Healthcare Career Pathways for High Schools & Districts
Partner with Rooted Health Institute to expand access to healthcare career training, certification preparation, hands-on learning, and career-connected opportunities for students.
Rooted Health Institute works with schools, districts, career centers, and education leaders to explore flexible healthcare training models that can align with academic schedules, student needs, career-readiness goals, and work-based learning opportunities.
A Healthcare-Focused Education Partner
Rooted Health Institute is focused on preparing students for healthcare career pathways through structured education, skills development, certification preparation, and career-connected learning.
Healthcare Focus
Programs are centered on healthcare occupations and the knowledge, professional expectations, and technical skills students may encounter as they prepare for the workforce.
Certification Preparation
Applicable programs prepare students for nationally recognized certification examinations aligned with their selected healthcare pathway.
Hands-On Learning
Programs with clinical or technical skills components incorporate appropriate laboratory, skills, simulation, or experiential activities.
Flexible Implementation
RHI can work with school leadership to coordinate program delivery with the school's academic calendar, student schedules, facilities, and pathway goals.
Progress Monitoring
With appropriate authorization and partnership arrangements, designated school personnel can receive information regarding participating students' attendance and academic progress.
Career Connection
Instruction connects healthcare education with professional expectations, certification preparation, employment pathways, and continued education.
Programs Available for High School Students
Schools and districts can explore one or multiple healthcare pathways based on student interest, scheduling, facilities, workforce priorities, and partnership goals.
Pharmacy Technician
Students develop pharmacy knowledge and technical skills while preparing for entry into the pharmacy workforce and an applicable national pharmacy technician certification pathway.
Clinical Medical Assistant
Students build foundational clinical and administrative medical assisting knowledge while developing skills applicable to ambulatory and other healthcare environments.
Phlebotomy Technician
Students study specimen collection, safety, patient interaction, infection prevention, and related concepts while developing hands-on phlebotomy skills.
Medical Billing & Coding
Students develop knowledge in medical terminology, healthcare reimbursement, billing, coding concepts, compliance, and the administrative processes supporting healthcare delivery.
How a School Partnership Works
RHI works collaboratively with school leadership from initial planning through student participation and program completion.
Partnership Planning
Identify school goals, healthcare pathways, scheduling needs, and responsibilities.
Student Identification
Identify interested and eligible students for the selected healthcare pathway.
Admissions
Students complete applicable RHI admissions and enrollment requirements.
Orientation
Students receive schedules, program expectations, policies, and onboarding information.
Instruction
Students begin structured healthcare coursework, assignments, and assessments.
Applied Learning
Applicable programs incorporate labs, skills practice, simulation, or experiential learning.
Certification Preparation
Students prepare for applicable national certification examinations.
Completion & Outcomes
Program completion and applicable student outcomes are documented.
Flexible Implementation for School Partners
Rooted Health Institute recognizes that every school and district operates differently. Healthcare pathways can be coordinated with the school's academic calendar, bell schedule, available facilities, student population, career-readiness goals, and work-based learning structure.
Integrated School-Day Model
Healthcare instruction is coordinated with the participating school's regular student schedule. Applicable laboratory, skills, or experiential activities are incorporated into the implementation plan.
Hybrid Healthcare Pathway
Online instruction is combined with scheduled in-person laboratory, skills, simulation, and applicable experiential learning activities.
Individual Student Enrollment Model
Eligible students participate through RHI while remaining enrolled at their high school, with authorized coordination between RHI and designated school personnel.
Designed to Work With the School Year
RHI and school leadership can plan instructional, laboratory, experiential, and certification-preparation activities around the participating school's academic calendar.
Course Scheduling
Instruction can be coordinated around the school's semester, grading periods, daily schedule, and selected program timeline.
Laboratory Scheduling
Programs requiring hands-on competencies may use scheduled laboratory periods, designated skills days, or another agreed-upon format.
Work-Based Learning
Where applicable, experiential learning can be coordinated during appropriate portions of the school year, school breaks, or other approved periods.
Schedule Conflicts
Known school activities and preplanned student conflicts can be considered during implementation planning. Alternative arrangements remain subject to program and placement requirements.
Connecting Coursework With Healthcare Practice
Healthcare education extends beyond reading and examinations. Programs with technical or clinical competencies incorporate appropriate opportunities for students to practice and demonstrate skills.
Depending on the selected pathway, this may include laboratory activities, simulation, skills check-offs, applied assignments, or experiential learning in an appropriate healthcare environment.
Partnership Planning May Address:
Admissions & Student Preparation
School partnerships include a structured student admissions and onboarding process designed to help participating students understand program expectations before instruction begins.
Student Interest
Students identify the healthcare pathway that aligns with their interests and career goals.
Application
Students complete applicable RHI application and admissions requirements.
Parent / Guardian Authorization
Required authorization and consent processes are completed for participating minors when applicable.
School Coordination
Appropriate authorization allows RHI and designated school personnel to coordinate student participation and progress.
Program Requirements
Students complete documentation, screening, assessment, health, safety, or other requirements applicable to the selected pathway.
Orientation
Students receive expectations regarding attendance, academics, professionalism, skills activities, and program completion.
Student Progress Monitoring for School Partners
RHI can establish a progress-reporting framework with authorized school personnel so participating schools have appropriate visibility into student engagement and progress.
Established With the School
Reporting frequency can be established during partnership planning based on school needs, grading periods, and program structure.
Coordinated Communication
RHI and the school can designate appropriate contacts for progress communication, student concerns, and implementation questions.
Identify Concerns Early
Attendance, academic, or participation concerns can be communicated according to the agreed partnership and student-authorization framework.
Connecting High School Training With the Next Step
RHI healthcare pathways are designed to help students build occupational knowledge and prepare for applicable certification opportunities while exploring continued education and employment.
Certification eligibility and credentialing requirements are established by the applicable certification organization and may vary by credential.
Postsecondary Pathways
Where a course or curriculum has an applicable college-credit recommendation or articulation opportunity, RHI can provide supporting information to schools and students.
Important: College-credit acceptance is determined by the receiving college or university. A credit recommendation does not guarantee that a particular institution will award, transfer, or apply credit toward a degree.
Employer & Workforce Alignment
RHI seeks to connect healthcare education with the expectations students may encounter as they transition toward employment, certification, and continued education.
Industry-Relevant Instruction
Students learn healthcare terminology, processes, professional expectations, and technical concepts applicable to their pathway.
Experiential Opportunities
Applicable programs may include experiential or work-based learning opportunities subject to program requirements, site availability, and placement requirements.
Career Preparation
Students can develop professional readiness alongside technical knowledge as they prepare for certification, employment, or additional education.
Funding & Enrollment Options
Rooted Health Institute can work with schools and districts to coordinate an enrollment structure that supports participating students and the selected healthcare pathway.
School or District-Sponsored Enrollment
Schools and districts may sponsor eligible students participating in an RHI healthcare pathway.
Individual Student Enrollment
Eligible students may enroll individually while RHI coordinates applicable program information with authorized school personnel.
Eligible Workforce Funding
When applicable, eligible students may explore available workforce-development funding subject to program eligibility, funding-source requirements, and availability.
Other Approved Funding Sources
Schools, students, and participating organizations may use other applicable funding sources when permitted by the requirements of the funding program.
Funding availability and student eligibility are determined by the applicable funding source. Inclusion of a funding option on this page does not guarantee funding.
Information for Partnership Planning
Additional planning materials can be provided to school and district leaders as partnership discussions progress.
Program Overview
Program structure, pathway information, and implementation considerations.
AVAILABLE UPON REQUESTCurriculum Crosswalks
Curriculum and learning-outcome alignment materials where applicable.
AVAILABLE UPON REQUESTSample Academic Calendar
Sample scheduling models for planning instruction and applied learning.
AVAILABLE UPON REQUESTAdmissions Requirements
Student admissions, documentation, and readiness requirements.
AVAILABLE UPON REQUESTProgress Reporting Framework
Sample framework for attendance, academic progress, and student communication.
AVAILABLE UPON REQUESTCertification Information
Information regarding applicable certification-preparation pathways.
AVAILABLE UPON REQUESTSchool Partnership Proposal
A school-specific implementation proposal can be developed following an initial partnership discussion.
DEVELOPED WITH SCHOOLFrequently Asked Questions
Common questions regarding implementation, student participation, scheduling, and school coordination.
Can RHI programs be incorporated into the school day?
Potentially. Implementation is planned with the participating school or district. Scheduling depends on the selected program, school calendar, student schedules, instructional requirements, and applicable hands-on or experiential components.
Can instruction be offered online or in a hybrid format?
Delivery varies by program. Some academic content may be delivered online, while programs requiring hands-on competencies must also provide appropriate skills, laboratory, simulation, or experiential activities.
How are hands-on skills completed?
Applicable programs include scheduled skills or laboratory activities. The location, schedule, equipment needs, supervision, and competency process are addressed during partnership planning.
How can experiential learning fit into the school calendar?
Where experiential learning is part of a program, RHI and the school can identify appropriate scheduling periods. Depending on the program and placement requirements, this may include portions of the school year, designated breaks, or another approved schedule.
What if a student has a preplanned conflict during an experiential period?
Known conflicts should be communicated as early as possible. RHI can review whether an alternative schedule is available, subject to program requirements, site availability, supervision, and the requirements of the applicable experiential setting.
How will schools know whether students are making progress?
With appropriate authorization and an established partnership framework, RHI can provide designated school personnel with agreed student progress information such as attendance, academic progress, assessment performance, missing work, intervention concerns, applicable skills or experiential progress, and completion status.
How frequently can progress information be provided?
The reporting cadence can be established with each school or district. Reporting may be coordinated around school grading periods, program milestones, or another agreed schedule.
Are parents or guardians involved for high school students?
Parent or guardian authorization is incorporated when required for participating minors. Additional permissions may be required based on the selected program, school arrangement, or experiential activity.
Does every school have to use the same implementation model?
No. RHI's educational and program requirements remain consistent, while implementation can be coordinated around the participating school's calendar, schedule, facilities, student needs, and selected healthcare pathway.
Do students automatically receive college credit?
No. Where an applicable credit recommendation or articulation opportunity exists, RHI can provide supporting information. Individual colleges and universities determine whether they will accept, transfer, or apply credit toward their programs.
Does completing a program guarantee certification or employment?
No. RHI provides education and applicable certification preparation. Certification organizations establish their own eligibility and examination requirements, and employment decisions are made by individual employers.
How does a school begin a partnership discussion?
School and district leaders can schedule an initial partnership discussion with Rooted Health Institute to identify student needs, programs of interest, scheduling considerations, and potential next steps.
Build a Healthcare Pathway for Your Students
Whether your school is exploring one healthcare pathway or developing a broader career-readiness strategy, Rooted Health Institute welcomes the opportunity to discuss an implementation model that supports your students and aligns with your school's goals.