BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE PATHWAY
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| 9th Grade |
AITE Exploratory (EXP) Students explore Biomedical, Engineering, Computer Science, and Digital Media before choosing a pathway. They gain insight into career opportunities and build a strong foundation to make informed decisions about their future studies and careers. |
PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science (PBS) Analyze the evidence found at a crime scene. Question, diagnose, and propose care for patients in a medical practice. Track down the source of a mysterious outbreak. Access and stabilize a patient during an emergency. Collaborate with professionals to innovate and design solutions to local and global medical problems. |
| 10th Grade | PLTW Human Body Systems (HBS) Join a team of physical therapists and other medical professionals to diagnose and provide treatment and rehabilitation to patients at an outpatient center. Work as an intern in a research center and design a comprehensive laboratory investigation using a model organism. Keep clients safe and healthy on adventure trips in remote locations. Showcase a medical story or mystery at an interactive exhibit about the human body. Solve mini cases and medical challenges at the Quick Clinic! |
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| 11th Grade | PLTW Medical Interventions (MI) Play the role of biomedical professionals to analyze case information and diagnose and treat your patients. Investigate the medical interventions of the past and present, and brainstorm the innovations of the future. Students explore immunology, surgery, genetics, pharmacology, medical devices, and diagnostics. |
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| 12th Grade | PLTW Capstone Students engage in an open-ended research experience in the PLTW Capstone course, a culminating program for those completing PLTW's high school offerings. They collaborate in teams, designing and developing original solutions to well-defined and justified real-world problems. |
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| Suggested Electives | AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Physics 1, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, Introduction to Business |
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| Certifications | CPR, phlebotomist, EMT, CNA, Patient Liaison, Pharmacy Technologist, OSHA 10 | |