Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technicians work closely with pharmacists to ensure the health and safety of patients.  ​

Application Information

Specialty program applications will be accepted November 1, 2024-February 1, 2025.

Visit the Specialty Programs Application Process website to learn more about the application process.

Who can apply?

All PWCS rising 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students.

Program Information

Transfer Program

Students participating in this program will transfer to the program location for all courses and activities.

Express bus transportation is available to accepted students living outside the program location boundaries through Specialty Program Transportation.

Learn More About the Pharmacy Technician Program

Pharmacy Technician Program at Freedom High School

Introduction to Health and Medical Sciences (9th Grade)

This course introduces the student to a variety of healthcare careers and develops basic skills required in all health and medical sciences. It is designed to help students understand the key elements of the U.S. healthcare system and to learn basic healthcare terminology, anatomy and physiology for each body system, pathologies, diagnostic and clinical procedures, therapeutic interventions, and the fundamentals of traumatic and medical emergency care. Throughout the course, instruction emphasizes safety, cleanliness, asepsis, professionalism, accountability, and efficiency within the healthcare environment. Students also begin gaining job-seeking skills for entry into the health and medical sciences field. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills.

Medical Terminology ​(10th Grade)

Medical Terminology is designed to help students learn common medical terms essential for patient care. Topics are presented in logical order, beginning with each body system's anatomy and physiology and progressing through pathology, laboratory tests and clinical procedures, therapeutic interventions, and pharmacology. Students learn concepts, terms, and abbreviations for each topic. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills.

Pharmacy Technician 1 (11th Grade)

Course description coming soon.

Pharmacy Technician 2 (12th Grade)

Double block course*

*Requires 130 hours of on-site training to be completed outside of class time

Certifications

Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam.