Health Science Technology Health Science Technology Building a Pipeline of Future Healthcare Workers

South Carolina Department of Education

Office of Career and Technology Education

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Health Science Technology Education

Building Facilities for Future Healthcare Workers

Health Science Technology Classroom

One HSTE classroom with storage area and shelves

HSTE Theory ClassroomAlso, suitable for teaching Introduction to Health

Science, Medical Terminology, and Sports Medicine

HSTE classroom with tables allowing for instruction of theory

and skills

Work areas for skills practice and teamwork activities

HSTE classroom with teacher’s office and partition allowing separation of

classroom and lab area

Computers with Internet access available for student use

Computers and Internet access

HOSA – An integral part of the HSTE curriculum. Showcase of

awards serves to recognize student achievements.

Patient units are used as teaching laboratories. The labs should closely simulate healthcare

facilities.

An area for teaching HSTE competencies

Clinical lab setting in a HSTE facility

Simulated area of a healthcare facility in a HSTE clinical lab

area

Retrofitted classroom and/or laboratory area can serve as a HSTE

clinical laboratory area.

Regular classroom settings can be accommodated to teach the HSTE

competencies.

HSTE programs need storage areas for supplies and equipment.

Storage and Reference Materials