The Theme/Philosophy
Smaller Learning Communities

• Medical/healthcare schoolwide focus
  
• Three smaller Medical/Healthcare communities within the school
  
• Patient Management, Medical Technology Services, and Medical Research and Development
  
• In the tenth grade students, based on their career interest, enter one of the healthcare career strands: Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Health Informatics, Support Services, or Research and Development
  
• The Academy of Medical Professions course of study is based on the National Consortium on Health Science Education’s National Healthcare Foundation Standards
  
• Core area teachers in each of the communities/pathway use integrated, interdisciplinary, project-based medical/healthcare curriculum
  
• Rich learning experiences and real world applications are integrated into the curriculum and practicum experiences
  
• Student-led conferences are scheduled twice a year for parents
  
• Students will take National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE) Assessment and Certificate Program for eventual CTE certification
  

Academy of Medical Professions

Ninth Grade

All students in the ninth grade will enroll in a medical class that incorporates all eleven of the National Healthcare Foundation Standards and includes careers exploration in patient management, medical technology services, and medical research and development. Fundamentals of Healthcare course also includes career exploration, determination of learning styles, development of personal learning plans, and preparation for the student-led conferences.

Patient Management

• Career exploration in the diagnostic and therapeutic career pathways
  
• Diagnostic career pathway explores careers that involve assessing patient health status at a point in time
  
• Therapeutic career pathway is involved in careers that change the health status of patients
  
• Students in Patient Management explore careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing, veterinary medicine, and public health
  
• Hands-on experiences in medical arts in their medical microbiology, medical assisting, and anatomy and physiology classes, practicums, internships, and mentorships are available
  
• Certificate programs available in emergency medical services, pharmacy technician, certified nurse aide
  
• College credit classes in Medical Terminology, College Algebra, English, Anatomy and Physiology I and II are available through Westchester Community College
  

Medical Technology Services

• Career exploration in the health informatics and support services
  
• Health informatics documents patient care whereas support services create a suitable environment for providing management
  
• Health informatics careers deal with the communication of medical information accurately and within legal and regulatory bounds, the reading of medical records for billing and coding purposes, and the design of effective systems and processes within the healthcare system
  
• Support services deal with the maintenance of equipment, housekeeping, dietetics, central supply, agricultural, horticulture plant sciences and environmental services
  
• Hands-on training readies students for immediate employment
  
• Technology, field trips, and internships are an integral part of this program

Medical Research and Development

• Career exploration and techniques used in scientific
  
• research for biotechnology, behavioral science, environmental,
  
• or mathematical research and development
  
• Students are taught the process of bibliographic research
  
• to obtain scientific papers on the topic of their
  
• choice in the first year of study
  
• During the second year, students will prepare a
  
• statement of their course of study to obtain a mentor
  
• who will assist them in carrying out an original
  
• research project
  Last year of study, students will prepare a paper and
  
• presentation of their study for competitions such as Intel Science Talent Search and Intel Science and Engineering Fair
  
• Students who obtain a mentor can earn up to twelve college credits from SUNY Albany
  
• All students will complete two practicum or internships before graduation
  

The Partners

This school works closely with the following agencies,
institutions and colleges:

• St. Joseph’s Medical Center
  
• St. John’s Riverside Hospital
  
• Cochran School of Nursing
  
• Nepperhan Community Center - Gateway Academy
  
• Yonkers Partners in Education
  
• National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
  
• Hudson River Museum of Westchester
  
• Yonkers Partners in Education
  
• Beczak Environmental and Education Center
  
• Groundworks
  
• New York Institute of Technology
  
• Sarah Lawrence
  
• Jewish Council of Yonkers
  
• Junior Achievement of Hudson Valley, Inc.
  
• Groundwork Yonkers
  
• Yonkers Public Library
  
• Anita Friede and Associates
  
• Center for Secondary School Redesign
  
• Education Development Center
  
• Chamber of Commerce
  
• Tequipment
  

Colleges and Universities:

• SUNY Albany
  
• Mercy College
  
• Monroe College
  
• Lehman College
  
• Westchester Community College
  
• Iona College
  
• Columbia University Teachers College
• Fordham University
  
• Syracuse University
  
• Sanford Brown Institute
  
• College of Westchester
  
• New York Institute of Technology
  
• Sarah Lawrence College