Students in the Health Academy will first take a year of Medical Terminology, they will then be able to choose which path they would like to take; Patient Care or Sports Medicine.

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In this pathway, students will:

• Learn about athletic training & sports therapy

• Learn how to treat specific injuries

• Develop nutritional plans

• Create training programs

• Have access to in-depth training and internships

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Course Sequence

Year 1: Medical Terminology

Year 2: Sports Medicine

Year 3: Advanced Sports Medicine

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COURSE INFO

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 Year 1: Medical Terminology  

 

EXPERIENCES

• Guest Speakers from industry professionals

WORK-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• Donning and doffing gloves

• Reading & interpreting medical records

• Soap notes

• HIPPA guidelines

• Basic care procedures

CAREER READINESS

• Exploration of careers in the health industry

COLLEGE CONNECTIONS

• SBVC Articulation: CIT-144 Medical Terminology

 

 

 

 Year 2: Intro to Sports Medicine    

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EXPERIENCES

• Guest Speakers: Athletic Trainer from Savage Fitness and a medic from The Army

• Representing Sports Med at recruitment events and parent nights

WORK-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• Use of skin calipers to measure body fat percentage

• Use of BRM (basal metabolic rate) to calculate daily calories needed

• Creation of nutritional plans for ISHS staff for proper weight loss and muscle gain, including macro nutrients.

• Workout plan creation based on desired results.

CAREER READINESS

• Job Shadowing: Loma Linda University Medical Center, Crosswalk Clinic

• Interning with district mobile health clinics, taking vitals

COLLEGE CONNECTIONS

• Dual Enrollment with SBVC HEALTH-100 Introduction to Public Health

• College campus tours – Loma Linda University

 

 

  Year 3: Advanced Sports Medicine  

 

EXPERIENCES

• Guest Speakers: Athletic Trainer from Savage Fitness and a medic from The Army

• Representing Sports Med at recruitment events and parent nights.

WORK-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES

• How to properly tape ankle injuries, knees, shoulders, elbows, wrists and fingers

• Rehabilitating injuries

• Report on the causes of various infections, diseases, etc.

• Physical Therapy plans

• How to run an athletic training room/business

CAREER READINESS

• NFHS Certifications: Heat Illness, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, ACL Injury, Concussion in Sports

• Internship with athletic trainer, working campus sporting events

• ISSA Certified Personal Trainer Certifications

COLLEGE CONNECTIONS

• Dual Enrollment with SBVC HEALTH-100 Introduction to Public Health

• College campus tours – Loma Linda University