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About the Authors
Dottie Winger, BS, MS, has 21 years of experience in teaching and
curriculum development for health science and family and consumer
science. She has dedicated the last 17 years to building the Health Science
program at Madison East High School, where she is the Nursing Assistant
program coordinator and has taught Health Science Occupations, Body
Structure and Function, Medical Terminology, and Health Information
Offi ce Assistant. She also serves as a HOSA advisor, Red Cross blood
drive coordinator, and Youth Health Service Corps advisor. Dottie has
written statewide curricula, served as president of Wisconsin Health
Occupations Professional Educators, sat on the Wisconsin Governor’s Task
Force on the Health Care Worker Shortage, and served on the leadership
team to develop the Wisconsin Standards for Health Science. She has
spoken at both national and state conferences on various educational
topics. As an education consultant and mentor, Dottie continues to serve
as a teacher leader.
Sue Blahnik, BS, ME, is a dedicated educator whose teaching
career spans 40 years. Focusing on secondary education, she has taught
career and technical coursework in health science as well as family and
consumer education. She developed the health science career pathway for
her local school district and taught Introduction to Medical Occupations,
Body Structure and Function, and Medical Terminology. She established
and managed the nursing assisting program, supervised youth
apprentices, and advised the HOSA chapter. Sue has written statewide
curriculums and recently served on the leadership team to develop
the Wisconsin Standards for Health Science. She has presented at both
national and state conferences and served as the fi rst president of the
Wisconsin Health Science Occupations Professional Educators. An avid
supporter of service learning, Sue has mentored both students and fellow
educators, and has received several grant awards to support health science
instruction and service learning projects. Sue continues her commitment
to children and learning as an educational consultant and author.