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Medical Careers

Medical Careers. “Where the hospital becomes the classroom” Offered through a partnership between DCTS and several local health care systems. Overview. Medical Careers year long course for seniors interested in health care careers students must meet admission requirements

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Medical Careers

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  1. Medical Careers “Where the hospital becomes the classroom” Offered through a partnership between DCTS and several local health care systems

  2. Overview • Medical Careers year long course for seniors interested in health care careers students must meet admission requirements • Class is held daily at one of 4 hospital sites transportation provided by each district

  3. Morning session: 7-9am • Afternoon session: 12:00-2:00pm • Current sending schools: Academy Park, Chichester, Garnet Valley, Haverford, Interboro, Marple, Penncrest, Radnor, Ridley, Springfield, Strath Haven, Sun Valley, Prendie/Bonner

  4. Hospital sites: • Taylor Hospital • Crozer Chester Medical Center • Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital • Lankenau Hospital • Delware County Memorial Hospital

  5. Curriculum • Curriculum is divided into 3 areas: • 1. Academics • 2. Clinical Rotations • 3. Patient Care Skills

  6. Academics • Anatomy and Physiology • Disease Process • Medical Terminology • Medical Abbreviations • Safety and Infection Control • Law and Ethics

  7. Careers in Health Care • Communication Process • Preparing for postsecondary education and the working world • Guest speaker program: hospital staff share career information and areas of clinical expertise

  8. Guest Speaker Program

  9. Class projects

  10. Clinical Rotations • Goal: learn how each department impacts the patient and to observe various career opportunities • Students shadow entry level to doctorate prepared careers to learn how each person functions in every unit

  11. Shadowing experience is observational • Shadowing staff and patient procedures depending on the unit that is assigned • Tuesdays and Thursdays • Journal and documentation of clinical information learned in each department

  12. Hospital Staff!

  13. Clinical Rotation Units • Varies by hospital • All Nursing units • OR • ER • Pharmacy • ICU • Radiology • Laboratory

  14. Cardiac Cath Lab • Infection Control • Rehab Services • Nutrition Services • OB and Pediatrics (not all sites) • Students shadow a variety of careers in each department

  15. Patient Care Skills • Vital Signs • Patient Transport, Transfer • Infection Control Procedures • Patient Assessment • Documentation and Patient History • First Aid and CPR Certification

  16. Bed-making Procedures • Sterile Gloving • Height and Weight • Patient Care Topics: nutrition, intake and output, confidentiality, graphing vital signs, medication administration, skin and wound care procedures

  17. First Aid certification

  18. Intended Careers/Majors • Nursing • Medicine • Physical Therapy • Pharmacy • Medical Technology • Physician Assistant

  19. Life after high school… • 100% college placement • Most graduates attend 4 year schools; some 6 if pharmacy/PA majors • 83 graduates in 2011 earned 1.1 million scholarship dollars (over 4-6 years) to the schools they chose to attend • 5 students were named TCF scholarship winners

  20. University of the Sciences of Phila • Temple University • University of Pittsburgh • University of Delaware • Penn State University • West Chester University • Delaware County Community College • Widener University • Neuman College

  21. Drexel University • F&M College • Gettysburg College • LaSalle • Lehigh University • St. Joseph’s University • University of the Sciences of Philadelphia • University of Pennsylvania

  22. Admission • DCTS application, Medical Careers application, essay and interview • Areas Assessed include: GPA, sciences taken/grades, rank if available, absenteeism, disciplinary history, extra-curricular activities, essay and interview • Apply in Feb/March, interviews in March/April, decisions in late May

  23. Additional Student Activities • Community service and volunteer opportunities; provides additional hospital experience • National Technical Honor Society Graduates return as a guest speakers to discuss college life/adjustments

  24. Tid Bits • Required prior to program entry: criminal background/child abuse clearances, physical examination, proof of vaccinations, TB testing. Forms are mailed over the summer and must be completed before September ** Must have health ins. • Dress code: must comply with DCTS and hospital requirements • Visit us on line!

  25. CONTACTS mvogel@dciu.org dkossuth@dciu.org rbarakat@dciu.org csekul@dciu.org http://www.delcotech.org

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