Healthcare Career Explorer
Issued by
Quinnipiac University
This micro-credential is awarded to pre-college learners who make personal advances in understanding in allied health professions, including using scientific principles and evidence-based practice for the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic diseases, promoting disease prevention and wellness for optimal health, and applying administration and management skills to support healthcare systems across a variety of institutional and industry settings.
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Skills
Earning Criteria
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Complete an immersive 2 week residential program experience, for high school students, focused on healthcare and health sciences at multiple Quinnipiac University campuses and with partner health care providers.
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Demonstrate effective communication and professionalism through practicing and developing skills in professional interviewing and application writing.
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Develop an individualized career action plan with the assistance and guidance of professionals and faculty.
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Learn and demonstrate essential skills in a skills laboratory, including interpreting vital signs, demonstrating competency in CPR and first aid, and extracting and evaluating DNA cells.
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Receive a passing score over five graded components of a two-credit, academic course.