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Goals & Experiences

Academy Goals

Students participating in the Health Sciences Academy will be able to:

  1. Make health career decisions suited to their individual needs, aptitudes, abilities, and career objectives.
  2. Develop a pre-professional or pre-technical foundation that supports successful pursuit of advanced education and/or entry-level employment in a health career.
  3. Develop a foundation of basic skills and knowledge required for employment in a changing healthcare environment including:
    • Science & Mathematics
    • Technology applications
    • Communications skills
    • Teamwork
    • Professional behavior & ethics
    • Analysis and problem solving
  4. Establish healthy life style behaviors.

Academy Experiences

  • A high school curriculum focused in health sciences with practical applications and a wide range of health careers educational preparation (from physicians to healthcare support careers).
  • A practical and specialized program to create a smooth transition into health careers jobs and/or post-secondary education.
  • A program where students' talents are developed.
  • Health careers leadership skills development.
  • Tours, shadowing, and health careers fairs
    Shadowing!
  • Mentors
  • Paid internships and apprenticeships
  • Clinical experiences, applications, and independent studies
  • Distance learning instruction and demonstrations with the medical community
  • Community/volunteer service programs
  • Health careers institutes
  • Health careers achievement in academics, community service, and clinical applications
  • Speakers bureau presentations
  • Access to Pitt Community College & East Carolina University instruction through concurrent enrollment science & health sciences college courses in grades 11 & 12.