Healthcare Pathway Project
K-16 Collaborative Healthcare Projects
Thank you to those who were able to attend the informational meeting on Thursday, February 27, 2025. We are asking for volunteer assistance on two projects:
- Healthcare Career Exploration & Pathways Resource
- Regional Healthcare Engagement Event
If you are interested in supporting the resource guide project, contact Christine Jensen.
If you are interested in supporting the engagement event, please contact Heather Cavazos.
Regional Healthcare Career Exploration & Pathways Resource
- Shareable resource guide for students, parents, teachers, and counselors
(primary audience is high school & community college) - Resource covers a vast range of occupations in the healthcare sector including job descriptions, skill/educational requirements (licensure/certifications), salary/hourly wages, and labor market information specific to the San Diego and Imperial region
- Occupation clusters include: Patient Care/Therapeutic Services, Behavioral and Mental Health, Diagnostic Services, Biotechnology R&D, Health Informatics, Public Health, and Support Services (about 150 occupations plus 50 specialties)
- Resource guide created by end of Summer 2025 to rollout to region in Fall 2025
Project Links
- Healthcare Resource Project Clusters for Editing
- Working Documents Folder
- Example of what’s been compiled thus far: Phlebotomy Example and PDF Version. This is pulled from Andrea’s work on this Google Sheet
- Examples of final product (Texas; Ultimate Medical Academy; Nebraska; Virginia; Massachusetts)
- Meeting 1: March 20, 2-3pm
- Meeting 2: May 7, 11am-1pm
- Meeting 3: August 4, 2-3pm
We are still looking for volunteers! If you are interested in being a reviewer, contact Christine to receive Zoom meeting invitations.
To see the various resources shared at the first meeting, please click on the Agenda button below.
Regional Healthcare Engagement Event
- Professional development in-person event in early December 2025 for educators / counselors / administrators across segments and healthcare industry partners
- Introduce and learn how to best use the resource guide
- Gain a broader understanding of the postsecondary healthcare pathways, occupations and labor market demand
- Discuss what programming exists within our region and how we can best support our underrepresented students.
- Where are the gaps and how can we develop programs/supports to increase student success? Examples: impacted programs, math/language deficiencies, etc.
We will be hosting monthly Zoom meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, from 3:30-4:30pm:
- April 8
- May 13
- June 10
- August 12
- September 9
- October 14
- November 11 (will be rescheduled due to Veteran’s Day)
We anticipate the event date will be Friday, December 5, 2025.
If you are interested in participating on the planning committee, contact Heather to receive Zoom meeting invitations.
