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Health Sciences
Qualified health care professionals are essential in today's society. Southeastern Tech's Health Sciences Division currently offers degree, diploma and certificate programs in health care. These programs provide classroom instruction, as well as laboratory and/or clinical experiences, to make certain that students obtain the most current skills in their chosen health profession.
Students interested in Health Sciences Programs may obtain admission requirements information from the Admissions Office. Additional information about the sequence of course offerings and program costs are also available in this catalog.
Prior to starting clinical or laboratory training, or enrolling in courses requiring personal protective equipment, students must have completed a physical exam and a #4402 Forensic Drug panel (7) or similar drug screening. In some cases, a dental exam is also required. Students will also be required to purchase medical professional liability insurance.
In most programs, students are required to purchase uniforms; and, in some, laboratory supplies and materials are required.
Special Note: Conviction of a felony could make a student ineligible to take the licensing exam(s) required by the profession upon graduation. Early notification to the appropriate board is required. Faculty advisors will provide information about this procedure.
General Education Core Competencies
The overall goal of a college education is to help students become productive citizens. The General Education core contributes to this concept by providing a variety of learning experiences which ensure that graduates are intellectually prepared for lifelong learning.
STC has identified the following general education core competencies that graduates will attain.
- The ability to utilize standard written English to produce coherent, well-developed writings.
- The ability to effectively communicate orally in a public setting.
- The ability to solve practical mathematical problems.
- The ability to utilize critical thinking skills.
- The ability to effectively utilize basic computer skills.
Technical Standards for Health Sciences Education
The Health Sciences Division faculty have specified the following nonacademic criteria (technical standards) which all applicants and enrolled students are expected to meet in order to participate in Health Sciences programs and professional practice.
- Ability to work in a clinical setting eight to ten hours a day performing physical tasks requiring physical energy without jeopardizing patient, self, or colleague safety.*
- Ability to frequently reach, lift, and use manual dexterity in the manipulation and operation of equipment, accessories, as well as for the use/creation of immobilization devices.*
- Ability to assist in the transporting, moving, lifting and transferring of patients weighing up to 450 pounds from a wheelchair or stretcher, to and from beds, treatment tables, chairs, etc.*
- Ability to lift devices (weighing up to 50 pounds).
- Ability to communicate clearly, to monitor and instruct patients before, during, and after procedures. (Documented by satisfactory completion of general education requirements).
- Possess sufficient visual and aural acuity. This is necessary to report visual observations of patients and equipment operations as well as to read patient's medical records and medical information. Aural acuity must be adequate enough to hear the patient during all phases of care as well as to perceive and interpret equipment signals.*
- Have sufficient problem-solving skills to include measuring, calculating, reasoning, analyzing, evaluating, and synthesizing with the ability to perform these skills in a timely fashion. (Documented by meeting program admission status)
* Documented by physical exam.