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May 19, 2025
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2025-2026_College Catalog
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AHS 101 - Careers in Health Care
Credits: 3
Lecture: Three lecture.
Presents an introduction to the breadth and health care providers and supportive roles in today’s rapidly diversifying health care industry.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- examine the varied educational levels, programs, and sites preparing health care givers today;
- discuss the legal and ethical implications of a health career;
- critique ways in which changes in the health care industry are changing the roles of care givers;
- identify work habits and job skills important in the health care industry;
- describe how academic subjects apply in the workplace;
- identify strategies for protecting one’s own health while caring for those who are ill;
- compare and contrast the varied settings within which health care is provided;
- dialogue with clinical providers and members of the support team;
- complete a computerized and interactive career skills and interests inventory.
Prerequisite(s): RDG 099 , placement test score, or consent from instructor
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