WHAT is Advanced Medical Careers/Nursing?

The Advance Medical Careers/Nursing program is designed for students who have successfully completed the first year Medical Careers or Nursing Occupations program and are sincerely interested in pursuing careers in Nursing and or the Allied Health Occupations. Advance Medical Careers will provide students advanced transferable skills and technical experience that meet the standards of the health care industry and prepare students to continue their education in a post-secondary program and/or secure employment in entry level Nursing or Allied Health occupations.

WHY should I take Advanced Medical Careers?

Classes at the Saginaw Career Complex are different than those offered at your home high school. You learn by doing—not just reading, listening, and memorizing. And you learn out in the real world, on-the-job, with real people.

Students in the Advance Medical Career/Nursing program select a particular area of interest and spend three days a week at a health care facility, under the guidance of a mentor. This gives the students the benefit of working closely with someone with special skills and knowledge in their chosen fields. In addition, classroom instruction gives the students practical knowledge before applying it to real life experience, as well as an opportunity to reflect on what they have learned during the week. Students also have the opportunity to articulate college credit (Medical Terminology).

WHAT will I learn in Advanced Medical Careers/Nursing?

Advanced study in:
• Medical terminology
• Ethics and legal issues
• Medical Math
• Communications
• Safety
• EKG
• Blood/Glucose testing
• Surgical care
• IV therapy
• Health Unit Coordinator
• Pharmacy Tech
• Anatomy and Physiology

• Cell Biology and Chemistry

For more specific areas of study click here to see more about the curriculum

WHAT are my job prospects?

Couldn't be better! As long as there are health care facilities and people who need care, there will be health occupations. Currently, seven out of every 100 Americans work in health occupations. By the year 2005, that figure will increase to nine out of every 100. That's 3,900,000 new jobs!

WHERE can I go after completing the program?

Your training in Advanced Medical Careers/Nursing gives you several exciting options:

• Entry-level employment -Students might begin at pharmacies, veterinary clinics, and many other health care facilities
• Continued Education - Students can continue their education with the advantage of articulating college credits at the same time they are earning their high school diploma, and they don't have to pay for it! After successfully completing the program, students may articulate credits at Delta College and Ferris State University. The articulation process will give students a head start on their post-secondary education, as well as save them a considerable sum of money. In addition, students are also ready to enter industry/employer-sponsored training programs.

WHO are the teachers?

Ms. Ileana Rivera brings an enormous amount of experience and education to the classroom in order to teach students, and to share with them the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful in a medical environment. As a registered nurse for over thirty years, Ms. Rivera has had nursing experiences in several different areas of medicine including obstetrics, office nursing, school nursing, intensive care unit, orthopedic surgery, and geriatrics. Ms. Rivera actively uses the teaching certification she received at Trenton State College, in New Jersey, on a daily basis at the Saginaw Career Complex.

Mrs. Karen Stack makes science come alive with her dynamic style of teaching and her exuberance, unbounded energy, and terrific sense of humor.  She brings all of these attributes into the classroom/lab as she teaches the articulated BIO 130 class within the Advanced Medical Careers/Nursing curriculum.  Mrs. Stack is a highly qualified science instructor in her 19th year of teaching--her previous teaching experiences include positions at Arthur Hill High School, Handley Elementary/Middle School, Webber Middle School, and Nouvel Catholic Central High School.  Her previous teaching experiences, along with her formal education (B.S. degree in Biology/Chemistry  and Teaching Certification from Michigan State University, Master's of Arts in Teaching with an emphasis on biology from SVSU), provide just a part of the knowledge, talent, and expertise that Mrs. Stack shares with her students.  She is one of those teachers who students will remember for the rest of their lives!

WHAT are the admission requirements?

Students admitted to the Advanced Medical Careers/Nursing Program at the Saginaw Career Complex must:

• Have an interest in the career pathway of Health Services
• Be a high school senior who has successfully completed the first year Medical Careers or Nursing Occupations program
• Be on track for high school graduation
• Have good attendance habits
• Be willing to attend the Saginaw Career Complex or work-based learning facility for half the school day
• Have a 3.0 GPA (or better) in the Medical Careers or Nursing Occupations programs
• Have a 2.0 GPA (or better) in their home school
• Have teacher recommendation

WHAT does it cost?

Nothing! Eligible high school students may attend free of charge.

HOW do I enroll?

You can enroll by completing just a few easy steps. Click here to get started:

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