MAP 90 - Medical Assistant Clinical Preceptorship

    Recent Professors
    Rich Dicker Natalie Gonzales
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026
    Class Size
    24 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    MAP 80
    Spring 2026 Sections
    View Spring 2026 sections of MAP 90
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This course provides medical assisting students with a hands-on, unpaid clinical experience in a health care facility. Students apply the skills they have learned from their courses in a safe, ethical, and legal manner. The course emphasizes enhancing communication skills, professionalism, and interpersonal relationships. Topics include goal setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to medical assisting. Each student works with their preceptor for 192 hours utilizing a variable time schedule.