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DeCiccio, Albert; Kenny, Tammy; Lippacher, Linda; Flanary, Barry – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2011
At Southern Vermont College (SVC) and at the nation's other colleges and universities, Anatomy and Physiology I (A&PI) is the gateway course into healthcare careers. Disturbingly, at SVC and elsewhere, many first-year students interested in healthcare careers do not succeed in this course. They withdraw from the course or the institution, or…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, College Freshmen, Physiology, Anatomy
DeCiccio, Albert C. – Online Submission, 2010
(Purpose) This is a report about the Urban and Rural Healthcare Academy Pilot Program (HAP) that launched at Southern Vermont College (SVC) and Wheelock College (WC) in summer 2010. HAP enabled 18 vulnerable high school students to learn about how to progress to college, how to transition when they arrive on a college campus, and how to prepare…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Access to Health Care, Health Services, At Risk Students
Gibbs, Hope J. – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2005
An epidemic of career camps is spreading across the nation and offering a unique alternative for students during the summer. These camps, usually geared toward middle and high school students, hope to spark interest in careers for youth during their formative years. This article describes one of the most popular of these: health career camps. One…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Health Occupations, High School Students, Career Planning
Mattson, Robert E.; Rution, Joseph A. – 1973
In a Public Service Employment program of subsidized work training, nonprofit employers in the areas of health, education, social services, and government can be evaluated in terms of the client's employability growth, wages, supervision, retention, transferability, and client satisfaction. Client employability increases in all four areas of…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
The curriculum guide presents a suggested outline for teaching health occupations in secondary schools in Vermont. It consists of a student/teacher curriculum outline for each of the 20 units. It includes a concept statement, the behavioral objective, suggested learning activities, suggested teacher resource needs, and suggested evaluation…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Curriculum Guides, Health Occupations, Instructional Systems
Belock, Shirley – 1977
The planning and design of a course for the inactive registered nurse desiring to return to active practice is reported in this practicum paper. Current literature was reviewed with emphasis on the needs in rural states, such as Vermont, and characteristics of the target group. The first three modules of the course were developed, entitled: The…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives