Course Description: The Allied Medical program is
a three-year program designed for students who display an interest
in the health care field. This program offers a carefully sequenced
composite of college-level course work, maximizing the availability
of college credits for students on a tuition free basis.
The following courses are available:
Dynamics of Health Care in Society is an orientation to health care
and delivery, from an interdisciplinary perspective, with a focus
on process skills to include critical thinking, ethical reasoning,
effective communication, and self-directed learning abilities.
Medical Terminology is the study of words that pertain to body systems,
anatomy, physiology, medical processes, procedures, and a variety
of diseases. It provides specialized language for the health care
team enabling health care worker’s to communicate in an accurate,
articulate, and concise manner.
Anatomy and Physiology is the study of the structure and the function
of the human body. This course is designed to give the students a
selective overview of human anatomical structure and analysis of human
physiological principles.
Emergency and Clinical Care is a course that describes how to respond
to emergencies before medical help arrives. The intent of this course
is to help the student feel more confident in his/her ability to act
appropriately in the event of an emergency.
Course Objective: The overall purpose is to allow
the students to earn college credits and receive practical health
care practitioner skills, while keeping multiple health career options
open. This is achieved through academic, clinical, and community service
opportunities. Students will experience clinical rotations in various
health care settings. Some of these experiences include Crest Haven
Nursing Home, Burdette Tomlin Medical Center, Atlantic City Medical
Center and Cape May County Special Services. In addition to the academic
and clinical challenges the students will also participate in community
projects. Students will be encouraged to develop, plan and implement
these projects thereby increasing their exposure to the rewards of
community service.
The intent of this program is to encourage entry into community, state
colleges and universities and to ease upward career mobility.
Course Requirements: Successful completion of this
program is contingent upon the learner completing:
U.M.D.N.J. Course Specific curriculum requirements
Participation/Developing Community Service Projects
Junior Research Paper/Senior Project
Criteria for Assessing Student Performance:
Grades will be composed of the following elements:
Test/Quizzes/Projects/Portfolios 80%
To include: 1st Year: Technical Papers
2nd Year: Junior Research
3rd Year: Senior Project
Homework 10%
Classroom Participation/Daily Grade 10%
Textbooks, Related Readings: Health Careers Today - Gerdin Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals - Ehrlich American Red Cross Manual – American Red Cross Human Anatomy and Cellular Physiology - Holes
