Allied Health Sciences Magnet

This four-year program at the Institute for Allied Health Sciences will provide college preparatory students with an innovative, diverse, and comprehensive curriculum that fosters academic growth and enables students to reach their goals to become part of a professional community. Students will participate in field studies and experiences uniquely designed to understand the concepts and skills needed to be a professional.

Students in this program are required to enroll in College Preparatory courses. In addition to the traditional courses, students will explore topics including forensics, anatomy/physiology, epigenetics, and bioengineering among others. Students will be expected to keep an electronic portfolio of their experiences, reflections, and academic work as they progress in this program. Succesful completion of the Allied Health Sciences Magnet program includes a presentation of the student's portfolio to a selected panel of teachers and community members.

Curriculum (Students will be encouraged to take Honors and Advanced Placement level courses)

Description of Magnet Courses

Principles of Biomedical Sciences CP*

Students investigate the human body systems and various health conditions including heart disease, diabetes, sickle-cell disease, hypercholesterolemia, and infectious diseases. They determine the factors that led to the death of a fictional person, and investigate lifestyle choices and medical treatments that might have prolonged the person’s life.

Human Body Systems CP *

Students examine the interactions of body systems as they explore identity, communication, power, movement, protection, and homeostasis. Students design experiments, investigate the structures and functions of the human body, and use data acquisition software to monitor body functions such as muscle movement, reflex and voluntary action, and respiration.

Medical Interventions CP*

Students investigate the variety of interventions involved in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease as they follow the lives of a fictitious family. The course exposes students to a wide range of interventions related to immunology, surgery, genetics, pharmacology, medical devices, and diagnostics. Lifestyle choices and preventive measures are emphasized throughout the course as well as the important roles scientific thinking and engineering design play in the development of interventions of the future.

Biomedical Innovations CP*

In this capstone course, students apply their knowledge and skills to answer questions or solve problems related to the biomedical sciences. Students design innovative solutions for the health challenges of the 21st century as they work through progressively challenging open-ended problems, addressing topics such as clinical medicine, physiology, biomedical engineering, and public health.

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Third Year

Fourth Year

The South Carolina State Department of Education recognizes the course, Principles of Biomedical Sciences as a computer application course.

*All Allied Health Sciences Magnet students are required to complete these courses as part of the graduation requirements.