telephone procedures, appointment scheduling, receptionist duties, and processing mail is also included.