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Course Overview
New Visions Health & Medical Sciences is an academically
rigorous professional studies program for college-bound high school seniors who are interested in careers such as medicine (including physician and physician assistant), nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, medical technology, physical therapy, nutrition/dietetics, and medical research. Clinical experience is the core of the program. Students are immersed in the medical field through a combination of classroom learning and clinical rotations (internships) in departments at Cayuga Medical Center and medical practices and health agencies in the community. Through daily involvement with medical staff, students learn what is required of health care professionals and understand how their education correlates to real-life situations on the job. Students get first-hand experience with the professional demands of a busy medical environment and see how working together as a team can provide quality patient care. |
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What does NV look like?
New Visions students assist with patient care, learn about
laboratory and diagnostic procedures, and work alongside medical and support professionals in virtually every health and medical specialty during the course of the year. New Visions students usually take one or two morning classes at their high schools. Then, they head to Cayuga Medical Center for New Visions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. When their work at the hospital is complete, most students return to their high schools for academics, athletics, and other extracurricular activities. |
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Examples of where New Visions
students work and learn:
Clinical Rotation Areas
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• Cardiac Catheterization
• Emergency Department • Intensive Care Unit • Laboratory • Maternity • Medical/Surgical Patient Floors • Nutritional Services • Operating Room • Pediatrics • Pharmacy |
• Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation/Occupational Therapy
• Radiology • Wound Clinic • Support Services • Biomedical Engineering-Materials Management • Oncology • Safety and Security • Facilities Maintenance • Environmental Services |
Off-Site Areas
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• Bangs Ambulance
• Brookdale Assisted Living and Memory Care • Convenient Care/Urgent Care • Dental and Medical Private Practices • Surgicare |
• Finger Lakes Independence Center
• Island Health & Fitness Center • New York Chiropractic College • Upstate Medical University |
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College Concurrent
Enrollment Credits 
BIOL 131 – Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology I – 4 credits BIOL 132 – Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology II – 4 credits |
College Opportunities:
New Visions Health & Medical students are accepted at a
wide range of top colleges and universities, including:
wide range of top colleges and universities, including:
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Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Binghamton University Boston University Brandeis University Clarkson University Cornell University Hobart & William Smith Colleges Ithaca College Lemoyne College/St. Joseph's College of Nursing Middlebury College Northeastern University |
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania State University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology St. John Fisher College SUNY Albany, Buffalo and Geneseo SUNY Upstate Medical College Early Assurance Syracuse University University of California at Berkeley University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester |
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Jennifer Hightower
Health and Medical Sciences Teacher Jennifer Hightower has been the New Visions Health & Medical teacher since 2017. Jennifer grew up in Rochester, NY. She attended SUNY at Buffalo where she received her BS in medical technology. Then she headed to New York Chiropractic College where she earned her doctor of chiropractic degree. She moved to Ithaca with her husband in 2011 where she practiced chiropractic while also working at Cayuga Medical Center in their clinical microbiology laboratory. In 2018 she earned her Masters of Education from SUNY Empire. Jennifer currently lives on South Hill in Ithaca with her husband, two children, and bernedoodle. |
Testimonials
Angela Chang
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"As a physician working in the urgent care it has been a joy having the New Visions students rotate through with us. They all have their own personal reasons for choosing the medical field. Whether they know exactly what they want to pursue or are still deciding, it has been a gratifying experience for me to see their enthusiasm and genuine interest in the field. In the urgent care they have the opportunity to observe a patient's encounter from start to finish. From triage and vital signs with one of our registered nurses, evaluation by a provider to discussing the medical decision making and discharge of the patient. Experiences range from simple coughs and colds, laceration repairs and fracture management to more serious conditions such as asthma attacks, allergic reactions and arrhythmias - just to name a few. New Visions aims to nurture and develop the student’s natural interest and aptitude for the health sciences. It is a wonderful program and I am honored to be involved."
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Hannah Morpurgo
Alum year: 2018
Home district: Trumansburg
College(s): Canisius College
Current occupation: student
Home district: Trumansburg
College(s): Canisius College
Current occupation: student
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"I applied to New Visions looking for confirmation of my potential major in college, but I was granted with much more than that. I was able to experience an average day in about 40 different fields of medicine in which I realized the extent of diversity in the medical field. I was exposed to facets of medicine that I had never considered before, and my eyes were opened to many new exciting paths that I could one day follow. I was additionally able to become close friends with people who shared my goals. This was inspiring because I was surrounded by constant encouragement to work hard and continue to further my knowledge, and eventually prompted me to make my ultimate goal attending medical school."
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“Helping a mother to deliver a baby was a lifechanging |
“The hectic pace of the E.R. really appealed to me. I learned that I really enjoy the variety of cases you see in the E.R.” |
“I entered New Visions wanting to be a pediatrician, but my Laboratory rotation reawakened my love for |
“While in the ICU, I spent time with a patient who was on life support and did not survive. Although it was very sad, I learned a lot. Seeing the |
“I absolutely loved my Rehabilitation rotation. It was great to see how the patients improved each day I was there.” |
“New Visions made me a much stronger college applicant. I discussed my clinical experiences in my essay and interviews, and I know that made me stand out.”
