CTE Pathways
Students can choose from one of two pathways. The Patient Care pathway prepares students for healthcare careers involving direct patient service, while the Biotechnology pathway focuses on the clinical side of healthcare involving instrumentation use.
Patient Care Pathway Offered Courses
Athletic Training
Students will develop basic skills necessary for an athletic training profession and will apply knowledge in athletic injuries, injury prevention, rehabilitation, therapeutic exercise and nutrition. Students will also explore the career pathways with professional sport teams, colleges and universities, secondary schools, hospitals and clinics, and beyond. Each unit will include a suggested “class block” time frame that will span between forty-five minutes of instruction to over one hundred and five minutes of instruction depending on the school’s bell schedule.
Sports Medicine
This competency-based course provides students with the basics of anatomy and physiology as well as with hands-on training in the basic duties of a sports therapy aide and fitness instructor. Technical instruction includes an orientation, safety and infection control, communication and interpersonal skills, academic proficiency, and employability skills, Emphasis is placed on: ethical and legal considerations; pharmacology; sports and therapeutic equipment; nutrition and weight management; physical fitness assessment; physical conditioning; emergency preparedness and assessment; infection control; vital signs assessment; basic life support (including AED and CPR); injuries to the tissues; injuries to the head and spine; injuries to the chest and abdomen; environmental conditions; medical conditions; taping and wrapping; and therapeutic modalities and physical rehabilitation. The competencies in this course are aligned with the California High School Academic Content Standards and the California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards.This course is approved by the University of California as a 'g' course for one-year credit. Each unit will include a suggested “class block” time frame that will span between forty-five minutes of instruction to over one hundred and five minutes of instruction depending on the school’s bell schedule.
Biotechnology Pathway Offered Courses
Fundamentals of Analytical Methods in Applied Medicine:
Fundamentals of Analytical Methods in Applied Medicine build upon the skills and knowledge from Biology, Chemistry, and Biomedical Science /Biotechnology courses to provide advanced content and laboratory fundamentals in applying industry-standard analytical techniques, including electrophoresis, liquid and gas chromatography, and mass spectrometry. In addition, students will develop knowledge and skills that they will use for cosmetics, environmental toxins, food science, forensics, pharmaceuticals, and proteomics. Each unit will include a suggested “class block” time frame that will span between forty-five minutes of instruction to over one hundred and five minutes of instruction depending on the school’s bell schedule.
Advanced Applications of Analytical Methods in Applied Medicine:
Advanced Applications of Analytical Methods in Medicine is the second course in a 2-year series that prepares students for advanced laboratory investigations in health topics through the implementation of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and Inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The course builds upon the basic knowledge and skills obtained in Fundamentals of Analytical Methods in Applied Medicine. Tandem applications of the analytical methods covered in the first year course allow students to carry out guided and self-directed research in health-related fields such as cosmetics, environmental toxins, food science, forensics, medicine, pharmaceuticals, and proteomics and space exploration. During the first semester, students learn how qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques are coupled in tandem to reduce analytical complexity, enhance resolution and refine data acquisition for biologically important molecules and processes related to health. The second semester will be centered on independent or team pairs of students designing and carrying out a research project to prepare for a Capstone project. Each unit will include a suggested “class block” time frame that will span between forty-five minutes of instruction to over one hundred and five minutes of instruction depending on the school’s bell schedule.
