Connecting Youth to Health Care Careers

1
Connecting Youth to Health Care Careers

• Mike Mitchell
• Health Science Education
• Minnesota Department of Education
• 2007

2
Background

• Healthcare as the largest industry in 2005,
  provided 13.5 million jobs
• 8 out of 20 occupations projected to grow the
  fastest are in healthcare
• More new jobs-19 or 3.6 million created between
  2005 and 2014 will be in healthcare, more than
  any other industry

3
Career and Technical Education Program

• Health Science and Academics
• Leadership / Personal Development
• Student Organizations
• Career Exploration / Work Based Learning
• Post Secondary Connections
• Advisory Committee

4
Health Science Courses

• Introduction to Health Careers
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Medical Terminology
• Safety and Infection Control
• CPR/First Responder
• Nursing Assistant
• Sports Medicine
• Forensics

5
Health Science Programs

• MN Health Care Core Curriculum
• MN Health Careers Promotion Program
• MN Health Care Youth Apprenticeship
• Health Science Bio Medical Program.

6
Health Science Pathways and Careers Clusters

• Therapeutic Services
• Diagnostic Services
• Health Informatics
• Support Services
• Biotechnology Research

7
The Demand

• Workforce Projections 2004-14

8
The Demand

• Workforce Projections 2004-14

9
The Demand

• Workforce Projections 2004-14

10
The Supply

• High School Enrollments by Career Cluster
  2004-06
• Agriculture Ed 768,396 Hospitality
  Tourism 237,951
• Arch Const 597,146 Human Services
  1,129,846
• Auto Tech 467,888 Info Tech
  862,145
• Bus Mgmt 1,516,333 Law Safety
  94,725
• Ed Training 231,599 Manufacturing
  325,364
• Finance Services 117,724 Marketing
  359,602
• Gov Pub Ad 43,518 Engineering
  547,353
• Health Services 361,259 Transportation
  353,463

11
Minnesota Data

• 4,981 students took one or more CTE health
  science classes in 2004-06.
• 60 secondary health occupations programs approved
  in 2003-2006.
• Increased enrollments in many programs.
• Rochester Mayo investment

12
What is needed

• Programs and Partnerships k14
• Data
• Resources and support
• Leadership

13
Career and Technical Education

• CTE Levy
• Carl D. Perkins
• State Education Funds
• Grants

14
Minnesota Health Care Core

• Health Care Core Modules
• HCCC 1000 Health Career Exploration
• HCCC 1010 Behaviors for Success in Health Care
  
• HCCC 1020 Communication in Healthcare Settings
• HCCC 1030 Awareness and Sensitivity to Client
  Needs
• HCCC 1040 Respecting Client and Staff
  Diversity
• HCCC 1050 Healthcare Safety Standard
  Precautions
• HCCC 1060 Legal Issues in Healthcare
• HCCC 1070 Healthcare Ethics

15
Healthcare Core as a Pathway in Education
Pursue an Allied Health Career Phlebotomy
Health Unit Coordinator Pharmacy Technician
Medical Lab Technician
HCCC NA Skill Set
NATO CNA Pre-req
Nursing Program
Enter Healthcare Workforce
16
Health Career Promotion Grants

• GOAL Developing intergenerational programs to
  encourage middle and high school students to work
  and volunteer in health care and long-term care
  settings

17
Project Outcomes

• Improve the following courses
• Health Careers
• Health Experience
• Nursing Assistant / Home Health Aide
• Anatomy/Physiology and Medical Terminology

18
Project Outcomes

• Provide career awareness, career exploration, and
  career experience for students K-12 by expanding
  work-based learning opportunities.
• Field trips
• Classroom Speakers
• Volunteerism
• Job Shadowing
• Internships

19
Youth Apprenticeship

• Paid work experience aligned with career
  interest.
• Orientation and exploration of healthcare
  careers and healthcare in general.

20
Presenter

• John Flatt Detroit Lakes High School
• School-to-Work Coordinator
• jflatt_at_detlakes.k12.mn.us

21
What YA Programs are available?

• Clinical Nursing
• Clinical Lab
• Clinical Rehabilitation

22
Youth Apprenticeship Program Standards?

• Training Plan
• Training Agreement

23
What are the Education Challenges?

• Instructional hours
• Graduation Requirements
• Availability of employers
• Students that meet the program requirements
• Coordinators time
• Not for every student

24
What are the Work-Site Challenges

• Clarification of safety training
• Coordination and supervision
• Limited wage progression options
• Mentoring opportunities
• On Site availability

25
Mentor Guidebook to accompany the Healthcare
Youth Apprenticeship Guidebook

• Mentor Roles- what they can be and what they
  should not be
• Qualities of Successful Mentors
• Stages of the Relationship
• Communication Skills- ideas to communicate
  problem solve with students
• Mentoring and supervising teenagers
• How to help students succeed at work
• Strategies for solving problems

26
Why Employers Participate. Mayo Clinic Career
Programs

• E-Mentoring
• Advanced E-Mentoring
• Career Speaker Program
• Career Awareness Website/Brochure
• High School Student Visits
• Guidance Counselor Luncheon/Day
• Mayo Clinic Career Observation Program
• Mayo Clinic Work-Study Program
• Youth Apprenticeship Program
• HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America)
• Healthcare Career Festival

27
Whats Next?

• Heath Sciences Biomedical
• Programs of Study.

28
More Information

• Contact
• Beverly Campbell, Facilitator
  becgroup_at_sbcglobal.net
• Penni Hudis, Facilitator
• phudis_at_ConnectEdCalifornia.org
• Carole Stacy, Facilitator
• cstacy_at_mhc.org

29
The Program

• Build a nationally recognized and endorsed
  sequenced secondary program of study with an
  emphasis on the health sciences that will
• Introduce students to healthcare systems,
  practices and procedures
• Enhance the content of academic courses
• Involve students in challenging programs of study
  through problem-based integrated projects

30
The Program

• Integrated Units to be developed
• 39 units that address all core academic subjects,
  physical health education, foreign language,
  fine performing arts
• Courses to be developed
• Introduction Advanced Med Term
• Information Mgmt I, II, III
• Biomedical Health Science I, II, III, IV
• Work-Based Learning Protocols

31
The Framework
32
National HealthCare Skill Standards.

• Academic Foundations
• Health care systems and issues
• Medical Communications
• Legal Ethical Issues
• Career Exploration
• Safety/Infection Control
• Teamwork
• Technical Skills/Information Technology

33
The Roll-Out

• Professional Development and Technical
  Assistance
• Provided by the Partners and Beta Site Team
  Members
• Beta site states (9)
• NCHSTE states (25)
• Peer partner states (25)

34
Why Students Enroll in Health Science Education

• Appeal of high wages
• Interest in specific careers
• Program success
• Support of stakeholders
• Hours and time

35
What are the measures for student success?

• Graduation Rates
• Employment
• College
• Employee satisfaction
• Partnership
• Advisory
• Sustainability

36
Assessments

• Measure Student performance in each of the
  national standards
• Provides a smooth transition to post-secondary or
  employment
• Supports continuous program Improvement
• Accountability Criteria can be obtained for
  standards at www.nchste.org

37
Future of the Health Science Programs

• Programs of Study
• Integration of Academic Technical Skills
• Work-based learning
• Post Secondary Links
• Professional Development
• Advisory Group

38

• Mike Mitchell
• Health Science Education Specialist Minnesota
  Department of Education
• michael.mitchell_at_state.mn.us
• 651-582-8513.

39

• http//www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/funding/i
  ndex.htmlhealth