MDCA 2405 - *Medical Assisting Clinical

An unpaid, supervised clinical externship in an ambulatory healthcare setting, performing psychomotor and affective competencies, must be completed prior to graduation. Onsite supervision of the student must be provided by an individual who has knowledge of the medical assisting profession. The practicum experience and instruction of students will be meaningful and parallel in content and concept with the material presented in lecture and laboratory sessions. The affiliate sites will afford students a variety of experiences. The clinical externship is provided to enable second-year medical assisting students to receive practical training and experience in approved affiliate sites: general and specialty physician’s offices under the supervision of physicians, office managers, CMA’s and other trained personnel.

Semester Availability: (Subject to Change) Spring
Prerequisites: MDCA 2403
Contact Hours: 330
Vocational/Career Program Designation: *Designated primarily for vocational/career programs
This course may be accepted as transfer credit by some colleges and universities, but that decision is made by the receiving institution. This course is collegiate level work, but it has been developed with a purpose other than being a university parallel course.

Credits: (4)

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