Health Care Dual Enrollment Pathway | Ivy Tech Madison
Our Health Care Dual Enrollment Pathways provide high school students with the opportunity to gain experience in the healthcare field, while preparing for their next steps after graduation.
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Certified Nursing Assistants are a critical part of the healthcare team. CNAs are often the primary caregivers of patients and assist with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and
eating as well as measuring vital signs such as blood pressure and temperature. Students in the Healthcare Pathway will complete five credit hours of post secondary coursework (HLHS 107) in preparation for the Certified Nurse Aide licensure examination. The program is 16 weeks and students will complete 48 classroom hours, 32 lab hours, and 48 clinical hours. One semester commitment (junior or senior year). At the completion of the program students earn:
CNA License
Total of 5 college credit hours
Pre-Nursing
Completion of the pre-nursing coursework allows students to directly apply to the Ivy Tech
nursing program immediately after high school. Students in the Ivy Tech nursing program have
opportunities to care for real patients in a variety of clinical settings, and skills are also
learned in simulation labs. The growing use of the simulations allows students to assume
roles not available to students in a clinical setting. This allows them to make critical
choices and see the results of those choices. We utilize a variety of learning strategies in
the classroom and clinical settings to appeal to every learning style. The application opens March 15th.
Medical Assistant
Our students participate in simulation labs acting as a member of a healthcare team to prepare for the real world as a Medical Assistant. Classes focus on patient care, venipuncture, electrocardiogram, vital signs, injections, medical coding, electronic charting and medical records. Students will learn in a variety of settings, including a computer lab, phlebotomy lab, laboratory skills lab and clinical skills lab. One year commitment (senior year). At the completion of the program students earn:
Ivy Tech Technical Certificate (TC) in Medical Assisting
Total of 33 college credit hours
Timestamps
0:00 CNA Pathway
1:23 Pre-Nursing Pathway
3:38 Medical Assisting Pathway
6:30 CNA Student Testimonial