- Morris County Vocational School District
- Allied Health
Allied Health (Pequannock HS)
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LOCATED AT PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL*:
The Allied Health Institute is a unique opportunity for Morris County High School juniors and seniors to take healthcare courses and complete a two-year clinical internship at Chilton Hospital. The program is run by a partnership between Morris County Vocational School District, Pequannock High School and Chilton Hospital.Over the course of the two-year program, students take college credit-bearing health care courses at Pequannock and also participate in a clinical internship at Chilton Hospital in numerous departments, such as Emergency Department, Radiology, ICU, Wound Center, Outpatient, Nutrition/Dietary, Orthopedics among other areas.
Morris County high school students in 10th grade may apply for their 11th and 12th grade year.
*Allied Health students - vaccination required by Chilton Medical Center to work in the hospital
Overview of Program
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Students attend one of two possible sessions (AM or PM) for Share Time programs.
Morning Session 7:29- 10:42am
Afternoon Session 11:27- 2:40pm
Students earn: 20 Career and Technical Education credits per school year
Unique Features:
- Students can earn up to 15 credits from the Rutgers School of Health Professions throughout the program
- 2 days per week spent junior year a Chilton Hospital working in various departments
- 3 days per week spent senior year at Chilton Hospital working in specific departments
- Senior year capstone project/show case
Junior Year:
Class
Medical Terminology
Dynamics of Health Care
Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab
Emergency and Clinical Care
Chilton Hospital Clinical Rotation
Senior Year:
Class
Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab
Introduction to Clinical Research
Capstone Project/Showcase
Chilton Hospital Clinical Rotation