The Medical Sciences Academies promote Healthy Lifestyles and Wellness in our schools at the middle and high school levels. The Medical Sciences Academies offer an innovative, sequential and integrated learning environment designed to provide students with an academic foundation in medical health sciences including the study of diseases and disorders such as childhood obesity, hypertension and diabetes. The curriculum includes structure and function of the human body, occupational hazards, educational requirements and information concerning the practices for promoting good health, and prevention of disease. It provides all students with a practical skill-based curriculum which teaches the medical skills and training necessary to become certified as a healthcare provider upon high school graduation. Students may continue to post-secondary health science education, and/or transition into the healthcare workforce. With the demand and shortage in health care, students will have endless opportunities and high paying jobs in the medical field as they continue to pursue a professional degree.

The Medical Sciences Academies in middle school follow an honors curriculum preparing students to be highly competitive in the medical field. Students take high school credit courses including Medical Skills & Services and Algebra 1. Students become certified in First Aid and CPR in addition to completing a supervised medical internship. Medical Academy students in high school also follow an honors curriculum and may select their program of study leading to industry certifications and complete programs in the following pathways:

• default_titleAllied Health Assisting – Certified Administrative Medical Assistant
• default_titleElectrocardiograph Aide – Certified EKG Technician
• default_titleEmergency Medical Responder – Emergency Medical Responder and/or Technician (EMT)
• default_titleHealth and Wellness – Certified Personal Trainer
• default_titleHealth Unit Coordinator – Certified Health Unit Coordinator and Certified Electronic Health Record Specialist
• default_titleHome Health Aide – Certified Patient Care Technician
• default_titleMedical Lab Assistant – Certified Phlebotomy Technician and/or Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
• default_titleNursing Assistant – Certified Nursing Assistant and Certified Patient Care Technician
• default_titlePharmacy Technician – Certified Pharmacy Technician & Registered Pharmacy Technician
• default_titlePractical Nursing – Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Patient Care Technician, and Licensed Practical Nurse
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Students graduate from the Medical Academies Career and College Ready and as a certified and/or licensed health care provider. Students may achieve multiple certifications allowing them to get an immediate job in the medical field.

After participating in a three year middle school Culinary Pre-Academy, the high school culinary arts students develop higher level knowledge and skills through the study of safety and sanitation, healthy methods of food preparation and menu development. Combining food chemistry with nutrition and food preparation, these programs further develop students’ awareness and commitment to healthier eating habits and a personal wellness plan.

Students are also given the opportunity to obtain industry certifications such as ServSafe and the National ProStart Certificate of Achievement which will enhance their opportunities to gain immediate employment in their field of study.

The Pre-Teacher Academies in middle school introduce basic concepts which will then be applied in the high school programs. Students complete Health, Safety and Nutrition, one of the six components needed towards earning a staff credential from the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Focusing on nutritional requirements as it relates to young children, students integrate this knowledge into the onsite preschools. This allows them to teach preschoolers about proper nutritional habits and exercise, thereby starting the process of developing personal wellness plans.