The School District of Washington, in partnership with Mercy, is introducing a new program for students for the 2018-19 school year.
Health Sciences Academy of Innovation is a unique learning opportunity housed within Mercy Hospital and the Four Rivers Career Center.
Health Occupations students from the Four Rivers Career Center will be at Mercy learning through the lens of health sciences in specially designed state of the art classroom facilities. This unique learning environment includes hands-on application and exposure to the many pathways of study and careers in the field of health sciences.
The Health Occupations instructors are Leslie Quint and Carolyn Kluesner.
Other courses offered as part of the new program are Medical Intervention and Biomedical Innovation, which will be held at the Four Rivers Career Center. The instructor is Madison Darnell. Those students may spend part of their class time at Mercy during the second semester.
“Those courses are good precursor to our program and great to take as a junior prior to taking Health Occupations as a senior,” Quint said of the Medical Intervention and Biomedical Innovation courses.
Students from Washington, Borgia, St. Clair, Union, New Haven and Hermann are enrolled in the Health Science Academy program.
Photos of Health Occupations students at Mercy are below.
Health Sciences Academy of Innovation students in the Health Occupations morning program at Mercy.
Health Sciences Academy of Innovation students in the Health Occupations afternoon program at Mercy.