Healthcare Career Bridge
Overview
The COCD Healthcare Career Bridge is a workforce-aligned, credit-bearing language pathway program that prepares bilingual and internationally trained talent for safe, effective, and reliable entry into high-demand healthcare roles.
Purpose
The pathway treats language as healthcare infrastructure – ensuring workers can communicate clearly, follow protocols, document accurately, and function confidently in fast-paced clinical and community health environments. The work aligns with the following health care roles:
- Medical Assistants
- Medical Administrative Assistants
- Dental Assistants
- Medical Interpreters
- Pharmacy Technicians
Levels and Courses
Level 1
- HCB 111: Understanding Medical & Pharmaceutical Terminology
- HCB 112: Interacting with Statistical Information, including Math successful
- HCB 113: Communicating about Demographics & the Body completion
- HCB 114: Basic Workplace Norms
- Result: Program completers can function safely in a basic healthcare role.
- CEFR: A1 to A2+
Level 2
- HCB 211: Using Medical & Pharmaceutical Terminology
- HCB 212: Appropriate Use of Statistical Information, including Math successful
- HCB 213: Refining Healthcare Communication with Stakeholders completion
- HCB 214: Meeting Apprenticeship & Workplace Expectations
- Result: Program completers can function effectively in various healthcare roles.
- CEFR: A2+ to B2+
Level 3
- HCB 311: Interdisciplinarity: Specializations and their Nexuses
- HCB 312: Accuracy in Comprehending Complex Diagnoses successful
- HCB 313: Nuanced Communication about Sensitive Topics completion
- HCB 314: Professionalism in the Workplace
- Result: Program completers can advance in healthcare fields, and are prepared for standardized tests such as the NCLEX.