Academy of Health Professions
Professional Development Meeting
March 13, 2012
Welcome to
Stevenson University!
March 13, 2012
Review Current Status of AHP Pilot
Process and Next Steps
• Brief overview of first two courses
• Review pilot process and current status
• Next steps – Assessment development/College credit
Why Stevenson University?
Our Backgrounds:
Curriculum Experience:
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Biology
Chemistry
Forensic Science
Mathematics
Medical Technology
Nursing
Plus: Professional
Consultants
Graduate
Undergraduate
High School
Middle School
The Stevenson Team
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Susan Gorman, Dean, School of the Sciences
Susan Slattery, Chair, Department of Mathematics
Ellen Roskes, Chair, Department of Chemistry
Merrie Durmowicz , Chair, Department of Biological Sciences
Wendy Kimber, Biology Faculty (*Former Team Leader)
Carol Schmidhauser, Biology Faculty
Ellen Clayton , Nursing Faculty
Rebecca Diaz, Nursing Faculty
Vivi-Anne Griffey, Medical Technology Faculty
Graduate Assistants: Jorge Galindo, Erin Cullen, and Laura
Parrish (former GA)
Role of Stevenson
• Develop framework for Foundations of Medicine
and Health Science and Structure and Functions of
the Human Body courses
– Consistent content and rigor across programs
– Standards based
• AHP course and program objectives
• National Healthcare Foundation standards
– Problem, project and activity-based
Role of Stevenson
• Run pilot of first two courses
• Professional Development Workshops
• Distribute materials http://marylandahp.org
• Collect feedback from teachers in pilot
• Revise and update course activities as needed
Role of Stevenson
• Develop assessment tools
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Pre/post course and/or program assessments
Student achievement of outcomes
Program evaluation
College credit
Current Status – Course Pilots
• Course 1 pilot
• 2009-2011: Feedback received; changes made to
course activities
• Course 2 pilot
• 2011-2012: Collecting Feedback (**NEED MORE)
• Summer 2012: Incorporate suggestions
• By Fall 2012: Release updated course framework
http://marylandahp.org
Next Steps
• Develop assessment tools
• Student portfolio – mirroring Skills USA portfolio
• Pre- and/or post-tests
• Evaluate AHP program for college credit
• Transcripted Stevenson University credit
• Determine course(s) – BIO 104/BIO 130
• Determine eligibility and evaluation
requirements
How do we do this?
• SU biology courses – possible AHP alignment
• BIO 104 Human Biology and Contemporary Health Issues,
4 credits – Illustrates major principles of biology by studying the
human as an organism and a part of the biosphere. Topics include the
systems of the body and processes by which the uniqueness of each
individual is produced, maintained and coordinated; and human
interactions with ecosystems, including impacts of environmental
conditions and technology on disease
• BIO 130 Human Anatomy and Physiology, 4 credits Introduces the structure, organization and function of the major
human body systems with emphasis on physiology.
Alignment of AHP - SU course objectives
AHP Program Objective: Demonstrate the scientific process, healthcare related problemsolving skills and the application of healthcare technologies.
AHP Course Objectives
SU Biology Course Objectives
 2.2 – Implement investigative procedures  104.1 – List the elements of the scientific
by posing questions, formulating testable
method, and apply the scientific method
hypotheses, selecting appropriate
to the investigation of biological problems.
methods and technology and solving
 104.13 – Demonstrate skills in various
problems.
laboratory procedures used to explore
 2.3 – Organize, analyze, evaluate, make
biological concepts discussed in the
inferences and predict trends from data.
course.
 104.15 – Carry out laboratory activities
involving techniques used in the study of
biology and concepts studies during the
course.
Responsible Party – Stevenson Team, Summer 2012
How do we do this?
We need YOU!
- Identify concepts taught
- Define level to which foundational
and supplemental concepts are
taught
- Help develop assessment tools
- Student work examples
- Test items
Start NOW; Continue in 2012-2013 – Stevenson Team, AHP Teachers, MSDE staff
THANK YOU!!
Academy of Health Professions
Professional Development Meeting
March 13, 2012
Alignment of AHP courses to SU Biology Courses
The Academy of Health Professions
Website
http://marylandahp.org
– course materials, including video, available for
download
****password protected****
– feedback can be submitted via the website
– samples of student work can be uploaded
– wiki for exchange of ideas and comment
Foundational Courses Content
Course 1: Foundations of Medicine and Health
Science
Course 1: Foundations of Medicine and Health
Science
The activities, projects, and problems contained in
Course 1 are designed to
• highlight healthcare careers
• introduce students to basic healthcare systems,
options, and procedures
• begin a study of human body systems that will be
completed in Course 2
Course 1 Conceptual Framework
Unit 2
Medical
Assessment
Unit 1
Event and
Hospital Care
Scenario
Unit 4
Legal, Insurance and
Ethical Issues
Unit 3
Follow-Up Care
In an Instant
Film Available For Classroom Use
• Each unit has an accompanying written scenario that
carries the story line further
– allows exploration of course themes and
attainment of objectives
Course 1: Foundations of Medicine and Health
Science
Unit 1: Event and Hospital Care
• Introduces the healthcare field, and healthcare
pathways.
• Students begin to identify
– characteristics that are required to work in
healthcare
– how their personal attributes might fit with a
healthcare career.
Course 1: Foundations of Medicine and Health
Science
Unit 1: Event and Hospital Care
Instructional Materials
“In an Instant” – Part I
1.1 Characteristics of Healthcare Professionals
1.2 Self-Awareness Activity
1.3 Interview Project
Course 1: Foundations of Medicine and Health
Science
Unit 2: Medical Assessment
• Investigate different methods of evaluating body
function
• Learn basic anatomy, and the structure and function
of selected body systems
• Centered around the medical evaluation received by
characters in scenario upon arrival at hospital
Course 1: Foundations of Medicine and Health
Science
Unit 2: Medical Assessment
Instructional Materials
“In an Instant” – Part II
2.1 Diagnostic Techniques
2.2 Circulatory System
2.3 Skeletal System
2.4 Nervous System
Course 1: Foundations of Medicine and Health
Science
Unit 3: Follow up Care
• Students learn to read and interpret drug labels,
identify drug interactions, and calculate medication
dosages
• Teaches the principles of infection control
• Students investigate alternative and complementary
therapies
• Relates to the follow-up care of the scenario
characters
Course 1: Foundations of Medicine and Health
Science
Unit 3: Follow up Care
Instructional Materials
“In an Instant” – Part III
3.1 Medication Dosages
3.2 Infection Control
3.3 Alternative and Complementary Therapies
Course 1: Foundations of Medicine and Health
Science
Unit 4: Legal and Ethical Issues
• Focuses on the legal and ethical issues surrounding
health care
• Centered around the complete “In an Instant” story
– Cumulative, requires completion of all previous
sections
• Instructional Materials
“In an Instant” – Part IV
Supplementary Math Modules
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Data and Lines
The Metric System
Working with Percents
Ratio and Proportion
Foundational Courses Content
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
The activities, projects, and problems contained in
Course 2 are designed to
• provide a systematic study of the structure and
functions of the human body
– examination of all major body systems
• investigate the concept of homeostasis
Course 2: Structure
and2Functions of the
Course
Human Body
• Students will
– conduct laboratory investigations
– use scientific methods during investigations to
solve problems and make informed decisions
– learn the medical terminology related to body
systems (started in Course 1)
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
• This course is centered around 5 different case
studies
– utilizes a central topic to bring together the study
of different body systems.
• Course 1 included a comprehensive study of the
skeletal system, circulatory system, and the nervous
system
– covered to a lesser extent in Course 2
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
The body systems to be covered in Course 2 are as
follows:
• Gastrointestinal
• Respiratory
• Urinary
• Reproductive
• Lymphatic and Immune system
• Muscles
• Skin
• Endocrine system
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
CASE STUDY 1: SWINE FLU
• Systems to be covered:
• Respiratory
• Lymphatic
• Cardiovascular
• Immune
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
Topics:
1. Introduce topic of H1N1 flu using news articles.
– Math module:
• statistical analysis of epidemiological data
• Interpretation of data
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
2. Effect of virus on body systems
– Respiratory, cardiovascular, immune
– biology of viral infections
3. Treatment of HIV
– How antiviral medications work
– Why antibiotics are ineffective
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
4. Prevention: infection control
– Nursing infection control processes
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types of hospital isolations
• personal protective equipment
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
5. Prevention: vaccines
– FDA’s role in approval and monitoring
– Vaccines and autism
• math analysis – is autism really
more prevalent?
– Ethical considerations of vaccination
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
CASE STUDY 2: MENTAL ILLNESS
Systems to be covered:
• Gastrointestinal
• Respiratory
• Urinary
• Reproductive
• Lymphatic and Immune system
• Muscles
• Skin
• Endocrine system
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
Topics:
1. The female reproductive system
- causes of amenorrhea
2. The effect of mood on diet
- calorie-content of food
3. Eating disorders
- affect on body systems
5. Structure of the brain
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
CASE STUDY 3: STEROIDS
Systems covered:
• Urogenital system
• Endocrine system
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Lymphatic and Immune system
Muscles
Skin
Nervous system
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
Topics:
1. Steroids and steroid abuse
– Urinalysis
– Effects on body systems
2. Stimulants
– effects on cardiovascular system
3. Urogenital system
– rat dissection
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
CASE STUDY 4: HIV and ALLERGIES
Systems covered:
• Immune
• Urogenital
• Nervous system
• Cardiovascular
• Endocrine
• Skin
• Respiratory
• Gastrointestinal
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
Topics:
1. HIV/AIDS:
– effect on body systems
– transmission (standard precautions)
– treatment
– diagnosis
– Cultural differences/global concerns
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
Topics:
2. Autoimmune Disorders (diabetes):
– effect on body systems
– treatment
– diagnosis
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
Topics:
3. Allergies:
– cause
– effect on body systems
– treatment
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
CASE STUDY 5: AGING
Systems covered:
• Gastrointestinal
• Respiratory
• Urogenital
• Lymphatic and Immune system
• Muscles
• Skin
• Nervous system
• Endocrine system
Course 2: Structure and Functions of the
Human Body
CASE STUDY 5: AGING
Topics:
• A travel brochure of the human body
– review structure and function
– preventative maintenance (lifestyle
consequences)
– effect of aging
• Cultural and life-span considerations
• Historical significance of medicine
Questions for you
• What concepts are you teaching as a foundation or a
supplement to the activities and projects in the
framework?
• To what level are you covering these concepts?
– Recall/identify
– Explain/analyze
– Synthesize