Medical Technology
Course Introduction
Core Standards of the Course
Strand 1
Students will follow safety practices.
Standard 1
Identify potential safety hazards and follow general laboratory safety practices.
Standard 2
Use safe work practices.
Standard 3
Complete a basic safety test without errors (100%) before using any tools or shop equipment.
Strand 2
Students will investigate the educational pathways and career opportunities in the medical device and laboratory testing industries.
Standard 1
Identify occupations related to both the medical device and medical laboratory industries.
Standard 2
Identify different types of occupational training.
Standard 3
Investigate medical innovations which have occurred locally and evaluate their influence on the medical industry.
Strand 3
Students will develop an understanding of the cultural, social, economic, and political effects of medical device and laboratory testing technologies, the effects of those technologies on the environment, the role of society in the development and use of those technologies, and the influence of medical technology on history.
Standard 1
In order to be aware of the history of medical technology, students should learn that:
Standard 2
Evaluate innovations in medical technologies using principles of science versus "quackery".
Standard 3
In order to realize the impact of society on medical technologies, students should learn that:
Standard 4
In order to understand the effects of technology on the environment, students should learn that:
Standard 5
Students should understand the contribution that medical technology makes to society in terms of saving lives, improving quality of life and increased life expectancy.
Standard 6
Students should learn how different aspects of our health care system impact medical technology and innovation.
Strand 4
Students will develop an understanding of and be able to identify approved uses of available technology.
Standard 1
In order to better understand medical technologies, students should learn that:
Standard 2
In order to identify approved uses of available technology, students should learn that:
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