HEALTHCARE: Subject Matter Expert Report

Abstract

To meet compliance requirements established by the U.S. Department of Labor for recipients of Round 4 TAACCCT grant funding, Emporia State University located in Emporia, Kansas, conducted a curriculum review of five healthcare programs developed and/or enhanced with grant funds by the Workforce Development Lifelong Learning (WDLL) division of the University of the District of Columbia Community College (UDC-CC). This report provides the following information: (1) an overview of the review process; (2) a summary of the parameters of the healthcare career pathway reviews and general subject matter expert findings; (3) a written program evaluation report on the review of the current course offerings in each career pathway; (4) a review of the relevance of the programming in relation to the healthcare industry and potential impact on students’ ability to obtain or improve employment in healthcare-related occupations ; and (5) recommendations on how to improve the programming relative to students’ ability to enhance their employment opportunities.