Upper Bucks County Technical School
Perkasie, PA 18944
Health Care Careers- 2015-2016
Instructor:
Mrs. Strunk- 215-795-2911 ext. 253 (cell 215-896-8250)
Clinical Assistant:
Mrs. Dinsmore
Textbooks:
Pearson: Health Science Fundamentals
Gylys and Wedding: Medical Terminology Systems
Dean Vaughn’s Medical Terminology
Pearson: Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions
Anatomy & Physiology: (curriculum)
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
The Human Body
Biochemistry
The Cell
Tissues
The Body Systems:
Skeletal, Muscular, Integumentary, Nervous, Endocrine, Cardiovascular,
Respiratory, Immune, Gastrointestinal, Urinary and Reproductive.
The Senses
Medical Terminology: (curriculum)
Basic elements of a medical word, suffixes, and prefixes. How to interpret and
understand more than 11,000 complex medical terms.
Portfolio:
To be worked on throughout the year
Clinical Days:
Depending on what level you are in:
Mondays will be spent at either Grand View Hospital for career exploration or at
Doylestown Hospital providing care.
Wednesdays will be spent at Belle Haven Nursing Home to provide community service.
These clinical days are not every week, a schedule will follow.
Skills Lab:
This is where we will practice and perform the 40 plus skills learned in class.
Certifications:
American Heart Association CPR and First Aid, and Blood Borne Pathogens