WHO is the instructor?

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!

WHICH students were winners during HOSA competitions?

MEET  THE  WINNERS:

   Jennifer--Bronze Medal at                                 Crystal--Bronze Medal at Regional

   Regional HOSA Competitions                         HOSA Competitions in the area of 

   in the area of Nutrition                                         Pharmacology

                                Dana and Stephanie--Gold Medal Winners in

                                Emergency Medical Technician category at

                                Regional HOSA Competitiions.

   Tiffany--Silver Medal in the Concepts                Sara--Silver Medal at the Regional

   of Health Care category at Regional                  HOSA Competitions in the

   HOSA Competitions                                              Extemporaneous Health Poster

                                                                                      category

   Sara--Gold Medal in the Medical                            Candice--Gold Medal in the area

   Laboratory Assistant category at the                      of Nutrition at the Regional HOSA

   State HOSA Competitions                                        Competitions

                                     Camille--Bronze Medal at Regional HOSA

                                     Competitions in the area of Human Growth

                                     and Development

WHAT certifications can I achieve or work toward in the Advanced Medical Careers program?

• Pharmacy Technician Certification--National Certification
• Health Unit Coordinator Certification--National Certification
• Emergency Medical Technician Certification--National Certification
• Clinical Laboratory Certification
• Dental Aide Certification
• Veterinary Aide Certification
• Radiology Aide Certification
• Physical Therapy Aide Certification
• Occupational Therapy Aide Certification

• Marketable Skills Certificate--The marketable skills certification process provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate, document, and defend their achievement of employer validated standards and competencies. Achievement of the marketable skills certification should improve the likelihood of success in future employment and/or a continuing educational program.

WHAT college credits can I earn in the Advanced Medical Careers program?