This lesson plan introduces students to the concept of an institutional review board also known as an ethics committee. Students perform a skit to learn about the regulations and membership requirements of an IRB. Students use information learned from the skit to further discuss the rationale for having IRBs review research studies involving humans.

This unit serves as an introduction to a course on Human Anatomy and Physiology.  It gives a brief overview of how the human organism is organized, and then introduces the body's 11 body systems.  Major anatomical terminology is presented in this unit including body regions, body planes, anatomical directions, and body cavities.  Major survival needs are discussed along with how these needs are continually balanced within the body as the human organism uses negative and positive feedback mechanisms to maintain homeostasis.

This resource is an exploration that allows the student to travel to the tiny world of DNA. Students can zoom into 15 different levels to see DNA's relationship to humans as a whole.

This resource is a collection of lab safety rules typed on individual cards.

Students will be working with a virtual lab partner, Maxine, with the goal being to demonstrate proper lab safety techniques throughout a variety of scenarios.

Students read about the metric system and see pictures explaining the information. There are interactive questions at the conclusion of the reading.

The Medical Assisting program prepares the student for employment in physician's offices and clinics. Medical Assistants help physicians by doing tasks to assist in the treatment and examination of the patient. They provide for the efficient operation of a doctor's office and some may specialize in the back office, while others may choose to work in the front office.The Medical Assisting Core provides information and skills common to all medical assistants. The student gains essential competencies and accumulates a body of knowledge that provides a foundation for movement into the administrative or clinical segments of the program. Course content includes: career orientation, medical terminology, body structure and function, law and ethics, emergency care, communications and interpersonal skills, community resources, health, and job preparedness.The Medical Assisting Clinical segment provides the student with the technical knowledge required to work in the "back office". Course content includes medical/surgical asepsis, assisting with the physical examination, office surgery, electrocardiography, administration of medications, basic laboratory skills, assisting with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and specialized medical practice.

This competency-based core course is designed for all students seeking a career in the health care field. The course will focus on the concepts and principles of the structure, function and systems of the human body in relationship to human growth and development. Students will learn to recognize problem situations in health care settings as relate to direct and indirect patient care and they will demonstrate the use of critical and creative thinking skills and logical reasoning for problem resolution.Safety issues, ethical considerations, legal constraints and professional codes will be presented and discussed throughout the course. Students will use the knowledge of disease prevention for the maintenance of optimal health.Integrated throughout the course are career preparation standards, which include basic academic skills, communication, interpersonal skills, problem solving, workplace safety, technology, and employment literacy.

Daniel Kraft offers a fast-paced look at the next few years of innovations in medicine, powered by new tools, tests and apps that bring diagnostic information right to the patient's bedside. Assessment questions and links to additional resources are included.

This resource is a worksheet to accompany the Mass Presentation. Students will review basic units of mass and how to measure mass using the triple beam balance.

Students will learn about different types of microbes and how to treat and prevent the diseases they cause. They will choose between bacteria, virus, prion or parasite.

This resource is a collection of information on different microbes. Students can choose a microbe and learn how it is contracted and how it can be avoided.

In this interactive learning object, students will work side-by-side with a virtual instructor to review the basics of microscopy and perform a guided practice experiment, practice using the microscope at their own pace, and complete an assignment from their virtual instructor successfully to receive a certificate.

To complete this worksheet, students visit a series of web sites where they explore the history of the microscope and identify objects viewed at different magnifications.

This NOVA episode tells the story of Dr. Judah Folkman and his 40-year quest to pioneer a novel form of cancer treatment based on his discovery of angiogenesis.

With this resource, NOVA chronicles the history of the Human Genome Project. This two-hour special, hosted by ABC "Nightline" correspondent Robert Krulwich, chronicles the fiercely competitive race to capture one of the biggest scientific prizes ever: the complete letter-by-letter sequence of genetic information that defines human life—the human genome. NOVA: Cracking the Code of Life tells the story of the success of the Human Genome Project and its profound implications for medicine and human health.

This NOVA episode examines new forensic techniques such as virtual autopsies, 3-D fingerprints, and digital crime scenes that are making crime solving into a more precise science.

This NOVA episode examines the return of diseases that were largely eradicated in the United States a generation ago. It takes viewers around the world to track epidemics, explore the science behind vaccinations, hear from parents with vaccine-related questions, and shed light on the risks of opting out.

This NOVA episode investigates how nature's most potent toxins might also contain the keys to a new generation of advanced drugs. Such drugs might help doctors treat heart attacks, cancer, diabetes, and other serious illnesses.