Dental Assisting/Dental Lab Tech.
Students learn what it means to be a dental assistant. Participants work with our existing dental assisting
students who share the secret of our Super Power. Come and participate! Learn how you can have
the Super Power to create a healthy, dazzling smile.
Hands-on activity: Students work with existing dental assisting students to perform a coronal polish on
dental mannequins.
What is your Super Power? Dental Laboratory Technology is the art and science of producing the crowns,
bridges, dentures, orthodontic appliances for individual patients from a dentist’s prescription. They are
highly-skilled manufacturers’ of amazing, custom made dental restorations. It is a hands-on creative
process that does not deal directly with the patient and the successful graduate could eventually open
his/her own business. It is a growing field where computer technology is in demand and used to fabricate
restorations. How will you save someone’s day? Will you be making their smile gorgeous or allow them to
finally eat steak?
Hands-on activity: Manipulation of dental laboratory materials and clinical patient simulations.
Dentist (Dental Profession and Specialties)
Interested in becoming a dentist? Find out how you can get started at IRSC. Gain insight into how to have
the best chance on acceptance into the dental program at selection time. Learn about different specialties
in dentistry. A dentist's "Super Power" is to change a smile forever!
Hands-on activity: A PowerPoint presentation is followed by an interactive Jeopardy-type game that
highlights the important subjects and specialties in today’s dentistry.
Health Care Management and Health Information Technology
Learn about the theory behind the practices and techniques in health care organizations requiring
supervision, management and leaderships skills to successfully function in varied health care settings.
What Super Powers (competencies) do you need to grow a rewarding career in the much-needed
healthcare management field?
Hands-on activity: Scavenger hunt (in-classroom) depicting some of the competencies (a.k.a. Super
Powers) associated with a successful healthcare manage . . . small prizes aligned with “winners”.
Are you ready for a rewarding career in one of the fastest growing occupations in the Health Care
industry? Harness your Super Power with an Associate’s Degree in Health Information Technology
(HIT). Graduates have the expertise to work in a variety of healthcare settings including hospitals,
outpatient surgery centers, medical offices, government agencies and more. HIT professionals play a
critical role in maintaining, collecting, and analyzing the data that doctors, nurses, and other healthcare
providers rely on to deliver quality healthcare. With healthcare advancements and evolving regulations,
HIT professionals can expect to be in high demand as the health sector continues to expand. If a career
combining medicine and cutting-edge information technology appeals to you, IRSC Health Information
Technology program is a proven training ground for success.
Hands-on activity: Team work exercise using stand up techniques.
Medical Assisting
This interactive session incorporates the basics of the growing profession of medical assisting. Come and
learn about the superhuman senses you use/need as a Medical Assistant. Will it be vision-based powers
such as light manipulation and x-ray vision? Supersonic hearing? Put your senses through the different
stations and learn how feelings can turn into the healing powers of compassion and empathy.
Hands-on activity: Students walk through different stations to see how they rate on the vision and
hearing test, light response pupil test, and taste and smell tests.
Medical Lab Tech/Phlebotomy
Students are introduced to the Super Powers of bio-medical science. They explore the many
opportunities for employment in the field of medical laboratory science with emphasis on hematology,
immunohematology (blood banking), clinical chemistry and medical microbiology.
Hands-on activity: Using a microscope to look at blood cells, students see how a centrifuge operates,
perform a blood type and have the opportunity to practice their pipette skills. Phlebotomy skills are
introduced using special equipment to obtain blood specimens and the use of rubber arms to perform the
procedure. Through a microscope students view normal and abnormal blood smears. An interactive
blood-typing game teaches students about ABO blood typing.
Nursing
Use your Super Powers to become a Super Nurse! Learn how to wash away Super Germs and be a
Super Hero by saving "Stan the simulator." Save your patients by giving them IV- simulated medications
and by performing EKGs. Hear about the exciting career of nursing from real life experiences and learn
what it is really like to work in a hospital and other healthcare agencies.
Hands-on activity: Handwashing, medication administration with "simulated" medicine, practice giving
IV "simulated" medication, performing EKGs, and listening to heart and lung sounds with "Stan"
Pharmacy Technician
Learn about the world of pharmacy technicians as well as the demand for employees. See technicians at
work.
Hands-on activity: Students count and label meds, compound an ointment and weigh medications.
Students make mock medications for patients as well.
Physical Therapist Assistant
Participants perform various tests, appropriate for both healthy individuals and those with physical
impairments, to determine their level of physical fitness/wellness. Health coaches have super powers to
motivate people to maintain or improve fitness and function.
Hands-on activity: Students engage in a circuit of tests and measurements for: PAR-Q to determine
safety for exercise, strength testing, grip strength testing, flexibility testing, aerobic fitness testing, and
balance testing.
Physician
In preparing for a career as a physician you’ll learn about the basic position functions as well as the
commitment to education and commitment to serve others. Focusing on high school, college and the
medical school admission process, you’ll hear about each phase of education including residency. Learn
about the FSU College of Medicine and the Fort Pierce Regional Campus, a unique model of communitybased clinical medical education.
Hands-on activity: Participants enjoy a game of friendly competition with medical related questions.
Radiography (X-Ray Technologist)
The ever-growing field of radiologic technology is an exciting and rewarding career path. A visit to the
Radiography (x-ray) Department provides students with a look at how we use our Super Powers (x-rays)
to provide images for physicians to help them diagnose disease and pathologic conditions. Employment
in this field is expected to grow by 20% until 2022!
Hands-on activity: Students view various radiologic images of the human body and have the opportunity
visit the lab area for some hands-on activities, including a demonstration on how an x-ray image is
produced.
Respiratory Care
Breathe some life into your future and learn about respiratory care. Respiratory therapists are the health
care professionals who take care of patients with lung and heart problems from tiny premature babies to
the oldest of the elderly. Learn how to perform lung function tests, see real life-support machines at work,
and listen to breath sounds. You’ll also interact with "HAL" the human patient simulator, which can
simulate many health conditions and talk with you about how he is feeling!
Hands-on activity: Participants use state-of-the-art technology to perform lung function tests, work with
life-support equipment and listen to breathing sounds. They will also interact with "HAL" the human
patient simulator and experience pig lungs.
Surgical Technology
I'm a Surgical Technologist: I use my super powers for the good of mankind and must . . .
-Act and react at the speed of light during a surgery
-Think critically . . . like a genius
-Remember and properly use over 3,000 surgical instruments
-Know how to work and use innovative and complex surgical equipment, computer systems,
cameras, large microscopes, and interactive robotics.
-Care for the most important item on earth . . . the human being, during a surgical procedure
Hands-on activity: Students participate in proper placement of a surgical mask, individualized surgical
glove-sizing, learn to pass surgical instruments, load a suture/needle holder and pass. Plus a special
photo-op with super space suit clad-Ortho Doc!