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AHS Adds Nursing Course
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college-level credits.
“We are thrilled to team
with UT-Martin to provide
what we believe will be a
very popular program at
Arlington High,” said
Superintendent Tammy
Mason. “So many of our
students want to pursue
nursing in college, and this
class will help provide a
critical foundation for our
students interested in this
field.”
“This partnership is a
win-win
for
both
institutions,” added Brian
Donavant,
interim
executive director at the
Office of Educational
Outreach at UT-Martin.
“We are excited to partner
with Arlington Schools to
facilitate student success
and help ease the
transition
from
high
school to college.”
The new course will
join the already existing
Emergency
Services
Program that is in
partnership with the Town
of Arlington. Students will
begin with levels 1-3,
which include Health
Science
Education,
Anatomy and Physiology
and Medical Therapeutics.
Once completed, students
in their senior year can
choose one of two paths:
Nursing
Services
or
Emergency Services.
The course, which will
be taught face-to-face by a
UT-Martin professor, is
designed to introduce
students to the world of
nursing and will include
topics like professional
nurse
practices,
pharmacology,
how-to
monitor blood pressure
and heart rates and much
more.
UT Martin says this is
the first time the university
has offered the course on-
location inside a high
school. Mason said it’s
this change from online
only to in-person that has
the District excited about
the partnership.
“It shows that UT
Martin and Arlington
Community Schools are
ready and willing to
transform 21st Century
learning,”
Mason
continued. “Our students
can now see what a
college-level
nursing
course will be like before
stepping foot off our
campus. It’s thrilling.”