MAST 220 - Externship

Institution:

New River Community and Technical College

Subject:

Medical Assisting

Description:

The Clinical Externship, comprised of 160 clock hours, is a planned course that extends the classroom to actual settings. Lifelike experience is impossible to simulate in the classroom and students are rotated through various clinical and administrative settings to gain practical knowledge and experience in a variety of actual healthcare settings. The learning activities are arranged by the instructor with various community health facilities and agencies or private practioners to meet specific performance objectives. Students are required to spend time in the surgery, respiratory, lab, and xray departments. A minimum of three consecutive days is to be spent in an administrative area. Upon completion of the required experiences, students may elect to spend additional time in areas of their c hoice. Studens evaluate their personal performance of skills and procedures through a skills check list system, preceptor evaluation, and daily diary. Students are evaluated by staff members after the completion of each rotation. Upon the completion of the externship, students meet individually with the instructor to assess the various experiences in the clinical setting. The instructor and student determine success of the externship based on the check list, student and preceptor evaluations and daily diary entries.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.newriver.edu

Phone Number:

(304) 929-6736

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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