MED296 Medical Administration Externship

This course is the culmination for all the training and practice acquired from in-house courses. The medical administration externship provides school-coordinated work in a "real life " medical environment under the supervision of professional personnel. Training-related learning opportunities include telephone procedures, receptionist duties, working with others, dressing for the workplace, assuming skill-related responsibilities and acquiring constructive extern supervisor feedback. Extern site agreements, detailed job descriptions, extern site supervisors' evaluations of duties directly related to the student's program of study are required. The extern performs administrative duties required of an entry-level medical office specialist during 180 hours for supervised, graded externship. This course is taken after all other courses have been completed.

Prerequisites

All other coursework.