MAS234 — Clinical/Administrative Office Practicum
This course allows the student to gain practical experience in providing clinical care to patients and performing administrative tasks that occur in a medical practice. Students will be placed in a primary site, a physician’s office or rural health clinic, for 190 hours of their training. In addition, they will participate in a 32- hour rotation where they will gain in-depth experience at a hospital or in-house based laboratory to perform phlebotomy and associated lab tests. Three mock CMA (AAMA) credentialing examinations will be scheduled in preparation for the national CMA (AAMA) credentialing examination at the end of the semester . Students are required to pass these examinations with a 73 or higher, in order to pass this course.
Prerequisites: BIO119, MAS101, MAS102, MAS110, MAS114, MAS115, MAS117, MAS211, MAS215, MAS217, MAS220