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Hammond High Magnet School
Medical Program
MEDICAL PROGRAM OVERVIEW
 Encompasses the Health Science Career Cluster
by including 5 different pathways
 Emergency Health Care
 Health Professionals
 Nursing
 Pharmacy
 Sports Medicine
EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE
 POTENTIAL CAREERS INCLUDE:
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT),
Athletic Training, First Responder, Paramedic
 COURSES INCLUDE:
 First Responder
 COLLEGE MAJOR OPTIONS INCLUDE:
 Kinesiology, Biology, Nursing, Athletic Training and
Pre-Medicine
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
POTENTIAL CAREERS INCLUDE:
Surgical Technologist, Medical Assistant,
Laboratory Technician/Technologist,
Healthcare Administrator, Health
Information Coder
COURSES INCLUDE:
First Responder, Sports Medicine
COLLEGE MAJOR OPTIONS INCLUDE:
Allied Health, Biology, and Pre-Medicine
NURSING
POTENTIAL CAREERS INCLUDE:
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Nursing
Assistant, Registered Nurse (RN), Home
Health Aide
COURSES INCLUDE:
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
COLLEGE MAJOR OPTIONS INCLUDE:
Allied Health, Biology, Nursing
PHARMACY
POTENTIAL CAREERS INCLUDE:
Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician
COURSES INCLUDE:
Pharmacy Technician
COLLEGE MAJOR OPTIONS INCLUDE:
Pharmacy and Pre-Medicine
SPORTS MEDICINE
POTENTIAL CAREERS INCLUDE:
Physical Therapy, Athletic Training, Medicine,
Physiotherapy, Massage Therapy, & Wellness
COURSES INCLUDE:
Sports Medicine I, II, III & IV
COLLEGE MAJOR OPTIONS INCLUDE:
Sports Medicine/Athletic Training, Kinesiology,
Biology
HHMS MEDICAL
DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES
Dual Enrollment course allow the high school student
to receive college credits.
The following courses are offered through Northshore
Technical Community College:
 Medical Terminology – HHMS campus
 Veterinarian Technician - HHMS campus
 Pharmacy Technician - NTCC Campus
 Certified Nursing Assistant – NTCC Campus
MEDICAL OPPORTUNITIES
 Partnership with North Oaks Sports Medicine,
Ponchatoula Therapy, Bell Oaks, and North
Cypress Fitness.
 Certified Athletic Trainer on campus full-time
 CPR certification on campus
 Industry Based Certification
 Medical Professionals serve as mentors and
guest speakers
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MEDICAL OPPORTUNITIES
 Clinical lab settings for hands-on
experience
 90 minute science classes with labs which
feed into the medical magnet
 Guidance in community service
opportunities to establish networks
 A focused school to career emphasis
MEDICAL MAGNET
PROGRAM
 Students who are not zoned to Hammond High Magnet
School may enter through the Medical Magnet Program.
 Medical Magnet Pathways include Sports Medicine and
Emergency Medical Responder.
 Applications for the 2016-2017 school year may be
completed online through the TPSS district page at
http://www.tangischools.org/Page/12126
 Please read through the instructions carefully
HHMS MEDICAL MAGNET COURSES
Students who enroll at HHMS through the Medical
Magnet Program are required to chose one of the
following tracks:
 First Responder/Emergency Medical Responder
 Sports Medicine
Electives provided through the above curriculum:
 Allied Health I
 Allied Health II
 Medical Terminology
MEDICAL MAGNET
CONTRACT
 Medical Magnet Students are required to fulfill the
following:
 95% or higher attendance record
 Four years of math (beginning Algebra I)
 Four years of Science
 Two years of Technology
 Maintain at least a “C” average – 2.0 GPA
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MEDICAL MAGNET CONTRACT (cont.)
Take the ACT one time during the junior year
Develop and maintain a portfolio with
coursework, field experience and community
service
Forty hours of community service (10 per year)
Comply with HHMS code of conduct as
specified in the course guidelines of the student
handbook
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MEDICAL MAGNET CONTRACT (cont.)
Excessive Absences or tardiness will result in
probation and possible removal from program
Academic decline will result in probation for
one semester
Failure to maintain 2.0 GPA for two
consecutive semesters will be dismissed from
program
MEDICAL MAGNET
WITHDRAWAL PROCESS
Students who wish to withdraw from the Medical
Magnet Program will adhere to following:
 Submit a written notice and withdrawal form to
central office 45 days PRIOR to the end of the
semester.
 A student may return to their zoned school at the
END of the semester or at the end of the year.
HHMS MEDICAL INSTRUCTORS
 Linda Chaney, Veterinary Technician/Small Animal
Care
 Nadia Simmons, Allied Health
 Kerrin “Kerri Beth” Sitman, Sports Medicine and First
Responder
 Dawanda Thompson, Medical Terminology
CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION
 Rebecca Chapotel, Medical Specialist
 985-474-8633
 [email protected]