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Publication Sneak Peek
This segment features content from other AAEA publications. The Cutting Edge is a monthly publication available to AACTEA Members. The following excerpt comes from the February 2025 issue.
Fayetteville HS Funded for Medical Skills and Services Pathway
The Medical Professions program at Fayetteville High School was recently awarded a state start-up grant from DCTE to start the Medical Skills and Services pathway at FHS. The program received $28,995.41 to support the implementation of courses intended to prepare students for eventual careers as Patient Care Associates/Patient Care Technicians (PCA/PCT) in the workforce. The start-up grants from DCTE are awarded to support pathways that will equip students with the foundational skills needed to enter highdemand employment sectors in Arkansas and earn a family-sustaining wage. The FHS Medical Professions program has used the grant money to purchase industry-recognized equipment students will use in their careers as a PCA or PCT.
Beau McCastlain Selected as Presidential Leadership Scholar
Congratulations to Beau McCastlain, the 2024 Arkansas Teacher of the Year and De Queen High School’s DQTV Television Production Advisor and Communications Director for being selected for the 10th annual Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) program. For the past decade, PLS has brought together established leaders to collaborate and make a difference in the world as they learn about leadership through the lens of the presidential experiences of George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon B. Johnson. Scholars were selected based on their leadership growth potential and their personal leadership projects aimed at addressing a problem or need in their community, the country, or the world.
Siloam Springs RMA Program
The Registered Medical Assistant program at Siloam Springs HS is designed to put out health care workers ready to enter the workforce.
Students learn skills like taking vital signs, drawing blood, basic patient care and wound care, working with electronic health records, coding, and how to do a resume and conduct themselves in an interview. Students in the course receive three certifications: CPR, phlebotomy and a registered medical assisting certification. The final certificate allows students to be workforce-ready. Students are able to find work after graduation in hospitals, medical clinics and other medical-related companies. Other schools in Northwest Arkansas offer certificate programs similar to what is offered at Siloam Springs.
