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Welcome to
Gordon Lee High School Healthcare Science

Classes Offered in the Healthcare Science Pathway 

Introduction to Healthcare Science: Introduction to Healthcare Science is the foundation/prerequisite course for all other Health Science courses. This course will enable students to receive initial exposure to many Healthcare Science careers, employability skills/traits, communication, ethical issues, along with many other basic healthcare science skills/knowledge. 

Essentials of Healthcare: Essentials of Healthcare is a medical focused human anatomy and physiology course, studying each body system, along with the investigation of common diseases and disorders. The prevention of disease and the diagnosis/treatment that might be utilized for each body system, are studied, along with medical terminology related to each system. Basic hands on skills and activities are embedded in the lessons to provide further knowledge of assessing criteria in each body system.

Allied Health and Medicine:  Allied Health and Medicine is designed  to offer students the opportunity to become effective and efficient multi-skilled healthcare providers as they develop a working knowledge of various allied health opportunities. Students focusing on a career path in the healthcare field may apply classroom/lab knowledge and skills in the clinical setting as they participate in direct or simulated patient care. The curriculum allows instructors to provide options for classroom/student growth opportunities in area(s) of interest to the student and/or needs of the community.  Students complete the Allied Health Capstone Project at the end of the semester to gain further knowledge about their potential career paths.

Meet the Teacher

Casey Richie has been teaching Healthcare Science at the high school level since 2014. She received her Associates Degree in Nursing from Georgia Northwestern Technical College in 2009. She went on to obtain her teaching certification in Healthcare Science through the Ga Tapp program. She has worked as a Registered Nurse for many years, specializing in Radiology Nursing. However, she has also worked in the outpatient setting. She has been teaching at Gordon Lee High School since 2014, leading a successful HOSA program, and still keeping close contact with previous healthcare colleagues for continued updates and to help her students. 

Mrs. Richie was a 2001 graduate from Gordon Lee. She has been married for 21 years and has two children, two dogs, and three cats. She loves camping and spending time with her family. She loves the fact that her two professions merge together perfectly to inspire and prepare the future workforce of healthcare. 

Contact

Casey Richie

Phone number: 706-382-3100 ext.3025

Email address: casey.richie@glschools.org

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