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Health Sciences

This Career Cluster® is focused on planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development.

Below are the Health Sciences career cluster pathways. Each pathway has various occupations that share common skills, knowledge, and interests. Discover possible occupations by selecting a pathway below:

Therapeutic Services
Diagnostic Services
Health Informatics
Support Services
Biotechnology Research and Development

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Programs

Central Sterile Processing, C.T.S.

Central Sterile Processing, C.T.S.

A Central Sterile Processing Technician is a medical professional whose main duty is to insure that instruments used by medical…
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Certified Nursing Assistant, CNA

Certified Nursing Assistant, CNA

Nursing assistants provide basic bedside care and comfort to patients and residents in multiple healthcare settings. The Nursing Assistant CTC…
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Diagnostic Medical Sonography, P.A.C.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography, P.A.C.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography is a diagnostic imaging modality which produces cross-sectional images of soft tissues in the body.
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EKG Technician

EKG Technician

Nursing assistants provide basic bedside care and comfort to patients and residents in multiple healthcare settings. The Nursing Assistant CTC…
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Emergency Medical Technician

Emergency Medical Technician

The certificate program in EMT- Basic introduces the student to basic life support treatments of the sick and injured in…
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EMR-First Responder

EMR-First Responder

EMR First Responder program is to introduce students to the field of EMS and to provide an interactive learning environment…
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Health Information Technology, A.A.S.

Health Information Technology, A.A.S.

The Health Information Technology Program (formerly Medical Records Technology) is a two-year associate degree program which provides academic and clinical…
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Massage Therapy, C.T.S.

Massage Therapy, C.T.S.

The Massage Therapy Program provides academic and clinical education in the practice of therapeutic massage.
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Medical Billing and Coding, CAS

Medical Billing and Coding, CAS

The Medical Billing and Coding Certificate of Applied Science program prepares students for employment in hospitals, medical billing offices, doctors’…
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Medical Laboratory Technician, A.A.S.

Medical Laboratory Technician, A.A.S.

The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) performs scientific, diagnostic tests in the medical laboratory to help physicians detect, diagnose, treat, and…
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Medical Office Management Concentration

Medical Office Management Concentration

The Business Technology Program prepares students for positions in business and industry. This track prepares students specifically for the Health…
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Nuclear Medicine Technology, P.A.C.

Nuclear Medicine Technology, P.A.C.

Nuclear Medicine is the medical specialty that utilizes the nuclear properties of radioactive and stable nuclides to make diagnostic evaluations…
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Nursing – Registered Nursing, A.S.

Nursing – Registered Nursing, A.S.

Successful completion of the program qualifies the graduate to take the National Council Licensure Examination for state licensure as a…
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Occupational Therapy Assistant, A.A.S.

Occupational Therapy Assistant, A.A.S.

An occupational therapy assistant helps persons who are impaired due to injury or illness, emotional disorder, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities,…
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Paramedic, C.T.S.

Paramedic, C.T.S.

The Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Program accepts one class per year. Selection of each year’s class will be competitive and will…
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Patient Care Technician

Patient Care Technician

The mission of the Patient Care Technician Program is to provide training and education in the fundamentals of patient care…
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Pharmacy Technician, Advanced-Level

Pharmacy Technician, Advanced-Level

The Advanced-Level Pharmacy Technician program prepares students for practice as Advanced-Level pharmacy technicians, in a broad range of advanced roles…
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Phlebotomy Technician

Phlebotomy Technician

Phlebotomists are people trained to draw blood from a patient for clinical or medical testing, transfusions, donations, or research. Phlebotomists collect…
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Physical Therapist Assistant, A.A.S.

Physical Therapist Assistant, A.A.S.

A Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) is a technical health worker who assists the Physical Therapist (PT) in providing direct patient…
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Polysomnographic Technology, A.A.S.

Polysomnographic Technology, A.A.S.

Polysomnograhy is the physiological measurement of sleep for identification of sleep disorders performed by technologists trained in the neurophysiology of…
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Resources

Map Your Career Path to Success

Map Your Career Path to Success

The state’s Career and Technical Education Programs of study are approved by the Louisiana Board of Regents and organized under …

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What is Sterile Processing?

What is Sterile Processing?

We help hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers stay ahead of increasingly complex perioperative changes. By advancing sterile processing innovation and …

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Sonography: How a Sonogram Test Works and What It Shows

Sonography: How a Sonogram Test Works and What It Shows

We are dedicated to empowering you with the best answers to your most pressing questions, from understanding infectious diseases to …

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Journal of Emergency Medical Services

Journal of Emergency Medical Services

JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical Services) and The JEMS Conference and Expo are committed to being the leading providers of …

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Pure Processing

Pure Processing

Pure Processing, LLC develops and manufactures ergonomic solutions for easy, fast, safe and effective medical device pre-cleaning. We help surgical, …

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Jems (Journal of Emergency Medical Services

Jems (Journal of Emergency Medical Services

JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical Services) and JEMS Events & Training are committed to being the leading providers of information …

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