This unit is built around a conversation between a counselor and a student who is exploring careers in healthcare. It introduces the concept of career pathways and entry-level opportunities as well as job advancement. The unit includes a vocabulary preview as well as reading and listening comprehension tasks.

Introduction & Basic Overview

This unit centers around a conversation between a  counselor and a student who is exploring how to begin a career in healthcare. It introduces the concept of entry-level jobs, getting a “foot in the door,” and opportunities for job advancement. The unit includes a vocabulary preview and reading and listening comprehension tasks.

Entry-Level Jobs

This unit focuses on a conversation that introduces short certificate programs, such as home health aide, dental assistant, and medical assistant. It stresses the importance of building skills, gaining experience, and continuing along a career pathway. The unit includes a vocabulary preview and reading and listening comprehension tasks.

Short Training Programs

This unit introduces standardized training programs and jobs such as certified nursing assistant, pharmacy technician, and phlebotomist, as well as LVN. The unit focuses on building skills and gaining certification. The unit includes a vocabulary preview and reading and listening comprehension tasks.

Standardized Certificate-Level Careers

This mid-course assessment checks vocabulary and comprehension of the first four units in this Choosing a Healthcare Pathway course.

Choosing a Healthcare Pathway – Mid-Course Assessment 

This unit explores healthcare careers that require a two-year associate degree. It introduces careers such as radiologic technologist, physical therapist assistant, and occupational therapy assistant. It includes a vocabulary preview and reading and listening comprehension tasks.

Associate Degree Careers – Part A

This unit continues the conversation between a counselor and a student who is exploring healthcare careers that require an associate of applied science (AAS) or an associate degree in nursing (ADN). The unit includes a vocabulary preview and reading and listening comprehension tasks.

Associate Degree Careers – Part B

This unit introduces healthcare careers that require a bachelor’s degree, such as a BSN nurse, healthcare administrator, and medical laboratory scientist. It includes a vocabulary preview and reading and listening comprehension tasks.

Healthcare Professions with a Bachelor's Degree

This unit is built around helping students practically apply the knowledge about healthcare careers and introduces a research-based worksheet that guides students to explore training programs. This unit focuses on decision-making, planning, and taking the next step toward a career goal. It includes a vocabulary preview and reading and listening comprehension tasks.

Next Steps: Research & Personal Worksheet

This final assessment checks vocabulary and comprehension of the last four units in this Choosing a Healthcare Pathway course.

Choosing a Healthcare Pathway – Final Assessment 

This course is designed around a series of conversations between a guidance counselor and a student about various options within the healthcare industry. Students will explore a "career ladder" approach, learning how to transition from entry-level certifications to advanced medical degrees and building the practical skills needed for long-term success in healthcare.