About HSCTE

The mission of the HSCTE section of WA-ACTE is to provide leadership and services to the members through advocacy, education, networking, and recognition.

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The purpose of the Health Science Career & Technical Educators is to promote and advance HSCTE programs, to partner with related organizations and agencies, to represent HSCTE in activities of WA-ACTE and ACTE, to promote connection and collaboration among HSCTE members, to provide recognition to members, to provide  professional development opportunities, to promote participation in Health Science related CTSO’s, and to enhance and support Career and Technical Education in Washington communities and schools.

The Health Science Career & Technical Educators section of Washington ACTE began as a subsection of the Trades and Industry (T&I) section where Health Science educators had been assigned for many years. During the time under T&I Washington's Health Science teachers have been organized as Washington Health Occupations Educators (WaHOE) and Health Science Career Educators of Washington (HSCEW). With increasing demands in healthcare, the members of HSCEW began to evaluate if remaining under T&I was the best method to serve our professional needs and the needs of our students. A committee was formed by WA-ACTE and from that work it was proposed to the WA-ACTE Executive Committee to form an independent Health Sciences section to WA-ACTE in June of 2010. This proposal was accepted at that year's WA-ACTE summer conference on a probationary basis and in August of 2011 HSCTE was accepted as a full section of WA-ACTE. 

HSCTE is the professional development organization for Washington State health science teachers of all specialty areas and work with all of the Career and Technical Student Organizations which serve Health Science students in Washington:
  • FFA: Serving students in the field of Veterinary Medicine
  • HOSA: Serving students in all Health Science pathways
  • SkillsUSA: Serving Health Science Foundations students and Nursing field students
  • TSA: Providing opportunities for students in the field of Medical Front Office
  • WCTSMA: Focusing on Sports and Rehabilitative Medicine, but providing opportunities to all Therapeutic Strand students
The Board and Committees of HSCTE strive to provide pertinent opportunities to address all areas under the umbrella of health sciences from the core health science foundations content, through the five recognized strands, and into the individual specialty areas.
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HSCTE is supported by:
  • The CTE Health Sciences Pathway Supervisor from the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
  • WA-ACTE, of whom we are a subsection, who provides leadership and legislative information about issues involving CTE in Washington
  • Eastern Washington AHEC and Western Washington AHEC, part of the 5-state WWAMI AHEC and the US Health Resources and Services Administration's AHEC program
  • The Allied Health Center for Excellence, part of the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
These partnerships provide access to professional development clock hours, industry representatives, post-secondary education connections, and most importantly a great deal of support and encouragement.