Sep 07, 2024  
2024-2025 SCC Catalog 
    
2024-2025 SCC Catalog

MED 158 - Clinical Office Experience


Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 Clinical Hours: 18 Credits: 8

Description: This course provides practical experience in selected clinical office settings.

Prerequisite(s): MED 102 , MED 105 , and MED 113 .  
Course Topics:
  • Professionalism
  • Effective Verbal and Non-verbal Communication
  • Administrative Office Duties
  • Clinical Office Duties
  • Clinical Laboratory Duties
  • Legal Concepts
  • Patient Instruction
  • Operational Functions

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn website
Required Materials:
  • Stethoscope
  • Full Uniform and Uniform Shoes
  • Pens/Pencils/Calculator

Grading System:
An overall grade of B or higher is required for transferability.

A =  90 - 100
B =   80 - 89
C =   70 - 79
D =   60 - 69
F =     0 - 59


Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Demonstrate professionalism.
  2. Demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication.
  3. Perform administrative office duties.
  4. Perform clinical office duties.
  5. Perform clinical laboratory duties.
  6. Apply legal concepts.
  7. Provide patient instruction.
  8. Perform operational functions.
  9. Apply medical assisting principles in test taking.
  10. Identify how diagnostic imaging relates to the practice of medical assisting.
  11. Distinguish various techniques used in medical specialty examinations and procedures of the body systems.

For SCC Online Courses:
If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Course Policies  that include:

  • Identity Verification
  • Required materials for all online courses
  • Mandatory Attendance Requirement
  • Orientation and Support
  • Proctored Exams

Standard SCC Course Policies:
Please review the Standard Course Policies  on the following topics:

  • Academic Integrity
  • Add/Drop period
  • Attendance
  • Classroom Conduct
  • Equal Access
  • IT Access
  • Online Behavior
  • Online Confidentiality
  • Services For Students with Disabilities
  • Student Concerns
  • Student Help Services
  • Withdrawals


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2024-2025