Health Science

The healthcare profession is set to become the largest and fastest-growing sector in the U.S. economy. Collections include Celebrating Nurses, Celebrating Pharmacists and Emergency Medical Services.

"Health Science is the fastest-growing sector of the South Carolina job market, and high demand for healthcare workers means their jobs are among the best paying in the state, as well. As South Carolina’s population ages and more people need healthcare services, opportunities expand for employees who like working with people and have mastered the basics in math, science, and communications. You don’t have to go to school for 10 years, either—plenty of good healthcare jobs require only associate’s or bachelor’s degrees. "

Collections include Celebrating Nurses, Celebrating Pharmacists and Emergency Medical Services

Within this Collection

Pharmacist | Kids Work!
Pharmacist | Kids Work!

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Students will play the role of the pharmacist to understand the importance of math skills in correctly dispensing prescription drugs to patients.
Medical Lab Technician | Kids Work!
Medical Lab Technician | Kids Work!

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Students will play the role of the medical lab technician to understand the parts of a cell and begin to understand the difference between the bacteria and viruses that may cause disease. This...
Inside a Hospital  | Kids Work!
Inside a Hospital | Kids Work!

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Students will connect schoolwork with real work as they explore a virtual representation of a hospital with specific work areas labeled and defined. There are many areas in a hospital. Some areas are...
Palmetto Health Richland | Kids Work!
Palmetto Health Richland | Kids Work!

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Palmetto Health Richland, one of the largest and most progressive hospitals in the Southeast, was originally founded in 1892 as Columbia Hospital and has a history rich in service to the community. As...
Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) | Road Trip
Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) | Road Trip

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Eleven months after the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the eyes of the nation focused on Charleston, South Carolina, where a conflict developed over striking workers. On March 20, 1969 Mrs...
Angela Still, Prison Yoga Teacher | Original SC

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“Be here now or nowhere.” It’s a quote Angela Still lives by. Living presently is important to this busy mom of three. At every part of life, she seems to take on challenges head-on. Among her laundry...
Those Who Remain: Dentist
Episode 6

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Dr. Wenonah George Haire is the only dentist in her tribe. In the evenings, she is consumed by her cultural heritage as a Catawba and spends hours making Catawba pottery. She has concerns that this...
Ethel Stafford | S.C Voices: Lessons of Holocaust

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Born in New York, Ethel Stafford graduated from nurses' training in 1944, went in the Army, and was transferred to Europe. She didn't know what was happening to Jews. The medical staff she was with...
Trauma Surgeon | Kids Work!

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What is a Trauma Surgeon? Surgeons are physicians who specialize in treating injuries, deformities and disease by using invasive procedures. Trauma Surgeons treat critically injured patients who...