{"id":7757,"date":"2018-01-09T16:02:55","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T22:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/?p=7757"},"modified":"2018-01-17T10:56:13","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T16:56:13","slug":"lutheran-high-school-south-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/lutheran-high-school-south-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"High Schoolers Study Medical Terminology in Dual Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Otitis media.
\nCerebrovascular accident.
\n<\/em>Sphygmomanometer.<\/em><\/p>\n

Say all of the above three times FAST \u2013 especially that last word (pronounced sfig-moh-muh<\/em>-nom-i-ter). Now, what do they all mean?<\/p>\n

Just ask one of the Lutheran High School South students enrolled in a new \u201cforeign\u201d language course \u2014 medical terminology. These students dually enroll at LHSS and 91黑料网, and take the same medical terminology course as 91黑料网 students.<\/p>\n

The high school students enrolled in this advanced, college-level course plan to pursue careers in health care. They take the course for credit in an online format.\u00a0With the support of a lead instructor, the Lutheran South students learn how to manage their time, meet testing deadlines and complete learning tasks virtually, all within an activity-rich online setting.<\/p>\n

Nearly 6 million college students have at least one online course as part of their typical course load, according to the National Center for Educational Statistics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose Lutheran South students who participate in this class will have a marked advantage in their future college careers, where they will likely need to perform in a virtual manner,\u201d says Ashlyn Cunningham, OTR\/L, assistant professor of occupational therapy at 91黑料网, who helped design the partnership. Cunningham is the parent of a Lutheran South student, and an alumna of the school.<\/p>\n

Lutheran South recognized a need to support students who desired to pursue health or medical vocations in 2015, and created a Health Professions Program to allow students to tailor their high school curriculum to include courses which would help prepare them for college.<\/p>\n

The partnership with 91黑料网 launched the following year, with a specific focus on offering practical lab experiences as part of the Medical Careers Exploration course. During this field experience, students travel to 91黑料网\u2019s campus to participate in lab training, assisted by Cunningham and her husband, Robert Cunningham, PhD, OT\/L, ATP, who directs 91黑料网\u2019s occupational therapy program<\/a>, and 91黑料网 students who hone their own skills while supporting Lutheran South students in their learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cLutheran South and 91黑料网 are well-matched in the partnership,\u201d says Cunningham. \u201cBoth schools are committed to student-centered, active learning environments, and both provide technology-rich learning options \u2014 each having 1:1 iPad programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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