Allied Health Core Curriculum Project

For further information or private consultation/visit contact: coe@yvcc.edu



The focus of the overall project is twofold:

(1) to increase the options for healthcare education and training for rural, place-bound community college students; and

(2) to meet the employment needs for healthcare professionals in the region, including increased ethnic representation.

The project was implemented at Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC) through its Workforce Education Division, which has a proven record of providing instructional and support programs to prepare an educated workforce to meet the needs of today's technologically advanced workplace.

The Allied Health Core Curriculum project is built on the premise that greater efficiency in healthcare education and training can help expand capacity and meet needs of students and employers.  A common-core curriculum, of 34 quarter credits, which covers subjects all allied health students must learn, is central to the project model. 

The core curriculum includes the following courses: 

1. Anatomy/Physiology/Pathophysiology,
2. First Aid/CPR/HIV, Medical Law & Ethics,
3. Medical Terminology,
4. Pharmacology,
5. Technical Math,
6. Technical Writing,
7. Therapeutic Relationships. 
   
   

Short-term certificates may be earned during the core - CPR/First Aid, EKG, HIV, Medical Terminology and Phlebotomy. Students will begin their study with the core and, upon successful completion, choose their major from among the following professions: 

1. Medical Assisting,
2. Medical Billing & Coding,
3. Spanish Medical Interpreter,
4. Pharmacy Technician, and Surgical Technology. 

The new programs selected for this expansion were targeted due to the strong labor market data and job outlook projections, per the Employment Security Department's Labor Market & Economic Analysis Division.