| (a) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 11 and 12. Prerequisites: Biology and Chemistry.
Recommended prerequisite: a course in the Health Science Career Cluster.
Students shall be awarded one credit for successful completion of
this course.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education instruction provides
content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical
knowledge and skills for students to further their education and succeed
in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Health Science Career Cluster focuses on planning,
managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services,
health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and
development.
(3) The World Health Research course is designed to
examine major world health problems and emerging technologies as solutions
to these medical concerns. It is designed to improve students' understanding
of the cultural, infrastructural, political, educational, and technological
constraints and inspire ideas for appropriate technological solutions
to global medical care issues.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended
learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations
and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference
content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such
as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability
skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected
to:
(A) demonstrate verbal and non-verbal communication
in a clear, concise, and effective manner; and
(B) exhibit the ability to cooperate, contribute, and
collaborate as a member of a team.
(2) The student explores and discusses current major
human health problems in the world. The student is expected to:
(A) describe the pathophysiology of the three leading
causes of death in developing and developed countries;
(B) discuss history of diseases and the evolution of
medical technology over time;
(C) contrast health problems in developing and developed
countries;
(D) describe the function of the World Health Organization;
(E) define and calculate incidence, morbidity, and
mortality; and
(F) identify and describe the challenges in global
health that can have the greatest impact on health in developing nations.
(3) The student explains who pays for health care in
the world today. The student is expected to:
(A) compare the availability of health care in developing
and developed countries;
(B) discuss and contrast the four basic health care
system models, including the Beveridge Model, Bismarck Model, National
Health Insurance Model, and the Out-of-Pocket Model;
(C) explain how countries such as the United Kingdom,
Japan, Germany, Taiwan, Switzerland, and the United States of America
pay for health care;
(D) describe how health care expenditures have changed
over time; and
(E) identify the major contributors to the rising health
science industry costs.
(4) The student describes the engineering technologies
developed to address clinical needs. The student is expected to:
(A) describe technologies that support the prevention
and treatment of infectious diseases;
(B) explain the implication of vaccines on the immune
system;
(C) investigate technologies used for the early detection
of cancer;
(D) investigate technologies used for the treatment
of several different types of cancers;
(E) explain the cardiovascular system and the technologies
used in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease; and
(F) describe and discuss technologies developed to
support vital organ failure.
(5) The student explores how human clinical trials
are designed, conducted, and evaluated. The student is expected to:
(A) identify types of clinical trials;
(B) define and calculate a sample size; and
(C) analyze quantitative methods used to describe clinical
trials.
(6) The student recognizes the ethics involved in clinical
research. The student is expected to:
(A) define informed consent;
(B) explain who can give informed consent;
(C) identify issues in research that influence the
development of ethical principles and legal requirements currently
governing research with human subjects; and
(D) explain the ethical guidelines for the conduct
of research involving human subjects.
(7) The student explains how medical technologies are
managed. The student is expected to:
(A) describe how health science research is funded;
(B) explain the role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
in approving new drugs and medical devices; and
(C) analyze factors that affect the dissemination of
new medical technologies.
(8) The student applies research principles to create
a project that addresses a major health problem. The student is expected
to:
(A) facilitate data analysis and communicate experimental
results clearly and effectively using technology by constructing charts
and graphs; and
(B) present the project to classmates, health professionals,
parents, or instructors.
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