{"id":3621,"date":"2024-04-30T10:32:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.virginiahealthcareers.org\/blue-ridge\/?page_id=3621"},"modified":"2025-08-14T15:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T19:26:21","slug":"core-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.virginiahealthcareers.org\/blue-ridge\/core-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Core <span>Curriculum<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For high school students interested in exploring courses that prepare them for a career in healthcare, BRPHSC created a core curriculum that lays a strong foundation for a future in health and life sciences. Taking courses within the core curriculum allows students to gain valuable knowledge in areas of interest and gets students career-ready earlier. These courses provide credit, offering students the ability to get ahead in their career preparation goals without needing to repeat introductory courses in post-secondary education.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.virginiahealthcareers.org\/blue-ridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Core-Curriculum-quote_8_20_23-1.001.jpeg\" alt=\"Core curriculum for high school students\" class=\"wp-image-3622\" style=\"width:918px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.virginiahealthcareers.org\/blue-ridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Core-Curriculum-quote_8_20_23-1.001.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/dev.virginiahealthcareers.org\/blue-ridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Core-Curriculum-quote_8_20_23-1.001-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dev.virginiahealthcareers.org\/blue-ridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Core-Curriculum-quote_8_20_23-1.001-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dev.virginiahealthcareers.org\/blue-ridge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Core-Curriculum-quote_8_20_23-1.001-740x415.jpeg 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Speak with your school counselor about taking courses to start your healthcare career journey.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For high school students interested in exploring courses that prepare them for a career in healthcare, BRPHSC created a core curriculum that lays a strong foundation for a future in health and life sciences. 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