| (a) Implementation. The provisions of this section
shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2024-2025
school year.
(1) No later than August 31, 2024, the commissioner
of education shall determine whether instructional materials funding
has been made available to Texas public schools for materials that
cover the essential knowledge and skills identified in this section.
(2) If the commissioner makes the determination that
instructional materials funding has been made available, this section
shall be implemented beginning with the 2024-2025 school year and
apply to the 2024-2025 and subsequent school years.
(3) If the commissioner does not make the determination
that instructional materials funding has been made available under
this subsection, the commissioner shall determine no later than August
31 of each subsequent school year whether instructional materials
funding has been made available. If the commissioner determines that
instructional materials funding has been made available, the commissioner
shall notify the State Board of Education and school districts that
this section shall be implemented for the following school year.
(b) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 9-12. Students shall be awarded one credit
for successful completion of this course.
(c) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education instruction provides
content aligned with challenging academic standards, industry-relevant
technical knowledge, and college and career readiness skills for students
to further their education and succeed in current and emerging professions.
(2) The Health Science Career Cluster focuses on planning,
managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostics services,
health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and
development.
(3) The Medical Terminology course is designed to introduce
students to the structure of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes,
word roots, singular and plural forms, and medical abbreviations.
The course allows students to achieve comprehension of medical vocabulary
appropriate to medical procedures, human anatomy and physiology, and
pathophysiology.
(4) To pursue a career in the health science industry,
students should learn to reason, think critically, make decisions,
solve problems, and communicate effectively. Students should recognize
that quality health care depends on the ability to work well with
others.
(5) The health science industry is comprised of diagnostic,
therapeutic, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology
research and development systems that function individually and collaboratively
to provide comprehensive health care. Students should identify the
employment opportunities, technology, and safety requirements of each
system. Students are expected to learn the knowledge and skills necessary
to pursue a health science career through further education and employment.
(6) Professional integrity in the health science industry
is dependent on acceptance of ethical and legal responsibilities.
Students are expected to employ their ethical and legal responsibilities,
recognize limitations, and understand the implications of their actions.
(7) Students are encouraged to participate in extended
learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations
and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(8) 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.
(d) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability
skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected
to:
(A) express ideas in a clear, concise, and effective
manner;
(B) exhibit the ability to cooperate, contribute, and
collaborate as a member of a team; and
(C) exemplify professional work standards such as appearance,
attire, time management, organizational skills, and responsibilities.
(2) The student recognizes the terminology related
to the health science industry. The student is expected to:
(A) identify abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols related
to the health science industry;
(B) recognize the incorrect use of abbreviations, acronyms,
and symbols through review of The Joint Commission's "Do Not Use List";
(C) identify and define the component parts of medical
words, including root, prefix, suffix, and combining vowels;
(D) practice word-building skills;
(E) research the origins of eponyms;
(F) recall directional terms and anatomical planes
related to body structure;
(G) define and accurately spell occupationally specific
terms such as those relating to the body systems, surgical and diagnostic
procedures, diseases, and treatment; and
(H) use prior knowledge and experiences to understand
the meaning of terms as they relate to the health science industry.
(3) The student demonstrates communication skills using
the terminology applicable to the health science industry. The student
is expected to:
(A) demonstrate appropriate verbal strategies such
as correct pronunciation of medical terms and written strategies such
as correct spelling in a variety of health science scenarios;
(B) employ increasingly precise language to communicate;
and
(C) translate technical material related to the health
science industry.
(4) The student examines available resources. The student
is expected to:
(A) examine medical and dental dictionaries and multimedia
resources;
(B) integrate resources to interpret technical materials;
and
(C) investigate electronic and digital media with appropriate
supervision.
(5) The student interprets medical abbreviations. The
student is expected to:
(A) distinguish medical abbreviations used throughout
the health science industry; and
(B) translate medical abbreviations in simulated technical
material such as physician progress notes, radiological reports, and
laboratory reports.
(6) The student appropriately translates health science
industry terms. The student is expected to:
(A) interpret, transcribe, and communicate vocabulary
related to the health science industry;
(B) translate medical terms to conversational language
to facilitate communication;
(C) distinguish medical terminology associated with
medical specialists such as geneticists, pathologists, and oncologists;
(D) summarize observations using medical terminology;
and
(E) interpret contents of medical scenarios correctly.
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