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Clinical Medical Assisting Internship

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Course Description

This internship course provides students with the opportunity to practice clinical duties performed by a medical assistant in a healthcare setting and connect academic concepts with hands-on experience. Students demonstrate competencies including infection control, patient interviews, equipment operation, patient preparation, assisting the provider, diagnostic testing, and the collection and processing of specimens. Students must complete at least 80 hours in a healthcare setting, demonstrate intercultural competence, and adhere to medical best practices. This course includes a lab component and is aligned with the Certified Clinical Medical Assisting (CCMA) exam, which can be taken upon the successful completion of the internship. Before internship placement, students will demonstrate adequate clinical skills. Students who have not completed Clinical Medical Assisting in the previous four semesters must receive permission to enroll. Prerequisites: Human Biology, Medical Terminology, Pharmacology, Phlebotomy, Clinical Medical Assisting, Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, and a criminal background check.

Essential Objectives

1. Demonstrate internship competencies on site, including Fundamental Principles, Specimen Collection, Diagnostic Testing, Patient Care, Patient Instruction, Operational Functions, Communication, and Legal Concepts, as outlined in the Clinical Medical Assisting Internship Evaluation completed by the site supervisor.
2. Describe ethical and legal responsibilities in a health care setting, including a full understanding of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
3. Discuss effective communication, intercultural competencies, and conflict resolution, such as skills to navigate cultural misunderstandings and reduce communication problems in diverse healthcare environments.
4. Discuss professionalism, career readiness, networking, and CMA certification and licensure.
5. Connect theory with practice to describe how experiences gathered during the internship inform the understanding of academic concepts presented in this course and its prerequisites.
6. Reflect on the internship experience and identify professional strengths and growth areas. 
7. Collect evidence from the internship experience that demonstrates professional experience with clinical competencies, including Fundamental Principles, Specimen Collection, Diagnostic Testing, Patient Care, Patient Instruction, Operational Functions, Communication, and Legal Concepts, as outlined in the Clinical Medical Assisting Internship Evaluation completed by the site supervisor.
Lab Objectives:
1. Demonstrate proper infection control procedures, including hand washing, gloving, and gowning. 
2. Demonstrate preparation of examination and treatment areas, including establishing a sterile field.
3. Demonstrate rooming a patient, utilizing the patient chart, and recording the medical history.
4. Demonstrate taking vital signs and measurements and documenting results within the medical record.
5. Demonstrate patient preparation, including a description of the upcoming procedure and patient positioning, equipment setup, and lead placement for electrocardiography (EKG). 
6. Demonstrate specimen collection, testing, and recording results for point-of-care testing.
7. Demonstrate the ability to administer intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular injections.
8. Demonstrate patient-centered care, intercultural competency, application of HIPAA, and other best practices in lab activities.

Required Technology

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV computer recommendations Support page.

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.

Required Textbooks and Resources

Link to Textbooks/Resources Information for this course in eCampus.

The last day to use a Financial Aid Advance to purchase textbooks/books is the 3rd Tuesday of the semester. See your financial aid counselor at your academic center if you have any questions.

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

	High	Low
A+	100	98
A	Less than 98	93
A-	Less than 93	90
B+	Less than 90	88
B	Less than 88	83
B-	Less than 83	80
C+	Less than 80	78
C	Less than 78	73
C-	Less than 73	70
D+	Less than 70	68
D	Less than 68	63
D-	Less than 63	60
F	Less than 60
P	100	60
NP	Less than 60	0

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

• In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
• Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
• Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:

1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.

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