MA 224 - Medical Office Practice Externship (optional for the certificate program)

Credit Hours: Variable 1-3

This course offers student involvement in the daily activities and routine of a busy office located in a physician’s office, a group situation, a health clinic or a health maintenance organization. Through instructor facilitation, the student is introduced to the office practical setting that is selected for its appropriateness to the student’s certificate program. This course provides student contact with both paraprofessionals and patients prior to job placement. The student elects to complete a supervised externship program which will be of sufficient length to provide opportunity to apply the administrative and/or clinical skills that have been learned in course work.
Prerequisites: All MA, OF, BI, EG, and MR courses listed for the first two semesters, or equivalent with permission of the MA program coordinator.
Corequisites: MA 221
F/S (N)