EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

High School Students in Healthcare

Targeted Learner: High School Students in 11th and 12 graders interested in a career in healthcare. Must have a minimum of GPA of 2.7. Students can use this program to complete their required service hours.

Time Frame

4-6 weeks

Performance Objectives

By the end of the course, students will lear and demonstrate the following:

  1. How and when to wash hands in the clinical area.
  2. How to enforce HIPAA rules.
  3. How to properly perform a manual blood pressure.
  4. How to properly perform a home glucose monitoring test.
  5. How to communicate with patients and family members.
  6. Medical terminology.

High School Students who complete our volunteer services may be eligible for part-time paid work experience

Family Medicine Rotation with Focus on Entrepreneurship

Targeted Learner: Master’s Level Physician Asssistant / Nurse Practitioner student in the clinical phase at their institution with an interest in entrepreneurship in medicine or healthcare administration.

Time Frame

4 weeks or one Clinical Rotation as determined by their College/University

Performance Objectives

In addition to the objectives required by the university, students will demonstrate understanding of

    1. CPT coding for billing purposes for clinical procedures in family medicine.
    2. Revenue generating role of the Provider and financial implications to include salary.
    3. Prior authorization for prescriptions
    4. Vaccine management
    5. Medical legal documentation for patients
    6. Support staff logistics.
    7. CLIA-waived laboratory procedures.

Medical Assistant Externship

Targeted Learner: Medical Assistants in the clinical externship phase of their Medical Assistant training at their institution. Must be recommended by their professor.

Time Frame

4-6 weeks or one clinical rotation.

Performance Objectives

In addition to the objectives required by the training institution, the medical assistant will

    1. Demonstrate proper blood draw and lab processing technique.
    2. Demonstrate proper technique for all Clia-waved testing.
    3. Demonstrate proper patient counseling techniques.
    4. Demonstrate proper CPT Coding for billing purposes.
    5. Demonstrate proper documentation in the medical record.
    6. Demonstrate proper intramuscular injection procedures.
    7. Understand logistics of prior authorization processing.

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