MED 260 MED Clinical Practicum

Lecture: 0 Lab: 0 Clinic: 15 Credits: 5

This course provides the opportunity to apply clinical, laboratory, and administrative skills in a medical facility. Emphasis is placed on enhancing competence in clinical and administrative skills necessary for comprehensive patient care and strengthening professional communications and interactions. Upon completion, students should be able to function as an entry-level health care professional.

Pre-requisite(s): Admission to the Medical Assisting Program, MED 118, MED 131, MED 150, MED 240, MED 270 and MED 272.
Co-requisite(s): MED 262 and MED 264.
Course is typically offered in Spring.
Course has transfer restrictions - 2 years

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
At the completion of the course, the students should be able to do the following:

Perform clinical, administrative and laboratory skills at an entry level competency with preceptor supervision.
Evaluate performance at clinical externship at the midterm point and final point using the self-evaluation tool.
Relate GTCC’s employability skills into positive work ethic.
Integrate preceptor, faculty and provider constructive criticism/evaluations to improve performance of entry level competency.
Achieve improvement from midterm practicum evaluation and final practicum evaluation with an overall average of a 3.5.
Achieve an overall Employability Skills evaluation of a 3.5 or greater on midterm and final evaluation.