Healthcare Plus
In Healthcare Plus, you'll explore healthcare disparities, ethics, disaster medicine, international medicine, and more. Broaden your knowledge through yearly field experiences.
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Barton College's Healthcare Plus program focuses on real-world experiences that allow students to interact with healthcare providers, establish relationships, and build an understanding of numerous parts of the healthcare spectrum. Each year, the program focuses on a different aspect of healthcare, culminating in an international trip. Healthcare Plus provides a pathway into numerous healthcare careers including:
- Nursing
- Pre-Med
- Health Promotion
- Exercise Science
- Gerontology
- Healthcare Administration
- And many more
With a personalized focus on learning and individual pathways to success, Healthcare Plus is a unique building block for a career in healthcare.
GPA Requirement: 3.0
Opportunities in the Program
- A variety of hands-on local and regional experiences
- Develop relationships and network with healthcare leaders
- Topical discussions often ignored in typical undergraduate programs
- International travel in diverse health environments
Program Structure
Year 1 - Healthcare Disparities in Local Communities
- Visit
- Wilson Community Health
- WilMed
- Wilson Health Department
- Read
- Elimination of Health Disparities (Surgeon General)
- Health Disparities in the United States (Barr)
- Health Care Disparity in the United States (Alcena)
Year 2 - Healthcare Ethics
- Visit
- Ethics Council of a Large Hospital
- Donor Services
- Read
- Five Days at Memorial (Fink)
Year 3 - Emergency and Disaster Medicine
- Field Trip
- The third-year trip focuses on past disasters and recoveries and could include locations like New Orleans, Los Angeles, Florida Keys, or similar places recovering from past disasters.
- Visit
- Eastern Healthcare Preparedness Coalition State Medical Assistance Team (SMAT)
- North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM)
- Coursework
- Complete one or two healthcare-related courses through NCEM (coursework and travel paid via NCEM; no cost to student).
Year 4 - Comparative International Health
- International Trip
- The fourth-year trip will focus on healthcare disparities and delve into healthcare systems and practices outside of the United States. Locations such as the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Trinidad, Mexico, or Costa Rica are all possible depending on economic and political considerations.
- Coursework
- Capstone Project/Paper/Presentation
Contact Us
Office of Admissions
101 Harper Hall, Barton College
P.O. Box 5000, Wilson, N.C. 27893
enroll@barton.edu
800-345-4973
252-399-6317
252-399-6572 (fax)
101 Harper Hall, Barton College
P.O. Box 5000, Wilson, N.C. 27893
enroll@barton.edu
800-345-4973
252-399-6317
252-399-6572 (fax)