May 19, 2024  
Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017 
    
Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

AHMA 205: Combined Externship

7 Cr
Quarters: W,SR
This course is designed for students who are pursuing a certificate and/or degree in both the Medical Assisting and Medical Billing and Coding programs simultaneously. Students will be placed in a medical facility to practice the skills they have learned throughout the Medical Assisting and Medical Billing and Coding curricula. Under the guidance of a preceptor, the student will perform billing, coding, administrative, and clinical duties. Students are required to complete a 10-hour orientation followed by 100 hours performing billing, coding, and administrative functions and 100 hours performing clinical duties in the externship facility.
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Medical Assisting and Medical Billing and Coding programs and concurrent enrollment in AHMA 202 .