The
Medical Assistant Externship
The
Externship Is About YOU!
The externship is an important part of your vocational
training! It signifies the point of transition from being a
student to becoming a qualified medical assistant. Although
most MA students have some apprehension about their externship,
once they start they usually find it to be a very rewarding and
much appreciated experience.
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The Externship Begins
When the externship begins it signifies the point where
expectations and responsibilities shift from the instructor to
you. You, in your role as a medical assistant program senior,
are now expected to perform duties that were previously taught
to you in class. You are also given a chance to refine their
skills by interacting with REAL patients, and join in the
doctor's and other healthcare professional's daily routine.
Show What You Know!
The externship gives you the opportunity to prove your
learned medical assistant knowledge and skills by extending
your education to an actual work site. It also lets you show
your dependability and professionalism - time to shine.
 It is
your chance, as a student, to put everything that was
taught in the classroom to practical use in a real
medical office
environment. In other
words: your chance to show what you
know and step up to the task with confidence and
pride!!!
Externship Anxiety
Anxiety is a basic human emotion consisting of fear and
uncertainty that typically appears when an individual perceives
an event as being a threat to the ego or self-esteem (Sarason,
1988). It creates the feelings of fear, apprehension, or worry.
However, anxiety is normal: It is a common emotion medical
assistant students share and has nothing to do with how they
will perform at their externship site.
Setting Up the Externship Site
A good school usually has already established a contact list
of possible externship sites within the community and the
teaching staff makes the necessary arrangements to set them up.
Their goal is to carefully match medical assistants students
with a suitable externship site. Shortly before the externship
the medical assistant student may be asked to interview with
the physician or office manager at the suggested facility. The
student is expected to treat this interview exactly as if it
was an actual job interview. Again, this may cause bit of
anxiety but it is an important step in preparation for the
highly competitive job market of the "real world".
Performance Evaluation
Performance and attendance are carefully tracked and
reported back to the medical assistant student's school.
Attendance and punctuality are indicators of reliability and
professionalism. Midway of the externship the student will be
evaluated by the medical office supervisor and will be given a
final evaluation on the last day of completion of hours.
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