Healthcare Career Exploration

Healthcare Career Exploration is designed to give middle school students a broad overview of professions within the health science career cluster. Students will be introduced to the careers and terminology associated with each pathway. Skills and technologies associated with each profession will also be included. To implement the standards effectively, instruction and learning activities should be provided in a classroom/laboratory setting using hands-on experiences involving the equipment, materials, and technology appropriate to the course content in accordance with current practices. Career and Technical Student Organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course. These organizations enhance classroom instruction while helping students develop leadership abilities, expand workplace-readiness skills, and access opportunities for personal and professional growth. Students in the Health Science cluster affiliate with HOSA–Future Health Professionals.