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K12s Health Sciences career pathway introduces high school students to careers in nursing, medicine, physical therapy, and related fields. Courses provide foundational health science knowledge alongside core academics, helping students prepare for college programs in healthcare or entry-level positions after graduation.
Students in K12’s health science and education career field gain hands-on exposure to a wide range of healthcare and education roles. Through focused coursework, students build the clinical knowledge, professional skills, and real-world experience needed to enter the workforce or pursue higher education — whether their goal is patient care, health data management, public health, or teaching.
Health science and education programs offer four distinct career pathways: therapeutic services, which prepares students for direct patient care roles like nursing and medical assisting; health informatics, which focuses on managing health records and data; support services, which covers the operational and technical side of healthcare facilities; and education and training, which prepares students for careers in teaching and early childhood development. Each pathway includes coursework aligned to real industry credentials and entry-level job opportunities.
Is your child interested in teaching? The education and training pathway prepares students for multiple teaching career possibilities, including specialties like special education, speech-language, and early childhood learning.
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Is your child interested in the behind-the-scenes side of healthcare? Students learn how to help patients by managing health records and data. This pathway can lead to multiple careers, including health services manager, medical records technician, medical transcriptionist, and more.
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Is a career in public health in your child’s future? This pathway helps students prepare for a full range of career opportunities from entry-level to management, including technical and professional careers.
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If your child is interested in technology and healthcare, the Medical Diagnostics and Testing pathway may be a good fit. Students prepare for careers that use tests to detect, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, or other physical conditions such as EKG technician, phlebotomist, and radiology technician.
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If your child dreams of serving and caring for people, this pathway will prepare them for a career helping patients in need. This pathway can lead to a career in sports medicine or as a certified nursing assistant, registered nurse, pharmacy technician, dental assistant, and more.
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Open to students age 13 and up, K12 Nursing Explorers gives students the opportunity to learn about in-demand nursing positions available at all education levels. Each month, students join an in-depth discussion with nurses from across the country who share their career journeys and day-to-day experiences. Joining is simple — just register for one of the upcoming speaker sessions to get started.
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K12s Career and College Prep program includes a Health Science pathway where students can take career-focused courses, explore the field, and even work toward industry-recognized certifications before graduation.
The Health Science pathway introduces students to careers in areas like nursing, allied health, medical assisting, and patient care — fields that are among the fastest-growing in the job market.
K12 offers an Education career pathway alongside Health Science, giving students interested in teaching and working with children early exposure to the skills and knowledge they’ll need in that field.
*The career and college prep program is offered to eligible high school students. Some schools also offer career exploration in middle school. Opportunities vary by school. Please visit your school page or check with your school counselor to find out what’s available in your area.
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