Medical Program Overview

Do you want a head start in exploring the world of health care? Do you want a hands-on experience? If so, CAL offers a two-year medical program that will help prepare you for a realistic clinic/hospital environment.

Students in this college-level science course are introduced to all the components of the human body, including cell structure and function, tissues and membranes, and the tem major body systems. Elements of advanced biology and chemistry courses, as they apply to a study of the human body, are included. Coursework will consist of class lecture, lab/clinical situations, presentations, projects, and guest speakers, to assist the students in their own individual learning.

As a part of all the programs offered at CAL, students are placed into one of two English courses on the basis of scores on the CPT (Computerized Placement Test), an assessment tool used by Mt. Hood Community College to place students into appropriate reading and writing courses.  Students who score into WR80 or WR90 will take Junior English, while those who score into WR115 or WR121 will take College-Prep English.

Both courses provide opportunities for students to read and write in a variety of genres, on topics related to the health sciences, in order to prepare them for both college and the workplace.