MDA 223 - Medical Assistant Clinical Externship

Hours: 4

This is an externship in the Medical Assistant Career Technical Program. Students are placed in a health care setting, which provides practical experience to apply knowledge and skills learned to meet the competencies of the Medical Assistant program. Close and/or direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional (faculty or preceptor) in a clinical setting. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience in which the student completes 200 hours of work. Students must complete this externship with a 100% on competency requirements.

Prerequisite: MDA 113 & MDA 213. Students must pass all program externship application requirements & have consent of program instructor.