Health technologies are those areas
in which all health personnel are working toward the common goal of providing
the best possible service in patient care and health promotion. There is a large
cluster of health care-related professions and personnel whose functions include
assisting, facilitating or complementing the work of the physicians and other
specialists in the health care system.
Individuals in many health care
fields work without direct supervision, while others can only work in a
supervised setting. As machines and techniques change, the individual must be
able to accept new innovations to ensure continued demand for their services.
Health care personnel are highly
regulated. After showing their proficiency in the classroom as practitioners of
their art, they take certifying exams and are licensed by state or federal
agencies, and their titles are protected by certification. To receive
accreditation or certification in a technology, the faculty, college and
curriculum must be reviewed and must meet the standards of professional health
accreditation bodies. All of the degree granting technologies in the health
technologies division have received multiple-year accreditation or
certification.
Health technologies students at
Stark State College spend time in the classroom and laboratory, learning the
techniques and skills of their profession. Having learned these skills, students
work and learn in a clinical setting to gain practical experience in their field
under the supervision of a clinical instructor. Upon completion of their
studies, students may sit for certifying exams to receive their titles.
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