Contra Costa College
Course Outline
Department & Number
Course Title
Prerequisite
Medic 226
Clinical Experience I
HHS 114, Medic 218, 222, 223, 224, BOT
200
Co-requisite None
Prerequisite or concurrently None
Challenge Policy A “C” or better for equivalent courses or
challenge exams
Advisory None
Number of Weeks per term
Lecture Hours per term
Lab Hours per term
*HBA per term
Activity Hours per term
Units
18
9
189
4
Hours per term.
*HOURS BY ARRANGEMENT:
ACTIVITIES: (Please provide a list of the activities students will perform in order to satisfy the HBA requirement):
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is the first in a sequence of two courses offered to provide practical experience as a medical assisting
student under supervision in hospitals, clinics, and doctor’s offices. Departments in participating healthcare
sites include areas such as: OB-GYN, Surgery, GI Special Procedures, Adult Medicine, and Pediatrics. The lab
portion of this course requires students to attend 16 hours per week at a healthcare facility under the supervision
of the clinical supervisor/staff. The lecture portion of this course consists of a seminar to coordinate and discuss
the assigned activities performed at these sites.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate increased self-direction as a medical assistant in a health care facility environment
2. Demonstrate acceptable degrees of competence in the duties and responsibilities of a successful medical
assistant in a health care facility environment
3. Demonstrate acceptable degrees of the desirable qualities and “soft skills” of a successful medical assistant in
a health care facility environment
INTENDED STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students will be able to demonstrate, with acceptable degrees of competence, qualities of the successful
medical assistant through their appearance, dependability, maturity and interpersonal skills.
2. Students will be able to demonstrate, with acceptable degrees of competence, the ability to perform the duties
of a medical assistant.
1.
COURSE CONTENT (Lecture):
1. Clinical orientation and preparation
2. Review of medical assisting certification exam
3. Skills for a successful externship; discussion of externship experiences
COURSE CONTENT: (Lab)
1. Physical measurements: Vital signs, height, and weight
2. Health history and physical examinations
3. Preparing for and assisting with Routine and Specialty Physical Examinations
4. Infection Control: Practices of Medical Asepsis and Sterilization
5. Surgical Asepsis and Minor Surgery
6. Collecting and Handling Specimens
7. Principles of Pharmacology and Drug Administration
8. Oral and Written Communications
9. Facility and Records Management
10. Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
11. Patient Education
12. Professionalism and Qualities of the Successful Medical Assistant
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Informal discussion is utilized to orient the student for clinical placement, followed by individual
student supervision and instructor-student conferences related to work practice situations. This will
be supplemented by involvement of those individuals who are directly connected with student clinical
experience.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Textbook Title:
Author:
Publisher:
Edition/Date:
Textbook Reading Level:
Justification Statement:
Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Procedures with A & P
Booth, K., Whicker, L., Wyman, T., Wright, S.
McGraw Hill
4e / 2011
11.6
(For textbook beyond 7 years)
Textbook Title:
Author:
Publisher:
Edition/Date:
Textbook Reading Level:
Justification Statement:
Excelling in the Externship
Halverson-Bender
Pearson
1e / 2010
14.9
(For textbook beyond 7 years)
NOTE: To be UC transferable, the text must be dated within the last 5 years OR a statement of justification for a text beyond the last 5
years must be included.
OUTSIDE OF CLASS WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS:
Title 5, section 55002.5 establishes that a range of 48 -54hours of lecture, study, or lab work is required
for one unit of credit. For each hour of lecture, students should be required to spend an additional two
hours of study outside of class to earn one unit of credit.
 State mandates that sample assignments must be included on the Course Outline of Record.
Outside of Class Weekly Assignments
Weekly Reading Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if
Hours per week
.5
applicable) Chapter readings
Chapter 1: Meeting and Exceeding Expectations, pp.11-26
Weekly Writing Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if
applicable) Chapter exercises
.5
Complete Chapter 1 Self-Prep Questions, Role-Play Scenarios, and Readiness Checklist, pp. 21-26
Weekly Math Problems (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
Lab or Software Application Assignments (Include detailed assignment below,
if applicable)
Other Performance Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if
applicable)
STUDENT EVALUATION: (Show percentage breakdown for evaluation instruments)
 Course must require use of critical thinking, college-level concepts & college-level learning skills.
 For degree credit, course requires essay writing unless that requirement would be inappropriate to the course
objectives. If writing is inappropriate, there must be a requirement of problem-solving or skills
demonstration.
25
%
15
60
%
%
Essay (If essay is not included in assessment, explain below.)
Computation or Non-computational Problem Solving Skills
Skills Demonstration
% Objective Examinations
Other (describe)
%
%
%
GRADING POLICY (Choose LG, CR/NC, or SC)
x
Letter Grade
Pass / No Pass
Student Choice
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
70% and above = Pass
Below 70% = No Pass
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
or
70% and above = Pass
Below 70% = No Pass
Prepared by:
Date:
Form Revised 10/09
Julie Shieh-Cook
Fall 2014