MED* 280 Medical Assisting Practicum

Credits: 4

MED* 280 Practicum will provide supervised placement in a non-classroom setting at a health-care facility, medical office or other appropriate site. This experience will enable the student to synthesize and apply concepts and skills learned in the Medical Assisting program. Four credits will be earned by the student upon completion of a minimum of160 - maximum of 200 hours of Practicum experience. This Practicum experience is to be divided evenly between clinical and administrative areas to permit the student to be involved in the total environment of a health care facility. In addition, online seminar participation will be required during the semester. Students wishing to obtain phlebotomy certification through NCCT have the option of an additional phlebotomy experience. The phlebotomy option requires the student to perform 100 successful blood collections in a facility under the supervision of a preceptor. Students must request this option when they apply for placement in the Medical Assisting Practicum course.
Prerequisite: Enrollment in Medical Assisting Program; permission of program director; completion of 48 credits including the following courses: MED* 111, MED* 112, MED* 131, MED* 125, MED* 245, BOT* 111, BIO* 121 , BIO* 115 or BIO* 211. Students must have a 3.0 overall GPA, and a grade of B- or better in all MED* courses with the exception of MED 250 , where a grade of C+ or better is required.