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West Carroll Medical Therapeutics Program Receives Accreditation

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ATWOOD — West Carroll Medical Therapeutics Program is now certified through Tennessee Pathways, providing some grant funding while allowing high school the opportunity to gain valuable, in-hospital training.
The Tennessee Pathways create alignment between K-12 postsecondary education, and employers so that students have a clear and guided pathway to move seamlessly into the workforce. Tennessee Pathways is structured around three key elements to support student enrollment and success in postsecondary programs. Applications to be accepted in the program must be submitted and approved by the State Department of Education.
West Carroll’s Career and Technical Education Director Linda Black and Principal Kelly Todd consulted with Northwest Tennessee pathways Regional Coordinator Justin Crice to determined the school’s Medical Therapeutics program would be the best candidate to start with due to the partnership with the Baptist Memorial Hospital and the school’s Clinical Internship placement. The students enrolled in the Clinical Internship class will work at the hospital as interns learning the job responsibilities of medical professionals and will complete the medical assistant’s certification and CPR training. The Health Occupations program also had strong dual credit and dual enrollment opportunities with Jackson State Community College and Bethel University.
Mrs. Black submitted the application in November and received acceptance in March. As a result of being selected in the Tennessee Pathways program West Carroll qualifies to receive additional grant funding and work-based learning experiences for students. Agreements have been made with the Northwest Tennessee Workforce Development to offer a summer work program to students. The school’s goal is to expand opportunities in the Health Occupations program and to apply next year to have Agriculture, Business Management and Culinary accredited in the Tennessee Pathways.